mousey wrote:
Why will the wizard bother with a dagger or staff (unless he is using it as a walking stick) if he can throw magic missiles each round?!
Well, the idea of a Wizard resorting to a quarterstaff or dagger after casting his handful of spells doesn't appeal much to me - the Wizard is the master of magic, after all. Besides, having a few minor magical attacks like this might help avoid the 15-minute adventuring day, by making it easier for the Wizard to meaningfully contribute to encounters without blowing away all his spells in the first encounter or two.