Magic missile

A magic missile was a spell that cast bolts of pure force from its caster's fingertips.

Effect
Originally, magic missile grew in power as its spellcaster did, so that more experienced wizards or sorcerers cast more bolts with a single spell than those with less training. Like nearly all spells of the time, it required careful preparation before its casting and a sorcerer or wizard could only cast the spell as many times as they had prepared it for the day before the memory of how to cast the spell fell from the mind of its caster.

Before the Spellplague, the missile manifested itself as a silvery bolt of energy and while the spell was simple, it could be deadly to weaker opponents. Magic missile was so simple that it required little concentration or preparation on the part of the wizard casting it. Very powerful wizards were able to cast a magic missile of twice the equivalent power of inexperienced mages. Magic missile could be cast over a distance of about 100 feet.

The appearance of a magic missile could vary greatly. For example, Cybriana's early magic missile created a massive gout of fire, while Kyriani (in fact, a transformed Cybriana) produced more conventional streaks of green globes.

History
In the Year of the Prince, 1357 DR, Cybriana fire fiery magic missiles at first chasme then gargoyles, slaying them.

In Waterdeep, later that year, Kyriani fired four green magic missiles at the marauding Fellandar, though thanks to his magical resistance, he knocked them away with his fist.