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<blockquote data-quote="jmartkdr2" data-source="post: 8550733" data-attributes="member: 7017304">My favorite change: you always need to roll to counterspell (there's no auto-success), but you can add the level of the spell slot used to the check. Thus if you spend a 3rd-level slot you make a roll of d20 + spellcasting ability mod + 3, DC is 10 + the targeted spell's level. It's never guaranteed. On the other hand, if you do want to burn a 9th-level slot it's probably a +14 (at least) to the check. I've also seen a suggestion that it should be a class feature / feat rather than just a spell. I could also see it as a metamagic or invocation (and it can be more than one). Wizards should probably have it standard, and maybe bards, but I can see limiting it beyond those classes.Last idea I've liked is for it to only work on spells that require at least an action - no counterspelling counterspells. I'm not totally sure about this - counterspell chains are rare and usually happen in high-stakes situations, so they're generally tense in a fun way - but if it's coming up too often in your games this is a quick way to shut it down.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jmartkdr2, post: 8550733, member: 7017304"] My favorite change: you always need to roll to counterspell (there's no auto-success), but you can add the level of the spell slot used to the check. Thus if you spend a 3rd-level slot you make a roll of d20 + spellcasting ability mod + 3, DC is 10 + the targeted spell's level. It's never guaranteed. On the other hand, if you do want to burn a 9th-level slot it's probably a +14 (at least) to the check. I've also seen a suggestion that it should be a class feature / feat rather than just a spell. I could also see it as a metamagic or invocation (and it can be more than one). Wizards should probably have it standard, and maybe bards, but I can see limiting it beyond those classes. Last idea I've liked is for it to only work on spells that require at least an action - no counterspelling counterspells. I'm not totally sure about this - counterspell chains are rare and usually happen in high-stakes situations, so they're generally tense in a fun way - but if it's coming up too often in your games this is a quick way to shut it down. [/QUOTE]

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