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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 7548023">Mmm...Counterspell is already so powerful.&nbsp; I'd rather see it get harder to use, not easier.5e is all about simplicity, so this probably wouldn't feel right, but I'd rather see Counterspell first require you to recognize the spell being cast, and how to counter it, using Arcana.&nbsp; You'd get Advantage if you know the spell or it's in your spellbook, or if you're a specialist wizard and it's in your school.&nbsp; Then maybe Disadvantage if it's a spell you can't cast, either because of class or level.&nbsp;&nbsp; The DC for the Arcana check would be based on the level of the slot you use versus the level of the spell being cast.&nbsp; So against a high level spell that you can't cast, using a 3rd level slot, you'd have a high DC and Disadvantage.&nbsp; Against a low level spell that you know, using a high level slot, you'd have a low DC and Advantage.&nbsp; But it would never be automatic success.Or something like that.&nbsp; I guess you'd suddenly see all Bards taking Expertise in Arcana, and Wizards dipping a level or taking a feat to do the same.&nbsp; But that's ok, right?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 7548023"] Mmm...Counterspell is already so powerful. I'd rather see it get [I]harder[/I] to use, not easier. 5e is all about simplicity, so this probably wouldn't feel right, but I'd rather see Counterspell first require you to recognize the spell being cast, and how to counter it, using Arcana. You'd get Advantage if you know the spell or it's in your spellbook, or if you're a specialist wizard and it's in your school. Then maybe Disadvantage if it's a spell you can't cast, either because of class or level. The DC for the Arcana check would be based on the level of the slot you use versus the level of the spell being cast. So against a high level spell that you can't cast, using a 3rd level slot, you'd have a high DC and Disadvantage. Against a low level spell that you know, using a high level slot, you'd have a low DC and Advantage. But it would never be automatic success. Or something like that. I guess you'd suddenly see all Bards taking Expertise in Arcana, and Wizards dipping a level or taking a feat to do the same. But that's ok, right? [/QUOTE]

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