Magic Retort (Charisma)

Your experience with spellcasting in combat has taught you much. But you have picked up a particular trick that most do not utilise, clashing spells.

• You learn a single cantrip that requires a ranged attack roll. Your spellcasting ability for this cantrip can be Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma (you choose when you gain this feat).
• When targeted by a spell that requires a ranged spell attack roll, you may use your reaction to cast a spell of a similar nature.
  • Make a ranged spell attack vs the attackers spell save DC. On success, both spells will clash and force against each other. Then, on either the attackers or your own turn (whoever comes first) you or them must spend an action to resolve the conflict.
  • Both creatures make Spellcasting Ability Checks. You may use either the ability chosen when you took this feat, or your own Spellcasting Ability Modifier. Whoever has the highest roll wins the conflict and the spell hits the other person, regardless of whether or not the roll would have surpassed AC or not. They would also then take the damage and effects of that spell.
• As a DM discretion, you may also use spells that have a line range such as lightning bolt, sunbeam or certain dragon breath weapons.
• If you have abilities that can add a bonus to Spellcasting Ability Checks (such as the Bard's Jack of all Trades or School of Abjuration Wizard's Improved Abjuration), you may apply that bonus when resolving the conflict
• You may use this ability a number of times equal to your proficiency bonus before taking a long rest.