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  1. 2024-04-01, 07:38 PM (ISO 8601) - Top - End - #569
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    Default Re: Counterspelled Booming Blade

    Quote Originally Posted by Amnestic View Post
    An arcana check is all that's needed to identify a spell being cast by someone else - the 'magical formula' if you will.
    No, a formula is a specific item with its own rarity - DMG 141. You can't substitute it with Arcana.

    Quote Originally Posted by JNAProductions View Post
    That's what Monk's Slow Fall does. It doesn't negate a fall from any height, it reduces damage you take. It CAN take it to 0, but even a 20th level Monk is not wholly immune to fall damage.
    Negating 100 damage per fall will cover falls from most heights. I would not let a skill check do that.
    Last edited by Psyren; 2024-04-01 at 07:39 PM.
    Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
    But really, the important lesson here is this: Rather than making assumptions that don't fit with the text and then complaining about the text being wrong, why not just choose different assumptions that DO fit with the text?
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