Being ethereal and force effects

[Randomocity132]

Trying to come up with a particular strategy involving Ethereal Jaunt and Spiritual Weapon.

My question is "Can a caster who is ethereal affect material creatures with a force effect like Magic Missile?"

[Flickerdart]

No. Force effects affect ethereal creatures when cast from the Material Plane, but not the other way around:


A force effect originating on the Material Plane extends onto the Ethereal Plane, so that a wall of force blocks an ethereal creature, and a magic missile can strike one (provided the spellcaster can see the ethereal target). Gaze effects and abjurations also extend from the Material Plane to the Ethereal Plane. None of these effects extend from the Ethereal Plane to the Material Plane.