Post/Author/DateTime	Post
The Simbul 09-19-05, 01:30 AM	This has bugged me from the first time I ever played AD&D, made my first Mage character, and was encouraged by everyone to select and memorize magic missile as my 1st (and only under the 2E rules) spell per day. I said no, on the grounds that I didnt like the spell name, albeit the necessity and effectiveness of the spell eventually swayed me much later on. Sorry, but the name of the spell sounds ridiculous, and is reminiscent of either the 20th century definition of missile, or the name of some stupid magic power that a character in one of those japanese cartoons would possess. Couldnt they have found a more mythic-oriented name for the spell, specifically given how common it is in the arsenal of prepared or known spells of arcane spellcasters? Spellblast, Magebolt, Spellbolt, Spark of Force? ANYTHING please.....
Nuntius128 09-19-05, 01:35 AM	Well, its a missle(i.e. projectile) made of magic. Wha'ts the problem? Its very clear what will happen when you hear someone casting Magic Missile, you're gonna get hit with something other than spit-wads. Plus, that's what they called it way back when. Would they go from 2e to 3e calling Dwarves "Squatlings?" No, because that's what people would recognize upon updating their game.
Lafing Cat 09-19-05, 01:38 AM	There is nothing wrong with Magic Missle. Missle, as in a Missle weapon has etymology going all the way back to Latin(missilis). Its magic, and its "thrown" at the target. Thus Magic Missle. Stop being so modern centric with your views on words :P
Salookanana 09-19-05, 02:11 AM	A missle is a guided projectile of some kind. And Magic Missle is one of those, and it is composed of magic. What an aproprite name! And insulting Magic Missile on these boards is like going to where the people who play fighters all the time post and saying "Sharp things suck" :P
Majick 09-19-05, 02:33 AM	A missile doesn't have to be guided - it could be a dwarf who just jumped of a ledge into a big group of goblins... e.g. the dwarf threw the only missile weapon he had at the hated green skinned foes; himself :D
runestar 09-19-05, 04:42 AM	You could always call it by its original name - General Mattick's missile. :) But if your gripe was with the word missile rather than magic, then well, just rename it with whatever term you deem fit.
DungeonMaster 09-19-05, 07:41 AM	In the basic edition of the game the missile was a physical bolt or arrow that you enchanted to course unerringly to its target. The bolt hovered in mid air and you pointed to your target and scored an automatic hit. That's where the name comes from. Your malcontent has to do with revisions that have kept the same name for completely different effects. This happens every edition, and many get "corrected" but some never do and just stick as is. This is the most famous example but plenty others exist, darkness in 3.5 which can light up rooms and forbiddance in 3.5 that doesn't actually forbid your passage. Atonment in 3rd edition can make you become evil. The name is not always representative of the effect, and yes it can be irritating I agree.
digoraccoon 09-19-05, 09:43 AM	You can simply rename it. I watched a group play and their wizard renamed it "Dink Ball". :D
LordofNightmares 09-19-05, 09:51 AM	Magic Arrow.
High Octane 09-19-05, 09:52 AM	This probably stemmed from a game of Munchkin in which Magic Missle showed a guy with a rocket launcher. And not a small one.
Rhomphaia 09-19-05, 09:57 AM	This is a thread that I am both stunned is even here, and quite delighted at the same time. Sometimes simple things make life worth living :D
Moon-Lancer 09-19-05, 12:37 PM	just rename missle to missilis. problem salved. (take from above) and dont forget to say it with a cool voice. i agree the magic missle sounds really dumb and gets alont of new players confused. I play a druid and i usaly change the name of spells and how they look as long as it dosent effect gameplay.
Coffee 09-19-05, 05:04 PM	Force Bolt would have been better to be more in compliance with the Orb spells.
Vaalingrade Ashland 09-19-05, 05:11 PM	I like using the Slayers term for it: Elmekia Lance.
Starmage21 09-19-05, 05:17 PM	I like "Dink Ball" myself
Lordrcane 09-19-05, 06:06 PM	Although the concept of Force Bolt or similar has merit, there are actual game reasons why that wouldn't work, specifically in 3.5. They made sure to deliniate appropriately the difference between bolts and rays and cones and ....... you get the idea. As for Magic Missile, the name works well based on the concept but yes, is slightly lacking.
allenchan 09-19-05, 06:17 PM	just rename missle to missilis. problem salved. (take from above) and dont forget to say it with a cool voice. i agree the magic missle sounds really dumb and gets alont of new players confused. I play a druid and i usaly change the name of spells and how they look as long as it dosent effect gameplay. Change the spelling, too. Shout "Majika Missilis!" and pretend you're Harry Potter. :D
elven warriorXX 09-19-05, 06:22 PM	I have changed the name to Arcane bolt which sounds much better. I have always hated the name Magic missile as well. And all wizards are arcane users so Arcane bolt fits better :)
Tyler Do'Urden 09-19-05, 06:53 PM	In Old-Timey speak, "missile" just means "deadly flying thing." Could've been an arrow, could've been a rock. Only in the last century did it come to mean specifically "metal, rocket-propelled, often computerized, explodey flying thing." So "magic missile" in the D&D lexicon just means "deadly flying thing made of magic." Is cool?
Tony Vargas 09-19-05, 07:05 PM	Couldnt they have found a more mythic-oriented name for the spell, specifically given how common it is in the arsenal of prepared or known spells of arcane spellcasters? Spellblast, Magebolt, Spellbolt, Spark of Force? ANYTHING please..... None of those are any better. The idea of a spell having a pithy descriptive name like that is a modern - really, pretty nearly a D&D - conciet. There's nothing remotely mythic or mystical about a 'mage bolt.' If you look at myth & legend, you'll see that 'spells' don't have names at all. For the D&D (and RP in general) convention of naming spells, though, Magic Missile is just fine. It's missile (which, as has been pointed out, is just a projectile) and it's evoked from pure magical force.
wolf_mage 09-19-05, 07:10 PM	Missile, people, not "missle".
ChimericalWolf 09-19-05, 07:24 PM	....so rename it. No one is gonna come after you with a bat. Heck, rename whatever you want! It says to do this in the PHB!! End of....description chapter? Talks about Ember's player renaming Move Silently as "Rice Paper Walk." Most of the spell names are faily generic. That's so we, as players, can easily referance and talk about them. If your wizard wants to cast "Unerring Blow," "Brick o' Force," or "Strand of 3rd rank Evocation energy composed into a unulating matter symulus," that's fine. You do that. If your other players understand what you mean, call it that OOC as well. Don't like a name? Don't come on here saying it sucks. Come on here telling us what interesting new name you came up with for it, or asking for help if you need a little inspiration. At least, that's my opinion, you can pick it up or leave it there, at your pleasure.
Tyler Do'Urden 09-19-05, 07:27 PM	Missile, people, not "missle". ...like I said. All though I do find myself compelled to pronounce it "magic missley" from now on. Right next to "zempty mind", "vorpral", and "vow of povelty."
mvincent 09-19-05, 07:32 PM	Corny spell names are actually a big part of D&D. Whimsically named spells (especially ones named after their inventor) seems to be taken from the Dying Earth series by Jack Vance, and later adopted by Terry Pratchett in the Discworld series. The Dead Ale Wives skit has (for good or bad) made the term "Magic Missile" an integral part of the D&D experience. You might as well suggest naming a Beholder something else, or making dragons one standard color.
elven warriorXX 09-19-05, 07:33 PM	[\ /] [◊.◊] [ U U ] This is a cyborg bunny. He has come for Sarah Conner. Don't bother copying him into your sig. You are already dead. Lol very funny :P to stay on topic: I have renamed many spells that do not fit my CS to names that do. Like polymorph is Mikonua's polymorph. The possablities are endless
makeshiftwings 09-19-05, 08:03 PM	It is a stupid name, but it's been with d&d so long that it's now a sacred phrase. Chaning the name of magic missile would be like changing the name of Displacer Beasts or Gelatinous Cubes, which, by the way, are also kind of stupid sounding.
Lothian Veluthra 09-19-05, 08:22 PM	In my campaign world, the spell is called Mana Dart. There are also the advanced versions, Mana Bolt and Mana Ball. (Yes, I swiped them from Shadowrun)
LordofNightmares 09-19-05, 08:27 PM	I like using the Slayers term for it: Elmekia Lance. Read the Novels, Elmekia Lance is fundamentally different from Magic Missile. If you read the novels, you would get a better understanding of how the the magic works. Elmakia spells deal no physical damage to beings that have a physical body, it only harms thir astral form. Elmekia Lance cannot kill a human, at best it can cause a coma. Magic Arrow can kill a human, very easily. Magic Missile is closer to Phibirzzo's spell "Laguna Blast" or the generic black magic Dark Claw. Oh, I have renamed the Elemental Orb spells to "Element" Arrow for the lesser and "Element" Lance for the higher lever ones.
primemover003 09-19-05, 08:31 PM	Simbul you're not alone in people not liking the name Magic Missile for the spell... Ed Greenwood even wrote Elminster calls it Mage Bolts or somesuch... Obviously if the Sage of Shadowdale dislikes the spell name, Greenwood dislikes it. I think it's fine personally and it's iconic, meaning it's not likely to change.
moto 09-19-05, 08:38 PM	I actually like the name. General Mattick's missile is also pritty cool tho.
Aeolus91 09-19-05, 08:40 PM	Mmm... magic missile, I love you. Don't go away. You make me feel warm inside. :cloud9: Magic Missile is part of the game. It's awesome. If you rename Magic Missile, you tear away part of my soul. It would be like renaming the game Large Stone Prisoner Containment Areas and Reptilian Element-Breathing Mythical Beasts. Ludicrous! While I'm at it, I am gonna post a poem I composed about my beloved Magic Missile. Magic Missile Ah, my beautiful Magic Missile. At first level you are my Wizard's favorite toy, I love you so, my Magic Missile, You make my world light up with joy. What would I do without you To make my enemies die? I'd probably languish in defeat And orcs would tear out my eye. But nay! Magic missile is here! With it I cannot possibly lose, Negating cover and concealment It is my sorcerer's favorite ruse. And so my Magic Missile stays At the top of my spell list, And if in all its glory, it is renamed I know it will sorely be missed. Thank you, thank you. I'm here all week :D
Konphujun 09-19-05, 08:55 PM	Hey, Mmm... magic missile, I love you. Don't go away. You make me feel warm inside. Magic Missile is part of the game. It's awesome. If you rename Magic Missile, you tear away part of my soul. It would be like renaming the game Large Stone Prisoner Containment Areas and Reptilian Element-Breathing Mythical Beasts. Ludicrous! While I'm at it, I am gonna post a poem I composed about my beloved Magic Missile. Magic Missile Ah, my beautiful Magic Missile. At first level you are my Wizard's favorite toy, I love you so, my Magic Missile, You make my world light up with joy. What would I do without you To make my enemies die? I'd probably languish in defeat And orcs would tear out my eye. But nay! Magic missile is here! With it I cannot possibly lose, Negating cover and concealment It is my sorcerer's favorite ruse. And so my Magic Missile stays At the top of my spell list, And if in all its glory, it is renamed I know it will sorely be missed. Thank you, thank you. I'm here all week You are my hero! :cheer: :bow: :clap:
Aeolus91 09-19-05, 09:05 PM	*Gasp* I've been hero-fied!! This is a cause for celebration! :cheer: :cookie::cookie::cookie:
jameswilliamogle 09-19-05, 09:15 PM	I prefer to call it "Save: No, SR: Yes, d4+1 Force (Scale: 1/2 to 10), LR Spell". I call it this in character.
VirgilCaine 09-19-05, 09:15 PM	A missle is a guided projectile of some kind. And Magic Missle is one of those, and it is composed of magic. What an aproprite name! And insulting Magic Missile on these boards is like going to where the people who play fighters all the time post and saying "Sharp things suck" :P Some people like pointy things or blunt things. Swords aren't the only weapons available.
Card_Wizard 09-19-05, 11:26 PM	Like everyone else has mentioned on his thread, Magic Missile is a proper name for the spell, although wizardsa are often apt to name spells they gain in their own fashion to both baffle foes and impress random civs :D Plus, if you don't want them looking like missiles, you can always make them look like scream skulls, flying mini swords, little force ninjas that shoot force shuriken at the enemy or whatever the else you want them to look like. Then, the rename would make more sense for your character as well. Problem solved ^_^
DarknessEternal 09-20-05, 01:45 AM	Why would you want to change the name? It's magic after all, why not leave it in the name? Look, if you can't accept magic, then maybe this isn't the game for you. Oh wait, did you mean missile? Look up the word missile and then explain how it isn't appropriate. I'll even give you a head start: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=missile
Guerron 09-20-05, 03:42 AM	....so rename it. No one is gonna come after you with a bat. Heck, rename whatever you want! It says to do this in the PHB!! End of....description chapter? Talks about Ember's player renaming Move Silently as "Rice Paper Walk." If your wizard wants to cast "Unerring Blow," "Brick o' Force," or "Strand of 3rd rank Evocation energy composed into a unulating matter symulus," that's fine. You do that. If your other players understand what you mean, call it that OOC as well. Don't like a name? Don't come on here saying it sucks. Come on here telling us what interesting new name you came up with for it, or asking for help if you need a little inspiration. Funny that you came up with the best name yet: Strand of 3rd rank Evocation energy composed into a unulating matter symulus That sounds cool. So, i liked it in the Planescape PC-Game where the different spellcasters had different names for essentially the same spells.
BeyondFated 09-20-05, 10:10 AM	Simbul you're not alone in people not liking the name Magic Missile for the spell... Ed Greenwood even wrote Elminster calls it Mage Bolts or somesuch... Obviously if the Sage of Shadowdale dislikes the spell name, Greenwood dislikes it. Or perhaps Eleminsters is a pompous, horses arse, that needs to be beaten repeatedly with a rake in the face. And then he needs to pull his own face from his bum long enough to show his peers some flippin' respect. But most of all, ELMINSTER NEEDS TO SHOVE IT! Why no, I'm not opinionated at all, why do you ask? ____ Anyway, I suggest you rename Magic Missile to Evocation Of The Dark Gods To Slay Mine Enemies With The Arcane Force That I Have Mastered!.
Gilean 09-20-05, 01:24 PM	Many, if not most, spell names in D&D are just boring. Take a look at Ars Magica or even Palladium for more interesting names. Ones in the books, just no. A bore.
IceFractal 09-20-05, 04:07 PM	Actually, Magebolt, Spellblast, and Spellbolt all sound less interesting than Magic Missile to me - although Spark of Force ain't bad. Every freakin magic system ever has something named "Manablast" or "Arcane Bolt" or something. It's overused! Spell Naming Rule #1: It's a spell, of course it's magic. That fact does not have to be mentioned in the spell name. Magic, arcane, eldritch, mana, and spell are all terms that should be used very sparingly in spell titles. That said, if any spell deserves the name "Magic Missile", it would be this one, as it's really the closest you get to attacking directly with magic energy.
Devil Gnasher 09-20-05, 08:53 PM	How about Flying Telekenetic Middle Finger Salute, Energy Hammer, or Dark Helmet's Schwarts Blast.
smrtgmp 09-21-05, 07:31 AM	Or perhaps Eleminsters is a pompous, horses arse, that needs to be beaten repeatedly with a rake in the face. And then he needs to pull his own face from his bum long enough to show his peers some flippin' respect. But most of all, ELMINSTER NEEDS TO SHOVE IT! LOL. I make it a point to kill Elminster and Drizzt in a suitably gruesome fashion for the viewing pleasure of my PCs in nearly every FR game I run (though now that I have Eberron, I doubt I'll ever go back to that horrid black and white setting).
LordofNightmares 09-21-05, 08:19 AM	To pull this back to a somewhat relavant and lass anti FR point of view (I happene to like FR, but prefer older settings, or my own)... Lets start brainstorming some alternate (and not sarcastic) names Here's what's been brainstoremd so far OGL name: Magic Missile Older name: General Mattick's missile Overly Common Names: Mage/Mana/Spell/Eldrich/Arcane Bolt/Arrow/Blast/Dart/Strike/Ball/Projectile Other Names Spark of Force Unerring Blow Majika Missilis Brick o' Force Strand of 3rd rank Evocation energy composed into a unulating matter symulus anyone got any otehr good ones?
Shatteredtower 09-21-05, 09:37 AM	It is a stupid name...And what makes it stupid, exactly? Many, if not most, spell names in D&D are just boring.And what exactly makes them boring? Look, if you don't like a spell's name, just say so. But don't pretend it's anything more than personal preference. And by all means, please feel free to personalize spell names. This is one of the thing I do like about spells that were given more generic names. If the rules called it the Roadrunner's Hammer, there's really not much else it can be properly called. But a generic name allows personalized tailoring. One wizard might very well refer to the Roadrunner's Hammer, while one who fights undead a lot might call it Wraithbane, and another might call it Old Faithful or the Reliable Barrage. Similarly, a fireball can be known as Timman's Fury or the Avernus Belch and stoneskin as the Achilles Effect or Mikey's Personal Fortress. Now none of these may be to your taste -- truth to tell, I'm not big on most of them myself -- but you'd be hard-pressed to prove the names were stupid or boring. ;)
jameswilliamogle 09-21-05, 09:58 AM	Magic Missile is at least as appropriate for a fantasy setting as Warforged. Maybe better.
Card_Wizard 09-21-05, 12:23 PM	How about Little Force Ninja Shurikens? :D
runestar 09-21-05, 12:38 PM	I am okay with the name. Its succint and conveys the nature of the spell perfectly. A projectile composed of arcane energies - what could be more fitting(wait, don't answer that... :P ) I recall Ignus from PS:T had a fire version of said spell called tongues of flame. Not too shabby a moniker if you ask me.
Karalyn the Sellsword 09-21-05, 12:45 PM	Force Salvo's my favourite. I suppose Fireball is too correct for a spell?
SureFoot 09-21-05, 02:17 PM	It's one of the Sacred Cows of D&D from Days of Yore. Like Time Stop and Trap the Soul. At least Magic Missile is what it sounds like, unlike these other two I mentioned (neither of which do what their titles imply).
Nephlite 09-21-05, 02:39 PM	In Fantasy Final 7 it is called it "Matra Missile" and we liked it! You needed to be able to cast enemy abiloities to use it. Blue Mage or That one Materia that allows enemy skills. Really Matra Missile is just a magic missile spell
Phrennzy 09-21-05, 03:39 PM	I prefer to call it "Save: No, SR: Yes, d4+1 Force (Scale: 1/2 to 10), LR Spell". I call it this in character. Or perhaps Eleminsters is a pompous, horses arse, that needs to be beaten repeatedly with a rake in the face. Flying Telekenetic Middle Finger Salute And people say I'm funny...
BeyondFated 09-21-05, 03:48 PM	And people say I'm funny... Funny 'haha', or funny 'get away you freak!'? If it's the former, then hurray! Phrennzy thinks I'm funny! If it's the latter, then I shall be in the corner...I'll be in the spot...right there...losing my religion...and crying.
smrtgmp 09-21-05, 03:53 PM	It's one of the Sacred Cows of D&D from Days of Yore. Like Time Stop and Trap the Soul. At least Magic Missile is what it sounds like, unlike these other two I mentioned (neither of which do what their titles imply). How does trap the soul not do what the name implies? It traps the target's soul in a gem. Seems appropriate to me.
Fanged Fremont 09-21-05, 10:20 PM	Who is this General Mattik? Does he have any other spells name after him? General Mattik's Missile sounds hardcore to me. I keep thinking of this guy http://www.wizards.com/dnd/images/hob_gallery/89510.jpg I'd call it that if I didn't quote Dead Ale Wives Club every time I cast the spell. "I wanna cast Magic Missile"
Shatteredtower 09-21-05, 10:33 PM	How does trap the soul not do what the name implies? It traps the target's soul in a gem. Seems appropriate to me. It's the "sacred cow" dodge -- one step up from calling something stupid, but simply a more grandiose way of saying, "I'd prefer something else." And I've no problem with a spell called time stop as appropriate artistic license. It reminds me of a line by Alan Moore from back in his early days on Swamp Thing, in which he describes the Flash as a man so fast that he lives in a world of statues. (I can't be certain that he coined that description, however.) Making the game at least remotely accessible (in this regard) to those who've been playing since the early 80's or late 70's isn't killing the rest of you. You are just as encouraged to be creative in referring to your spells, skills, feats, and characters as the rest of us. ;) My favorite rants on the subject of spells changing from edition to edition still has to be the one delivered by the Halruan wizard in Jeff Grubb's Forgotten Realms comic. He keeps coming back to "And Magic Missile isn't as powerful as it was!" or something like to that effect. Naturally, this lead to various attempts to soup up higher level versions of the spell, some good, some bad. With the change in how hit dice are assigned, I can see a move to reform the spell once more, but I can't see that changing while a lot of other low level spells have a hit die cap in place.
smrtgmp 09-21-05, 11:28 PM	It's the "sacred cow" dodge -- one step up from calling something stupid, but simply a more grandiose way of saying, "I'd prefer something else."yeah, but trap the soul actually traps a soul. or is the problem that it actually traps the whole creature, and not just its soul?
runestar 09-21-05, 11:49 PM	Who is this General Mattik? Does he have any other spells name after him? General Mattik's Missile sounds hardcore to me. I keep thinking of this guy He had 3 spells named after him - General Mattick's missile/armour/shield, now commonly known as magic missile/mage armour/shield spells. He was a gish commander for netheril.
Willie the Duck 09-22-05, 01:19 AM	Why would you want to change the name? It's magic after all, why not leave it in the name? Look, if you can't accept magic, then maybe this isn't the game for you. Oh wait, did you mean missile? Look up the word missile and then explain how it isn't appropriate. I'll even give you a head start: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=missile maybe you missed the part where it was complained about how boring/stupid the name was, not how it didn't accurately describe the effect. Personally, magic arrow, force arrow, force bolt, or "hurt" are all generic sounding spell names that don't sound quite so "modern game designers looking back at myth and not being too creative."
Stado 09-22-05, 02:26 AM	Personally, I elect to follow WoW RPG's (World of WarCraft Role-playing Game) example and call it Arcane Missle. It's better than Magic Missle in my opinion, and yet still maintains a similar feel.
Shatteredtower 09-22-05, 03:22 AM	Personally, magic arrow...But it's not an arrow. ;) ...force arrow...Ugh! Please... "force" sounds so Jedi these days... ..."hurt"...Um, yeah. Yeah, I think we can see why this one is a bad idea. You've got to be a little more specific than that. ...are all generic sounding spell names that don't sound quite so "modern game designers looking back at myth and not being too creative."If that's what you believe, fine. Personally, I think it's a steaming load of fly bait. Seriously, only a 20th century mind couldn't get past the most common late 20th century usage of a word that's been around for centuries. If there's one thing Mr. Gygax cannot be accused of, it's a failure to expand the vocabulary (and comprehension of its diversity) of his players. I've got reason to believe he had Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Obscure, Unusual, and Preposterous Words handy when the DMG was assembled. Edit: I think I just realized what might be part of the problem for some of you. It's the alliteration, isn't it?
DarknessEternal 09-22-05, 10:57 AM	"hurt" You begin casting the spell of Hurt. Thy enemy's hit points have been reduced by 4. You begin casting the spell of Hurt More. Thy enemy's hit points have been reduced by 9. If you understood that, congratulations on your nerdity.
Someone 09-22-05, 12:01 PM	You begin casting the spell of Hurt. Thy enemy's hit points have been reduced by 4. You begin casting the spell of Hurt More. Thy enemy's hit points have been reduced by 9. If you understood that, congratulations on your nerdity.Actually, I believe the spell names would be Hurt and Improved Hurt, respectively. :D
BeyondFated 09-22-05, 12:50 PM	You begin casting the spell of Hurt. Thy enemy's hit points have been reduced by 4. You begin casting the spell of Hurt More. Thy enemy's hit points have been reduced by 9. If you understood that, congratulations on your nerdity. It reminds me of Dragon Warrior for the NES.
DarknessEternal 09-22-05, 01:23 PM	It reminds me of Dragon Warrior for the NES. You a winner! Ha ha ha. You a winner! Ha ha ha.
BeyondFated 09-22-05, 01:32 PM	You a winner! Ha ha ha. You a winner! Ha ha ha. Hurray! I did it! Could Eleminster do that? No! What now Eleminster? Suck on that you crotchity old loser! Woooo! ____ Anyway, some more alternative names for Magic Missle: Arcane Blast Mage Cannon Eldritch Shotgun Magic Buster Shot Arcane Burst Cannon Arcane Magic Eldritch Mage Shooter More later.
Gilean 09-22-05, 01:48 PM	Look, if you don't like a spell's name, just say so. But don't pretend it's anything more than personal preference.Boring is inherently subjective term, as far as I understand it. The IMHO descriptor is a bit tedious to add when it is clearly implied. As for the boring names; magic missile, mage armor, shield, etc. The generic ones.
Grayequus 09-22-05, 06:08 PM	In the Elminster in Myth Drannor novel and other such books, Mr Greenwood seems to refer to the product of this spell as 'spellbolts'. IE, 'Spellbolts of magical force..the sort he'd use to fell rabbits or chastise a human woodcutter, not take into battle against an archmage of the realm..'. It would seem you're in good company, Milady. :)