Clever Counterspell

Level 12

Wizard

Prerequisites: Counterspell, Quick Recognize

You creatively apply your prepared spells to Counterspell a
much wider variety of your opponents’ magic. Instead of being
able to counter a foe’s spell with Counterspell only if you have
that same spell prepared, you can use Counterspell as long as
you have the spell the foe is casting in your spellbook. When
you use Counterspell in this way, the prepared spell you expend
must share a trait other than its tradition with the triggering
spell. At the GM’s discretion, you can instead use a spell that
has an opposing trait or that otherwise logically would counter
the triggering spell (such as using a cold or water spell to
counter fireball or using remove fear to counter a fear spell).
Regardless of what spell you expend, you take a –2 penalty to
your counteract check, though the GM can waive this penalty if
the expended spell is especially appropriate.