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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    Thank you for that valuable advice. Care to share it with the instigators as well, or am I somehow special? Mod Note: Folks, do note The Rules. If you have an issue with moderation, take it up with the moderator in a PM or e-mail. Do not argue in-thread, as that's a major off-topic...
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    Sure, that's entirely possible. But, like me, you don't really know for sure. Send Crawford a tweet. Maybe he'll answer you. :)
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    Or possibly intentionally. It's an iconic spell, and only one wizard sub-class gets the bonus - the one that is supposed to be damage focused. Plus magic missile is either focused on a single target or the damage is spread out over several targets, as opposed to a fireball or cone of cold...
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    Conveniently, you cut off your quote just before the important bit. "...At the same time." Hmm... I wonder what simultaneous means? And yes, if you choose to use the Sage's interpretation, you would roll a single D4 and that would apply to every missile, no matter how many you apply to...
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    That's a really brilliant rebuttal. Hard to argue with such a well reasoned and logical point. :erm: Everything I said gives support to the ruling. Just because you personally don't like it and call it a "garbage ruling" (instead of actually refuting any part of it) - that doesn't change...
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    Magic Missile specifies simultaneous damage - Scorching Ray does not. Scorching ray isn't damaging them all at once, it's doing it on different attacks. The rule doesn't apply. As I already stated in the bit of my post you quoted. Magic missile also doesn't have attack rolls. It doesn't...
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    And you think this justifies engaging in a little Sage bashing and generally being a jerk about someone who isn't present whenever his name comes up. Hey, I'm human too, and I don't like seeing people bullied or insulted, especially when - as in this instance - they were correct and all the...
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    Or more properly - giving answers you don't like and pretend are wrong, even if they are correct. :p
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    Nope. The spell has to do damage to several targets at the same time, not on different attacks or rounds for this rule to apply. For the umpteenth time - PHB, page 196.
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    Helps if you actually read the entire spell. The Magic Missile spell also says "The darts all strike simultaneously, and you can direct them to hit one creature or several." And hey, there is a specific rule for spells that do damage to all targets at the same time! So don't pretend Jeremy...
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    How about those who point to actual rules printed in the PHB which support the Sage's statement, or are you too busy laughing at your own "wit" to care about such things?
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    Magic Missiles is still one spell and it damages all its targets at once - so it uses the rule for spells that deal damage to more than one target at the same time. (PHB, page 196). It's not a ruling Jeremy Crawford pulled out of thin air, it's actually backed up by the printed rules...
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    Creating an artifact that scales in ability with character level

    I don't think there are any specific rules for it, but you can create anything you like in hombrew. Keep in mind that it's very easy to make an overpowered item this way that will cause you headaches in the long run. My recommended guidelines: Magical attack/damage bonus: I'd recommend...
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    D&D 5E You find a magical _____, it does _____

    The Cursed Lemon of Obsolescence This powerful cursed talisman is kept in a warded box, packed in salt to contain its fell influence. It is used as a form of sabotage - when hidden inside a building or vehicle crumbles into dust and curses the location or vehicle with fragility and ill-luck...
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    Magic Missile. How have you and how do you roll the damage.

    Never did it that way before 5e, but I have in 5e. It seems counter-intuitive, but it actually does follow a certain twisted logic. A lot of things are subtly different in 5e, this is one of them. As a DM, I let the players roll it however they prefer. Most like rolling more dice, but some...
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