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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 6631270" data-attributes="member: 53980">As I said, synergy for the win. Nonetheless, while your character may have been the one directly facing the dragon, he actually had 2 other high level characters expending significant resources (a 9th level spell slot, and both concentrating) so it was effectively 3 high level characters facing that dragon. The others were simply funneling their resources through you.I wouldn't waste a 9th level slot on Dispel either. Casting it at 3rd is plenty. That strips Haste automatically (which effectively stuns the fighter for a round), strips Bless, and if that dragon is the caster also has a 40% chance to strip Foresight. The casters can get Haste and Bless back up next round, but that's a round where dragon can just have its way with the party. And Counterspell is itself vulnerable to Counterspell, so not much risk there. Plus there are plenty of other countermeasures. That dragon could just hit you with a Maze spell, kill the mage and the priest, and deal with you later (sans Haste or Bless). It sounds like your party has a winning strategy, but there's a serious risk in being over-specialized.The other party no doubt has more difficulty with the typical encounter, but unless they're simply less skilled overall I suspect they'd handle a strategy killer (Dispel Magic / Maze) more easily.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 6631270, member: 53980"] As I said, synergy for the win. Nonetheless, while your character may have been the one directly facing the dragon, he actually had 2 other high level characters expending significant resources (a 9th level spell slot, and both concentrating) so it was effectively 3 high level characters facing that dragon. The others were simply funneling their resources through you. I wouldn't waste a 9th level slot on Dispel either. Casting it at 3rd is plenty. That strips Haste automatically (which effectively stuns the fighter for a round), strips Bless, and if that dragon is the caster also has a 40% chance to strip Foresight. The casters can get Haste and Bless back up next round, but that's a round where dragon can just have its way with the party. And Counterspell is itself vulnerable to Counterspell, so not much risk there. Plus there are plenty of other countermeasures. That dragon could just hit you with a Maze spell, kill the mage and the priest, and deal with you later (sans Haste or Bless). It sounds like your party has a winning strategy, but there's a serious risk in being over-specialized. The other party no doubt has more difficulty with the typical encounter, but unless they're simply less skilled overall I suspect they'd handle a strategy killer (Dispel Magic / Maze) more easily. [/QUOTE]

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