Countermagic

Mana per Level: 1

Casting Time: Reaction

Range: 100’

Target: Single Target

Duration: Instant

Avoidance: Spellcraft / Contested

Special: None

Type: Debuff

You may cast Countermagic as a reaction to interrupt another caster’s spell. State your intention to cast Countermagic and the amount of mana you’ll use before learning the opponent’s spell mana cost. Both casters roll a Heroic Action using their Spellcraft skill, with the higher successful roll prevailing. Countermagic disrupts the magical energy of the targets spell according to the mana spent on Countermagic. If the mana spent on counter magic meets or exceeds the amount spent on the original casting, then the targeted spell is canceled. If it is less, this will lower the power of the targeted spell equal to the Countermagic spent mana.

For example, Mingus casts Elemental Blast. Tersh reacts with Countermagic. Tersh declares the are spending 4 mana and they roll a 56 Spellcraft. Mingus rolls their Spellcraft to contest the Countermagic, but they only roll a 34. Tersh wins the contest, but Mingus had spent 6 mana on their Elemental Blast. Tersh’s Countermagic cancels 4 mana worth of the Elemental Blast, causing it to only be cast at a 2 mana level, though Mingus still spends 6 mana.

Spellcraft failure: The spell fizzles, and mana is lost.

Spell avoided: The spell fails, and the opposing caster still expends their mana.