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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| You create a shimmering projectile of magical force that unerringly slams into a single selected target. After level 1, the spell creates 1 additional missile for every 2 caster levels, to a maximum of 5 missiles at level 9. Magic missiles do 1[[d4]]+1 points of magic damage each. | | You create a shimmering projectile of magical force that unerringly slams into a single selected target. After level 1, the spell creates 1 additional missile for every 2 caster levels, to a maximum of 9 missiles at level 18. Magic missiles do 1[[d4]]+1 points of magic damage each. |
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| == Gameplay ==
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| A scribed scroll of Magic Missile will cost 225 gp, CL of the scroll being 9. <sup>[http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Scribe_Scroll <nowiki>[source]</nowiki>]</sup>
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| This is a defacto low level "always-damage" spell. It sacrifices sheer damage output of similar level 1 spells for range, no save and the magical damage type.
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| Most mages will have this for a long-ranged attack spell, instead of resorting to crossbows or similar ranged weapons, when they run out of higher level spells. It is also retains some usefulness after level 9 due to it doing enough damage to tip a enemy over the edge into death, with a practical amount of damage which will always succeed. More powerful variations include [[Isaac's lesser missile storm|Isaac's Lesser Missile Storm]] and [[Isaac's Greater Missile Storm]]
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| Whether or not it is worth taking a lower levels is undecided and up to a matter of preference. Many mages would find it more fortuitous to use spells which caused the enemy to be put to [[Sleep (spell)|sleep]], [[Charm Person|charmed]] them, [[Grease]] the area to knock down enemies, or [[Ray of enfeeblement|lower the targets strength]] so it cannot move or hit with a melee weapon.
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| The good notes about this spell compared to other level 1 sorcerer/wizard damage spells is that it has a long range, and always succeeds on hitting and affecting the target. It however cannot affect more than one person, and almost all level 1 damage spells do more damage (or do damage to more objects) than Magic Missile, even though they have saves.
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| An easy way to become immune to the magic missile spell is [[Shield]] which provides a low-duration way of stopping all magic missiles - mages usually have to be aware of this when casting spells themselves!
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| This is actually a good spell to have (at a reasonably high caster level) on a Scroll, Rod or Wand (and can actually be quite a common wand at most times). It provides a backup to usual spells for adventurers on an item, since it only uses Caster Level, and only for the amount of missiles (and to get past spell resistance)
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| ==NWN comparison==
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| *NWN also only allowed a caster to target a single creature with this spell irrelevant of the number of missile created.
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| == 3.5E Notes ==
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| In 3.5E, magic missile had slightly more utility - it could affect as many targets the caster chose (up to the amount of missiles) in an area, making it what [[Isaac's Missile Storm]] is based on in terms of effect.
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| == Gallery ==
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| <gallery captionalign="left">
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| Magic missile casting1.jpg|Magic Missile spell in the casting phase.
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| Magic missile proj1.jpg|Magic Missile spell in the projectile phase.
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| Magic missile effect1.jpg|Magic Missile spell in the Impact phase.
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| </gallery>
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| <br style="clear:both;"/>
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| == External resources ==
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| *[[NWNWiki:Magic missile]]
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| *[http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/magicmissile.htm d20 SRD Magic missile]
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Description
You create a shimmering projectile of magical force that unerringly slams into a single selected target. After level 1, the spell creates 1 additional missile for every 2 caster levels, to a maximum of 9 missiles at level 18. Magic missiles do 1d4+1 points of magic damage each.
