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#1 maddiemoon Aug 31, 2014 15:28:19	Hi Everyone! Newbie DM here   Playing the Starter Set for e5 I am running LMoP and the Sun Elf Wizard is now level 3... This is the pre-rollec character. If she now casts Magic MIssile how many projectiles does she get, 5? Thanks! Maddie
#2 AaronOfBarbaria Aug 31, 2014 16:13:50	The effect of spells does not change simply because the caster is of a higher level.   Magic missile is always 3 projectiles, unless the caster chooses to spend a 2nd level spell slot (or higher) rather than a 1st level spell slot on the casting of the magic missile.
#3 philipnicholls Aug 31, 2014 18:24:36	if you cast magic missile using a second level spell slot you get 4 darts
#4 maddiemoon Aug 31, 2014 19:52:49	Thanks Phillip: So, if I cast Magic Missile in a 3rd level slot then I get 5 missiles? I just want to make sure I am understanding the spell descriptor correctly. Thanks! Maddie
#5 DM_HEEGZ Aug 31, 2014 20:03:21	Just to clarify, a level 3 wizard can cast level 2 spells, but must be level 5 before casting level 3 spells. Check the Wizard class description for more details on spells per level. The other replies are correct regarding number of missiles. But a level 3 wizard cannot cast a level 3 magic missile.
#6 menakles Sep 01, 2014 16:29:58	This confusion between character level and spell level has been around since 1E, and was raised as a concern by the community during playtesting.    To clarify further, a 3rd level Wizard has four 1st level and two 2nd level spell slots, so she could cast Magic Missile as a 1st or 2nd level spell. Casting as a 1st level spell creates  three darts and casting as  a 2nd level spell creates four. Once she reaches (character) level 5, she will have two 3rd level spell slots and will, if she so desires, be able to cast MM using one of these slots.
#7 maddiemoon Sep 01, 2014 23:24:32	Thnks everyone, y'all are awesome. Great info menakles!   M