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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fearsomepirate" data-source="post: 8222136" data-attributes="member: 7021420">I mean, sure, you can do this. You have lots of options as a DM. Casting monsters can just always a) be invisibleb) gain surprisec) have a few sorcery points for Subtle Spelld) be far away and have Distant Spelle) etcThis is what I meant by contrived. Always doing something to ensure one specific spell doesn't shut down the encounter is contrived. I don't really do this for other spells, like I'm not thinking about making sure Banishment or Forcecage or Hypnotic Pattern or other non-damage spells don't just ruin things.</blockquote>