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<blockquote data-quote="Noctem" data-source="post: 6797556" data-attributes="member: 6801315">Imo this would be the breakdown:Declare you use the ready action + pick trigger.Expend Action for your turnExpend the associated spell slotPerform / use up&nbsp; any V, S, M requirementsFinish casting the spell*Pause*At this point the spell is cast but the effects, the energy, is being held until released when the designated trigger is met.&nbsp; Once that happens the effects of the spell are released.This means that you can only use Counterspell when the ready action is taken and the spell is cast, not when it is released later.&nbsp; You can't dispel anything because there's nothing yet to dispel until the spell effects are released.&nbsp; Again Dispel Magic is about targeting the effects, not the spell itself.&nbsp; If concentration is lost, the spell is also lost.&nbsp; This also means that the picking of targets, area the spell will affect, etc..&nbsp; has not yet happened since the effects of the spell have not yet happened.&nbsp; The only thing that has happened is that the spell has been cast and held before the effects could occur.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Noctem, post: 6797556, member: 6801315"] Imo this would be the breakdown: Declare you use the ready action + pick trigger. Expend Action for your turn Expend the associated spell slot Perform / use up any V, S, M requirements Finish casting the spell *Pause* At this point the spell is cast but the effects, the energy, is being held until released when the designated trigger is met. Once that happens the effects of the spell are released. This means that you can only use Counterspell when the ready action is taken and the spell is cast, not when it is released later. You can't dispel anything because there's nothing yet to dispel until the spell [B]effects[/B] are released. Again Dispel Magic is about targeting the [B]effects[/B], not the spell itself. If concentration is lost, the spell is also lost. This also means that the picking of targets, area the spell will affect, etc.. has not yet happened since the effects of the spell have not yet happened. The only thing that has happened is that the spell has been cast and held before the effects could occur. [/QUOTE]

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