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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9204812" data-attributes="member: 23751">And this is enough to say that characters aren't whispering their spells so as to be unheard.DM: &quot;Have you decided how your wizard is going to cast spells?&quot;Player: &quot;Yes.&nbsp; He's a quiet individual so he is going to quietly incant his spells. Well, except for the verbal only spells. Those he is going to chant loud enough to be heard over the noise of combat for some reason that makes no sense.&quot;If verbal only spells need to be loud enough to be heard over combat with no roll on the part of the counterspeller, then all of the spells with verbal components are also that loud.The odds are 100%.&nbsp; If it is within 60 feet you can counterspell it when you hear the &quot;Most spells require the chanting of mystic words.&quot;&nbsp; You don't have to be familiar with the spell to recognize mystic words being used.Edit: I missed this by hitting submit by accident.That would also apply to gestures and components.&nbsp; If you are going to require an arcana spell in order to counterspell, then counterspell can't ever be used as it and the arcana check are both reactions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9204812, member: 23751"] And this is enough to say that characters aren't whispering their spells so as to be unheard. DM: "Have you decided how your wizard is going to cast spells?" Player: "Yes. He's a quiet individual so he is going to quietly incant his spells. Well, except for the verbal only spells. Those he is going to chant loud enough to be heard over the noise of combat for some reason that makes no sense." If verbal only spells need to be loud enough to be heard over combat with no roll on the part of the counterspeller, then all of the spells with verbal components are also that loud. The odds are 100%. If it is within 60 feet you can counterspell it when you hear the "Most spells require the chanting of [B]mystic words[/B]." You don't have to be familiar with the spell to recognize mystic words being used. Edit: I missed this by hitting submit by accident. That would also apply to gestures and components. If you are going to require an arcana spell in order to counterspell, then counterspell can't ever be used as it and the arcana check are both reactions. [/QUOTE]

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