For magic missile, you do not roll 3d4+3 and apply the total to everyone. The Magic Missile is not treated as one boom but as actual separate missiles that you can divide up as you see fit. Your right they are separate missiles. So you roll 1d4+1 for each individual missile.
Does Magic missile auto hit?
Yes. Magic missile automatically hits for 1d4+1 damage per missile. Also, it isn’t even technically an attack because there is no attack roll. It’s just automatic damage barring something like the aforementioned Shield spell.
How many rolls do you make for magic missile?
Roll once, each instance of damage (every goblin hit) does the same amount of damage. The only difference is that for Magic Missile, each instance of damage can hit the same or different creatures. But the rule is still the same. Edit: I’m not saying you should play it that way, just that technically, that’s RAW.
Can a magic missile damage more than one target at once?
Magic Missiles is still one spell and it damages all its targets at once – so it uses the rule for spells that deal damage to more than one target at the same time. (PHB, page 196). It’s not a ruling Jeremy Crawford pulled out of thin air, it’s actually backed up by the printed rules.
How many times do you roll damage for magic?
If you target one creature, you get to roll a d4 for each missile: at level 1 that is three darts: so 3d4 + 3. If more than 1 target, then you roll only one d4 die. For those who disagree, I am sorry. However the PHB leaves the issue vague, and therefore up to the DM. Note that the description on P. 196 references “fireball” and “flame strike”.
How many times can I use magic missile 5e?
With the dnd 5e magic missile, you create three flashing darts formed by a magical force field and make each dart hit the designated creature you can see within the casting distance. Each dart inflicts 1d4+1 force field damage to the target.
