pretty sure it works like adding sneak attack to multi attack spell. the FAQ here say that:
"Sneak Attack: Can I add sneak attack damage to simultaneous attacks from a spell?
No. For example, scorching ray fires simultaneous rays at one or more targets, and the extra damage is only added once to one ray, chosen by the caster when the spell is cast.
Spell-based attacks which are not simultaneous, such as multiple attacks per round by a 8th-level druid using flame blade, may apply sneak attack damage to each attack so long as each attack qualifies for sneak attack (the target is denied its Dex bonus or the caster is flanking the target)."
this spell is the same as in the 1st example "..You must succeed on attack rolls (one per javelin) to hit the target with the javelin.." they all shoot at the same time.
btw if it WAS ok with multiple simultaneous attacks you wouldn't need to go that far. just a paladin with a ring of telekinesis and 9 greatswords would do up to 9x(2d6+smite) (ring is cl 9).
to be fair the last one is still a very good way to deal a ranged 18d6+smite for a standard action...
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The javelins created by the spell deal "1d6 damage each, plus 1 point of cold damage and 1 point of damage from holy water. The javelins are destroyed by this attack". It doesn't state that it is piercing damage, so it is damage from a spell. You don't apply DR, you apply SR (the spell says SR: yes).
As it is an attack from a spell I think zza ni is correct about the smite evil damage applying only once.
while RAW it seem the javelin base damage is untyped, the fact they listed the bonus damage as +1 cold +1 holy water (to those who take damage from holy water, see the spell). it's wired to have 1d6 untyped and then 1 cold added to it, not to mention with a normal to hit and not touch attack.
It seem more likely that the javelins while made out of ice are meant to replicate normal javelin (it also has the same base damage of 1d6) so it wouldn't be too far fetched to house-rule them as 1d6 piercing +1 cold +1 holy water.
(and it would fit requiring a normal to hit. most untyped damage have ether no attack roll or touch attack like vampiric touch while most spells with a normal to hit use B\P\S as damage type such as stone discus etc)
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It seem more likely that the javelins while made out of ice are meant to replicate normal javelin (it also has the same base damage of 1d6) so it wouldn't be too far fetched to house-rule them as 1d6 piercing +1 cold +1 holy water.
It is the usual problem, we should go with how we think something is meant to work or go with what it says?
- If a spell doesn't say anything about what kind of damage it deals, RAW it deals untyped spell damage, not physical damage.
- It is a transmutation spell, so the javelins are kept together by magic.
- It is instantaneous (at least, I think the instantaneous duration is applied to the javelins) so the javelins are actual ice.
- It has a duration of "until expended" (again, it seems to apply to the javelins), so the javelins aren't actual ice, as they disappear when used.
All the above statements can't be true at the same time, so we have to pick what agrees more with us.
If DR applies to the damage from holy ice the spell should be a lot lower level than 5th level. Flame strike is also a 5th level spell on the same spell list. It damages every target it a 10 foot radius with a save for half. Half of the damage bypasses any fire resistance or immunity. So, at 11th level it does an average damage of 39 of which 19 will affect any creature, with those that make the save taking half damage. Holy Ice cast by an 11th level caster on any creature with DR of 5 will require 11 attack rolls and on the average do 11 pts of cold damage vs something without cold resistance and 11 points to an undead or evil outsider. Considering all evil outsiders have cold resistance as do a lot of undead that means most things are taking little to no damage from the spell.
If DR applies to the damage from Holy Ice, it should be a 2nd level or at most a 3rd level spell.
pretty sure it works like adding sneak attack to multi attack spell. the FAQ here say that:
Smite evil only applies once, this FAQ addresses that directly. Note the FAQ only limits the damage bonus to one of the attacks. So the bonus to hit applies to all.
Diego is correct on the damage type - that is, it is untyped magical damage, so DR does not apply. Compare and contrast with spells like Ice storm - some bludgeoning and some cold damage. Stone call - bludgeoning damage. etc.
if you want to house-rule transforming the wall into javelins i'd edit it to limit and only make one javelin per full minute of unused duration left. (while still limiting it to one per caster level in case the duration is increased per extend spell etc).
so if transforming it after 15 rounds you'd get (caster level-2) javelins and such.
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Holy Ice:T5There are several things to think about;
effect of Antimagic Field and SR on a javelin, what persists and what goes.
Holy Ice Weapon leads into Holy Ice, so what carries over?
Spell Resistance yes
If you fail to overcome SR the spell does nothing to that target.
Holy Ice Weapon doesn't lead into Holy Ice simply because they have similar names and components. They are separated e very different spells.
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javelin range modifiers & susceptibility to things like Wind Wall and others that stop normal ranged weapon attack ?
It doesn't say that they are weapons, so, in theory, no. They strike as a spell.
They attack normal Ac as the spell doesn't say that they are a ranged touch attack.Again, whoever wrote the spell assumed a lot of things and didn't care about making it "spell description" compliant.
At the end of the day, your GM should have to decide.