Reversing Missile spells

[Bill_in_IN]

Originally Posted by Shostak

No advantage; there is only one roll, as described on ITL 23. The wizard casts a missile spell against someone protected with Reverse Missiles, and rolls to hit, as normal. Then, if the roll is successful, instead of hitting its target, the spell doubles back and hits the caster. This is exactly the same as for normal missile. I suspect that p.135's mention of the missile spell continuing past the wizard who cast it if it misses him is due the spell Turn Missiles, which would make his spell pass by him to anyone directly behind.

You could have two characters with Reverse Missiles. In which case, the spell/missle could endlessly go back and forth until either one them stopped the spell, was knocked unconscious, or died.