### Roll once. ### Roll the damage once. For *Thunderwave*, this would be a number of d8 dice depending on the slot you used to cast the spell. Once you total up the damage, apply it to each target of the spell. From the *Players Handbook* p 196, in the "Combat" chapter: > A spell tells you which dice to roll for damage and whether to add any modifiers. > > If a spell or other effect deals damage to more than one target at the same time, roll the damage once for all of them. For example, when a wizard casts fireball or a cleric casts flame strike, the spell's damage is rolled once for all creatures caught in the blast.