LordOfBlah said:
I know this subject gets ran into the ground but I was wondering about something. I'm DM'ing a group that has a sorcerer in it. He has like 15 ranks in concentration. So he casts defensively and only fails on a 1. Is there anyway to actually make casting in combat dangerous for him again?
Hmmm... Lessee It's a DC of 15 + Spell Level for his concentration check. His 15 modifier changes this to Spell Level for DC instead of 15+.
That's assuming he's casting defensively everytime. That blocks AoO's quite readily, but not readied actions...
So that means he'll need to declare a defensive casting, roll a d20 to beat the spell level, then make a SECOND concentration check at a DC of 10 + Damage Dealt + Spell Level when the readied action goes off. Use an archer or use a melee person right next to them. Don't worry about the AoO unless he gives you one, but ready an action to hit if he starts to cast.
The best I've seen this done was a swordsman who manuevered to 10' away from the enemy mage and declared a readied action to step in and hit the mage if the mage cast. It worked like a charm.
Remember, if it's your NPC, you don't have to declare readied actions to the players.
I'm sick as a dog, so I'm hoping that all made sense to you
You can use readied actions to swing a sword, shoot a bow, fire off a wand, etc. anytime he tries to cast
