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5. Counterspells
One of the powers common to all users of magic is the spell Countermagic and its more powerful version Counterspell. These spells are deceptively simple in their use but only a true master of combative magic knows their full potential.
Many mages, lacking the necessary spine and vigour of the Arcane Tempest will cower beneath their perceived immunity to enemy magic and thus become less than combat effective because of this. While others, emboldened by their powers all too frequently find themselves the target of an enemy spell caster mid-spell and are thus helpless against their foes enchantment.
Thus it is common practice for field units of the Arcane Tempest to nominate
two or more of their number as ‘Catchers’ whose duty it is
to identify enemy spell casters and nullify their efforts through effective
use of these spells. These Catchers cast no magic other than the Counterspell's
or Countermagic as appropriate, keeping their fellows free to nullify the
enemy in a more permanent manner, preferably mid lyric to prevent the need
for wasteful bracketing.
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