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<blockquote data-quote="wolff96" data-source="post: 3651207" data-attributes="member: 342">It's from Arcana Evolved by Monte Cook.&nbsp; It's a variant PHB with entirely different races, classes, and magic system.&nbsp; I'd look very carefully before I started using the feats and magic in a regular 3.5 game -- they're internally balanced and may not play well with others.&nbsp; (Some people have done it and had it work well, I personally haven't tried.)As Stalker0 notes, it's not automatic due to the opposed check.&nbsp; It does, however, make counterspelling a very viable tactic against magic users of the same approximate level.&nbsp; (They get to use their level + modifier to oppose your roll -- so unless you're about the same level or they're weaker, don't even bother.)Considering that the magic in AE is fundamentally different than in standard D&amp;D, it's kind of hard to just eyeball the balance without having played/run the game.&nbsp; I've run a few campaigns in AE now -- getting ready to start my fourth -- and even those folks who have taken BMM usually do it for the extra kick in punching through Spell Resistance.Counterspelling may be a wonderful idea and very powerful...&nbsp; but most players would rather chuck a fistful of dice for damage anyway.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="wolff96, post: 3651207, member: 342"] It's from [i]Arcana Evolved[/i] by Monte Cook. It's a variant PHB with entirely different races, classes, and magic system. I'd look very carefully before I started using the feats and magic in a regular 3.5 game -- they're internally balanced and may not play well with others. (Some people have done it and had it work well, I personally haven't tried.) As Stalker0 notes, it's not automatic due to the opposed check. It does, however, make counterspelling a very viable tactic against magic users of the same approximate level. (They get to use their level + modifier to oppose your roll -- so unless you're about the same level or they're weaker, don't even bother.) Considering that the magic in AE is fundamentally different than in standard D&D, it's kind of hard to just eyeball the balance without having played/run the game. I've run a few campaigns in AE now -- getting ready to start my fourth -- and even those folks who have taken BMM usually do it for the extra kick in punching through Spell Resistance. Counterspelling may be a wonderful idea and very powerful... but most players would rather chuck a fistful of dice for damage anyway. :) [/QUOTE]

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