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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DnD Rule Machine" data-source="post: 540361" data-attributes="member: 9412">Here's a hypothetical pickle.Wizard A has readied his action in order to counterspell and oppose wizard B.Wizard A has 35 Hit Points.Wizard B has Power Word: Kill under the effect of the Silent Spell feat.On Wizard B's turn, he casts Power Word: Kill on Wizard A. Since the Spell is a silent spell, there is no verbal compnent. Power Word: Kill has only a verbal component. Therefore no sound is uttered, no words spoken.Power Word: Kill would kill Wizard A, no save is allowed. Wizard A would have readied his action, but would have been killed before taking the action. Why? Because In order to counterspell, a successful Spellcraft Check must be made at DC 15+ Spell Level and the verbal or somatic components must be seen or heard. Silent Spells have no verbal components. Nothing to Hear, no Check can be made. No counterspell. One Dead Wizard.Now an archer is not even a spellcasting class. How could you explain being able to 'see' or 'hear' a spell as such being cast? And how would the archer fare against this same spell? No save. No sound. No action for Mr Dead Archer.</blockquote>