What counters silence

[esorek]

So the cleric in my party can now cast silence which is not that bad. What is bad is that he casts it on the monk who then proceeds to chase the spell casters around preventing them from casting while pummeling them to pieces which IMO is a bit on the cheesy side, to make matters worse through some randomly generated treasure the cleric now has a wand of silence.
So what's the best way to counter silence? I don't want to be cheesy but if they do this too much I want to be able to pull something that will show them they can't relay on a cheese tactic too much.

 

[kreynolds]

Dispel Magic, Greater Dispelling, AMF, Disjunction.

 

[IceBear]

Play up on the fact that the monk can't talk, and remember to make sure you track what other PCs are affected at the same time. It could start to become more of a hassle than the party wants to deal with.

The Silent spell feat is a good counter too, though it ends up burning higher spell slots. I'd think most wizards would have a silent dispel magic if this is a common tactic in your world.

IceBear

 

[esorek]

I thought about those but the dispels have a verbal component and AMF and disjunction are way too high level for now.

 

[fett527]

which IMO is a bit on the cheesy side

Sounds like inventive tactics to me. I don't see why you think it's so cheesy.

 

[AGGEMAM]

Ring of Counterspelling (Silence) would also do the trick.

 

[AuraSeer]

Song & Silence has a bard spell called Joyful Noise. Its effect is to suppress magical silence within 15' of the caster; anyone within that radius can cast spells normally.

Incidentally, AFAIK this is the only bard spell without a verbal component.

 

[dkilgo]

The Silence Spell metamagic feat will negate the verbal componants for the disspell.

 

[Drawmack]

or the wizard is also a ranger wearing a belt of hill giant strength. When he gets whomped on the back he goes nuts and starts slashing the out of the monk, whom he can track because the race just happens to be his favored enemy.

 

[dkilgo]

I like the favored enemy tactic, but it will only work once or twice.