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Naaba
2016-02-18, 07:33 AM
Hey everyone !

I'm puzzled with how the Orc Bloodline effects Magic Missile. If I understand it correctly, when I cast a CL 5 Magic Missile I instantly have 3 missiles firing away, Im going to roll 3 dice as a result of casting the spell.

Do I then:
- add 1 damage per missile because I roll one die per missile
or
- add 3 damage per magic missile because I'm rolling three dice in total ?

Ive been googling quite alot to find an answer to my question but havent been able to find an answer yet.

Ps. Pardon me for my perhaps bit incorrect use of words or sentence make-up, English isn't my original language.

Cheers !

Kurald Galain
2016-02-18, 07:36 AM
- add 1 damage per missile because I roll one die per missile
Precisely. Instead of 3d4+3 damage, you'll do 3d4+6 total.

Necroticplague
2016-02-18, 07:40 AM
Hmmmm.......the Arcana says it adds 3 damage to the spell, total (one per die). So I think the first one is the most accurate assessment (the second would lead to it adding 9 damage, not 3). Except I'm not seeing any reason you need to divy up the +3 damage you get evenly among the missiles. As far as I see, you can make one missile +3, and the others +0; make one +2, another +1, and a third +0; or make them all +1.

Eldonauran
2016-02-18, 02:49 PM
Caster level 5 = 3 missiles

Each missile does 1d4+1 damage

Orc bloodline adds +1 damage for each die rolled

Each missile rolls ONE d4.

Each missile does (1d4+1)+1 = 1d4+2