New Posts For Thread: Counterspellhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29380735/CounterspellI really hadn't given counterspell much thought till I started looking at it during the latest survey.I think as a l2 spell, it is too limiting and too weak.What if we rethought counterspell - and saw it as the wizard equivalent of Protect, Parry orbuut its not just flung out, it still takes the same amount of time, this is why it takes your next action. being a reaction is merely to show you can do it on someone elses turnhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29380735/Counterspell?post_id=524486611#524486611buut its not just flung out, it still takes the same amount of time, this is why it takes your next action. being a reaction is merely to show you can do it on someone elses turnTue, 25 Sep 2012 19:51:33 -0500The only problem of Readied Action to Counterspell is that I've never seen a player use it. As a DM I think I've used one or two times, mainly because I planned it based on a caster's general course of action. I prefer to use the spell that is the cohttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29380735/Counterspell?post_id=524450171#524450171The only problem of Readied Action to Counterspell is that I've never seen a player use it. As a DM I think I've used one or two times, mainly because I planned it based on a caster's general course of action. I prefer to use the spell that is the coMon, 24 Sep 2012 17:18:15 -0500I will agree that counterspell feels a little weak. I kind of like the idea of making it a cantrip, but you'd have to decrease it's effect to like disadvantage on attack roll or advantage on save.On the subject of making it a reaction, it seems kindhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29380735/Counterspell?post_id=524449795#524449795I will agree that counterspell feels a little weak. I kind of like the idea of making it a cantrip, but you'd have to decrease it's effect to like disadvantage on attack roll or advantage on save.On the subject of making it a reaction, it seems kindMon, 24 Sep 2012 17:00:02 -0500I don't object to magic users having it - but I would object to only magic user specialty having it.I think it solidly belongs in the realm of the full time wizard, not a dabbler like the magic user specialty.Carl[/quote]Totally agree. The Magic Usehttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29380735/Counterspell?post_id=524440185#524440185I don't object to magic users having it - but I would object to only magic user specialty having it.I think it solidly belongs in the realm of the full time wizard, not a dabbler like the magic user specialty.Carl[/quote]Totally agree. The Magic UseMon, 24 Sep 2012 11:22:38 -0500I think you are conflating two ideas - the Parry and the Riposte. I'd separate them:You can parry (Counter the spell) as a class feature. It has a roll to determine whether or not it succeeds. Doing this is a reaction, but it does not cost you yhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29380735/Counterspell?post_id=524439577#524439577I think you are conflating two ideas - the Parry and the Riposte. I'd separate them:You can parry (Counter the spell) as a class feature. It has a roll to determine whether or not it succeeds. Doing this is a reaction, but it does not cost you yMon, 24 Sep 2012 11:05:00 -0500