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<blockquote data-quote="drnuncheon" data-source="post: 759968" data-attributes="member: 96">That rule is taken out of context - it's from a section discussing how two or more spells interact, not how one spell interacts with itself.&nbsp; Therefore, it doesn't apply in this situation.Shuriken do count separately vs. damage reduction.&nbsp; Their damage is '1', not '1 per shuriken thrown'.&nbsp; Even though they are all sent at the same target they do not all hit in the same place.The way that SR functions is not evidence for the way DR functions.&nbsp; SR and DR function in completely different ways - SR is more akin to armor than it is DR.&nbsp; In addition, the SRD has specific instructions on how to handle SR in these cases: &quot;Check spell resistance only once for any particular casting of a spell or use of a spell-like ability. If spell resistance fails the first time, it fails each time the creature encounters that same casting of the spell. Likewise, if the spell resistance succeeds the first time, it always succeeds. &quot;In short: Caliban's got the preponderance of the evidence on his side.&nbsp; In the extremely rare case that magic missiles impact something with hardness (which only occurs in the case of animated objects as far as I can tell, since creatures are the only legal targets for MM and creatures generally do not have hardness), the hardness is assessed against each missile separately.J</blockquote>

[QUOTE="drnuncheon, post: 759968, member: 96"] That rule is taken out of context - it's from a section discussing how two or more spells interact, not how one spell interacts with itself. Therefore, it doesn't apply in this situation. Shuriken do count separately vs. damage reduction. Their damage is '1', not '1 per shuriken thrown'. Even though they are all sent at the same target they do not all hit in the same place. The way that SR functions is not evidence for the way DR functions. SR and DR function in completely different ways - SR is more akin to armor than it is DR. In addition, the SRD has specific instructions on how to handle SR in these cases: "Check spell resistance only once for any particular casting of a spell or use of a spell-like ability. If spell resistance fails the first time, it fails each time the creature encounters that same casting of the spell. Likewise, if the spell resistance succeeds the first time, it always succeeds. " In short: Caliban's got the preponderance of the evidence on his side. In the extremely rare case that [i]magic missiles[/i] impact something with hardness (which only occurs in the case of animated objects as far as I can tell, since creatures are the only legal targets for MM and creatures generally do not have hardness), the hardness is assessed against each missile separately. J [/QUOTE]

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