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<blockquote data-quote="Dr_Rictus" data-source="post: 833723" data-attributes="member: 850">It seems as if some folks may be missing the big distinction between countersong and counterspelling.&nbsp; Countersong is not instantaneous, but can be maintained for up to 10 rounds.&nbsp; The reason you don't have to ready an action for it to be useful is that you can start singing at the beginning of any encounter with sonic-using monsters, and thereafter maintaining the song is not an action.&nbsp; It's true that this doesn't help against attacks that your foes get off before you can act, but you wouldn't be able to ready an action in those situations anyway.&nbsp; The key issue is therefore not winning initiative (though of course that's important), but recognizing (or guessing) that the foe you're faced with has a sonic attack in the first place.It's a defense you can raise against sonic attacks, not a response to them.&nbsp; And as pointed out, due to the progression of skills vs. saving throws, its a very effective defense.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dr_Rictus, post: 833723, member: 850"] It seems as if some folks may be missing the big distinction between countersong and counterspelling. Countersong is not instantaneous, but can be maintained for up to 10 rounds. The reason you don't have to ready an action for it to be useful is that you can start singing at the beginning of any encounter with sonic-using monsters, and thereafter maintaining the song is not an action. It's true that this doesn't help against attacks that your foes get off before you can act, but you wouldn't be able to ready an action in those situations anyway. The key issue is therefore not winning initiative (though of course that's important), but recognizing (or guessing) that the foe you're faced with [i]has[/i] a sonic attack in the first place. It's a [i]defense[/i] you can raise against sonic attacks, not a response to them. And as pointed out, due to the progression of skills vs. saving throws, its a very effective defense. [/QUOTE]

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