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<blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 8415212" data-attributes="member: 6704184">So did you intentionally make a false equivalence, are you recognizing that I was right in describing it as such, or is the “as well” in your reply just imprecise language?&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Anyway, describing what a monsters abilities look like isn’t adding mechanics, regardless. Its odd to have to say this, but…a beholder, unless homebrewed, isn’t a sorcerer casting a spell with subtle spell.&nbsp; &nbsp;Deciding whether the eyestalk moves, or focuses on a creature in a noticeable way, or any other indicator of what it’s about to do, is entirely, 100%, unequivocally, up to the DM.&nbsp; Could do, sure. But what a monsters abilities look like is…inarguably up to the DM.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;It’s also just very strange to see a “DM has unlimited authority” poster arguing that it’s against the rules to…rule a way they don’t agree with as part of adjudicating a houserule.&nbsp; &nbsp;If one houserules that Counterspell can counter any ability which replicates a spell effect, then one is going to have to make some best judgment calls about how a given ability would be written if the houserule were the RAW, so even if I were wrong about the rules in this case (and I’m not), it wouldn’t even matter! &nbsp;It was weird as hell for max to even try to tell another poster their houserule doesn’t work because RAW says XYZ in the first place. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" alt="🤷‍♂️" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f937-2642.png" title="Man shrugging&nbsp; &nbsp; :man_shrugging:" data-shortname=":man_shrugging:" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="doctorbadwolf, post: 8415212, member: 6704184"] So did you intentionally make a false equivalence, are you recognizing that I was right in describing it as such, or is the “as well” in your reply just imprecise language? Anyway, describing what a monsters abilities look like isn’t adding mechanics, regardless. Its odd to have to say this, but…a beholder, unless homebrewed, isn’t a sorcerer casting a spell with subtle spell. Deciding whether the eyestalk moves, or focuses on a creature in a noticeable way, or any other indicator of what it’s about to do, is entirely, 100%, unequivocally, up to the DM. Could do, sure. But what a monsters abilities look like is…inarguably up to the DM. It’s also just very strange to see a “DM has unlimited authority” poster arguing that it’s against the rules to…rule a way they don’t agree with as part of adjudicating a houserule. If one houserules that Counterspell can counter any ability which replicates a spell effect, then one is going to have to make some best judgment calls about how a given ability would be written if the houserule were the RAW, so even if I were wrong about the rules in this case (and I’m not), it [I]wouldn’t even matter![/I] It was weird as hell for max to even try to tell another poster their houserule doesn’t work because RAW says XYZ in the first place. 🤷‍♂️ [/QUOTE]

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