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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 9212377" data-attributes="member: 58172">Yeah. It seems Counterspell wont be cast unless the reallife player is aware of the spellcasting. Thus the scenario requires the DM to make the spellcasting known. Sometimes, a DM may even try to obscure the casting from the players.It isnt a thing, but perhaps an &quot;Arcana passive check&quot; could allow the DM to normally inform the players when lower slot spells are in play. Maybe arcanists can &quot;sense a disruption in the Force&quot;, sotospeak.Yup. Performance sounds plausible too. I tend to use Performance for esthetic appeal, but of course using it for actually acting, applies.According to RAW, players might well be unable to cast Counterspell on occasion, because the DM intentionally prevents the characters from seeing the casting happen.Because the RAW is unhelpfully vague, characters might not even know they under the effect of a hostile spell.I probably agree. At the same time, &quot;you can see it plainly with your own eyes&quot;, tends to work in most situation.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 9212377, member: 58172"] Yeah. It seems Counterspell wont be cast unless the reallife [I]player[/I] is aware of the spellcasting. Thus the scenario requires the DM to make the spellcasting known. Sometimes, a DM may even try to obscure the casting from the players. It isnt a thing, but perhaps an "Arcana passive check" could allow the DM to normally inform the players when lower slot spells are in play. Maybe arcanists can "sense a disruption in the Force", sotospeak. Yup. Performance sounds plausible too. I tend to use Performance for esthetic appeal, but of course using it for actually acting, applies. According to RAW, players might well be unable to cast [I]Counterspell[/I] on occasion, because the DM intentionally prevents the characters from seeing the casting happen. Because the RAW is unhelpfully vague, characters might not even know they under the effect of a hostile spell. I probably agree. At the same time, "you can see it plainly with your own eyes", tends to work in most situation. [/QUOTE]

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