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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 8102602" data-attributes="member: 6801228">I think the metal cap issue causes problems in regards to armor. Which Psions will be able to get. I much preferred my Blindfold idea. But, the cap idea does also work. I don't like it aesthetically, but something along those same lines could be used (brass or copper circlets?) I tend to agree with you that the ability not to be counterspelled is fairly niche and not that big of a deal, in our games. However, I have to acknowledge that for some tables, the ability to not be counterspelled is considered one of the most powerful abilities you can have, and nearly solely carries the entire sorcerer class for those people. Since I am not sure which table is the outlier, I can't judge if it is a huge deal, or a minor deal. A lot of people also say that casting a spell with no components is unnoticeable, ie, there are no displays. Something like shatter is a blast of force on a point, with nothing visibly connecting the caster to the event if you take out components. For a spell like Phantasmal force, there is no reason to assume anything visible happens at all. This becomes such a hit or miss aspect, that in terms of thinking about the power, I find it would be safer to assume that there is nothing connecting the event to the caster, unless explicitly stated. Now, my players would likely want there to be most of the time. They want their caster to send out massive waves of light, or crackling energy, simply because it looks cool. But, that is not a guarantee, simply a preference they have when it does not matter. I would not be surprised to find that when it matters, most players would instead prefer to not be noticed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 8102602, member: 6801228"] I think the metal cap issue causes problems in regards to armor. Which Psions will be able to get. I much preferred my Blindfold idea. But, the cap idea does also work. I don't like it aesthetically, but something along those same lines could be used (brass or copper circlets?) I tend to agree with you that the ability not to be counterspelled is fairly niche and not that big of a deal,[I][U] in our games[/U][/I]. However, I have to acknowledge that for some tables, the ability to not be counterspelled is considered one of the most powerful abilities you can have, and nearly solely carries the entire sorcerer class for those people. Since I am not sure which table is the outlier, I can't judge if it is a huge deal, or a minor deal. A lot of people also say that casting a spell with no components is unnoticeable, ie, there are no displays. Something like shatter is a blast of force on a point, with nothing visibly connecting the caster to the event if you take out components. For a spell like Phantasmal force, there is no reason to assume anything visible happens at all. This becomes such a hit or miss aspect, that in terms of thinking about the power, I find it would be safer to assume that there is nothing connecting the event to the caster, unless explicitly stated. Now, my players would likely want there to be most of the time. They want their caster to send out massive waves of light, or crackling energy, simply because it looks cool. But, that is not a guarantee, simply a preference they have [I][U]when it does not matter[/U][/I]. I would not be surprised to find that when it matters, most players would instead prefer to not be noticed. [/QUOTE]

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