cmad1977
Hero
So, counterspell is coming up more and more in my group. I've been letting the spellcasters know the spell cast before counterspelling.
But I'm thinking of stopping that. Basically they know a spell is cast, and they have to decide whether to counterspell before knowing it (This is per Xanathar's).
Thoughts on either way?
I might let them know the power level of the spell? Maybe they can feel the arcane energies are more powerful than a standard counter spell so the player can make a call about wether or not they want to upcast or take a chance on counter spell failing.
But I DEFINITELY would NOT roll arcana checks mid combat. Don’t slow things down.
Or maybe not tell them altogether.