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<blockquote data-quote="wolff96" data-source="post: 3649347" data-attributes="member: 342">Not quite. In AE, you have two ways to get a Counterspell.1) Have a Dispel Magic prepared, ready an action to counterspell, and then win the opposed caster power check.&nbsp; This burns up the slot for a Dispel Magic, just like in 3.5 D&amp;D.2) Have the &quot;Brandish Magical Might&quot; feat.&nbsp; If you have the feat, you can ready an action to counterspell and then try to win the opposed caster power check at no cost to yourself, other than the lost action to ready.&nbsp; Great feat, but it's kind of powerful for standard D&amp;D if you allow all the advantages the feat grants.&nbsp; For reference:&nbsp; You can use caster power checks (level + modifier) for things like forcing the equivalent of an Arcane Locked door, gain access to the Counterspell option in number two above, and get to add your casting modifier to your caster level to overcome SR 1/2 caster levels per day.&nbsp; (Assuming your casting stat is an 18 or better -- and 17+ is required for the feat -- then it's as good as Spell Penetration and Greater Spell Penetration put together, if not better, IN ADDITION to it's other benefits.&nbsp; The feat is AE-balanced, not core balanced.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="wolff96, post: 3649347, member: 342"] Not quite. In AE, you have two ways to get a Counterspell. 1) Have a [i]Dispel Magic[/i] prepared, ready an action to counterspell, and then win the opposed caster power check. This burns up the slot for a [i]Dispel Magic[/i], just like in 3.5 D&D. 2) Have the "Brandish Magical Might" feat. If you have the feat, you can ready an action to counterspell and then try to win the opposed caster power check [i]at no cost to yourself, other than the lost action to ready[/i]. Great feat, but it's kind of powerful for standard D&D if you allow all the advantages the feat grants. For reference: You can use caster power checks (level + modifier) for things like forcing the equivalent of an [i]Arcane Locked[/i] door, gain access to the Counterspell option in number two above, and get to add your casting modifier to your caster level to overcome SR 1/2 caster levels per day. (Assuming your casting stat is an 18 or better -- and 17+ is required for the feat -- then it's as good as Spell Penetration and Greater Spell Penetration put together, if not better, IN ADDITION to it's other benefits. The feat is AE-balanced, not core balanced.) [/QUOTE]

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