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<blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 8388291" data-attributes="member: 72555">The bonus action casting rules are a bit of a hack, honestly.They look like an attempt to add in a general rule -- &quot;no 2 leveled spells in a turn&quot; -- but make it in the bonus action rules instead of in the standard rules.I mean, bonus action spells are supposed to be easier to cast.&nbsp; But not so much easier to cast that you can do them and a leveled spell as your action.However, if you cast action spell, by RAW you can counter the counterspell someone cast at it.&nbsp; But you cannot with a bonus action spell.&nbsp; This doesn't make all that much sense, really.In addition, the &quot;I cast a spell&quot;, &quot;I counterspell&quot;, &quot;I counter the counterspell&quot; is a bit of a ridiculous pattern in game.&nbsp; It turns counterspell into a slot tax.To that end, I'd replace the overly complex bonus action spellcasting rules with &quot;you cannot cast two leveled spells in the same turn&quot; which is what I swear 90% of people pretend or think it says anyhow.&nbsp; (This also makes Fighter 2 not a huge boost to high level spellcasters, which I think is a good thing.)Now, &quot;I cast a spell&quot;, &quot;I counterspell&quot; doesn't get &quot;and I counter the counterspell&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NotAYakk, post: 8388291, member: 72555"] The bonus action casting rules are a bit of a hack, honestly. They look like an attempt to add in a general rule -- "no 2 leveled spells in a turn" -- but make it in the bonus action rules instead of in the standard rules. I mean, bonus action spells are supposed to be easier to cast. But not so much easier to cast that you can do them [b]and[/b] a leveled spell as your action. However, if you cast action spell, by RAW you can counter the counterspell someone cast at it. But you cannot with a bonus action spell. This doesn't make all that much sense, really. In addition, the "I cast a spell", "I counterspell", "I counter the counterspell" is a bit of a ridiculous pattern in game. It turns counterspell into a slot tax. To that end, I'd replace the overly complex bonus action spellcasting rules with [b]"you cannot cast two leveled spells in the same turn"[/b] which is what I swear 90% of people pretend or think it says anyhow. (This also makes Fighter 2 not a huge boost to high level spellcasters, which I think is a good thing.) Now, "I cast a spell", "I counterspell" doesn't get "and I counter the counterspell". [/QUOTE]

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