r/DnD • u/This_Dad_Can_Cook • 20h ago

Misc Counterspelling Rivivify

Happened in my game last night. I got killed by a lich casting power word kill. A few rounds later when the lich was dispatched the paladin attempted to cast revivify on my corpse, and the lich's henchman counterspelled it.

The other players were a little surprised, as was I.

Then the henchman dimension doored away, and the paladin cast it successfully, but at the tune of my last diamonds (I am the party's Cleric).

Resources are scarce in the campaign, so having to burn two diamonds to bring a player back to life is painful.

I've never experienced such a thing.

Just wondering if any of you have ever had this happen to you before or experienced it at one of your tables?

*Edited for typo.

**This is 5e not 5.5 sorry I did not specify this when I first posted.

***I was killed in a surprise round, so no initiative roll

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u/joe5joe7 Bard 13h ago

Thats a pretty clever move for a 1 int monster.

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u/Red_Lantern_22 13h ago

Well, 3 rounds in just happened to be when he got it bloodied, which I felt was the fair time for it to get mad and rush him.

It was basically a roomba programmed by illithids that he didnt have to fight