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<blockquote data-quote="Zappo" data-source="post: 33282" data-attributes="member: 633">My position is that yes, Magic Missile is much more powerful than all the other 1st level damaging spells, and that it should stay so. Why?Short answer: it is a sacred cow. And that's a very good reason, BTW.Long answer:the power of Magic Missile has become not only a matter of rules, but also an aspect of the 'setting' of D&amp;D. Part of the tone of the game, if you want. It's a wizard classic - it is the spell.&quot;I wanna cast a spell&quot;. What comes next?The Magic Missile is practically a symbol of the whole game, something that when you speak about it, everyone knows that you are talking about D&amp;D.For that reasons, I think it can be allowed to be overpowered.BTW, there are a gazillion spells that deal automatic damage, and even cleric have a few. Flame Strike comes to mind, but there are others. You can save, but you're going to get toasted at least a bit anyway (ok, unless you're a lucky rogue).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zappo, post: 33282, member: 633"] My position is that yes, Magic Missile is much more powerful than all the other 1st level damaging spells, and that it should stay so. Why? Short answer: it is a sacred cow. And that's a very good reason, BTW. Long answer: the power of Magic Missile has become not only a matter of rules, but also an aspect of the 'setting' of D&D. Part of the tone of the game, if you want. It's a wizard classic - it is [i]the[/i] spell. "I wanna cast a spell". What comes next? The Magic Missile is practically a symbol of the whole game, something that when you speak about it, everyone knows that you are talking about D&D. For that reasons, I think it can be allowed to be overpowered. BTW, there are a gazillion spells that deal automatic damage, and even cleric have a few. Flame Strike comes to mind, but there are others. You can save, but you're going to get toasted at least a bit anyway (ok, unless you're a lucky rogue). [/QUOTE]

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