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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 6780297" data-attributes="member: 5834">Hmm. I usually play casters supporting minions or other monsters. Their primary job is to counter/dispel effective PC casting tactics and not generally to cast offensively, so using up a 5th level slot to counter someone's spell isn't considered a party win. I look at that as a DM win because it eliminates a 5th level powerful spell tactic the party was going to employ as a force multiplier. I'll add that information in. This tactic is highly effective against PC parties, it seems extra effective and almost punitive against warlocks.PC casting is generally the biggest problem a DM has to overcome. One of the best ways to overcome it is a dedicated counterspell/dispel caster or casters to keep the martial combatants from being neutralized or disempowered by spellcasting.Is this an unusual tactic that many DMs don't employ? I don't know. It seems every time I enter one of these discussions, I'm told the problem seems to apply to my particular DM play-style. If you were dealing with a DM that had a dedicated enemy caster positioned so he could not be easily engaged countering/dispelling your spells, would that make you feel far less useful&nbsp; as a player? Would it make you feel particularly useless as a warlock with a lower number of spell slots available for a battle?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 6780297, member: 5834"] Hmm. I usually play casters supporting minions or other monsters. Their primary job is to counter/dispel effective PC casting tactics and not generally to cast offensively, so using up a 5th level slot to counter someone's spell isn't considered a party win. I look at that as a DM win because it eliminates a 5th level powerful spell tactic the party was going to employ as a force multiplier. I'll add that information in. This tactic is highly effective against PC parties, it seems extra effective and almost punitive against warlocks. PC casting is generally the biggest problem a DM has to overcome. One of the best ways to overcome it is a dedicated counterspell/dispel caster or casters to keep the martial combatants from being neutralized or disempowered by spellcasting. Is this an unusual tactic that many DMs don't employ? I don't know. It seems every time I enter one of these discussions, I'm told the problem seems to apply to my particular DM play-style. If you were dealing with a DM that had a dedicated enemy caster positioned so he could not be easily engaged countering/dispelling your spells, would that make you feel far less useful as a player? Would it make you feel particularly useless as a warlock with a lower number of spell slots available for a battle? [/QUOTE]

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