7, 8, 9, 10 totaling 60 damage, weaker than what an AoE would do against 7 targets. But it is much easier to hit 7 with MM than an AoE, so my comparison to Burning Hands is fairly meaningless.
The extra damage for magic missile would just be an amount, it wouldn't trade the type (force) or affect anything else. Someone with the Shield spell or a brooch of shielding would be 100% immune (as the rules say for those spells or magic items).
magic missile gets to be as good as it is because it's the only spell that has a 1st-level spell that perfectly counters its damage no matter what level you cast it at.
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7, 8, 9, 10 totaling 60 damage, weaker than what an AoE would do against 7 targets. But it is much easier to hit 7 with MM than an AoE, so my comparison to Burning Hands is fairly meaningless.
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The extra damage for magic missile would just be an amount, it wouldn't trade the type (force) or affect anything else. Someone with the Shield spell or a brooch of shielding would be 100% immune (as the rules say for those spells or magic items).
magic missile gets to be as good as it is because it's the only spell that has a 1st-level spell that perfectly counters its damage no matter what level you cast it at.