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Yes I know, but in this case he did not use a spell slot for either spell. The only real restriction is you must concentrate from the...

It necessitates declaring the action you will take when the trigger occurs. Which to me clearly indicates that you are not taking that...

Except then you run into the text of ready action "To be readied, a spell must have a casting time of an action..." So no holding a...

It actually doesn't work, but as a rule, I dislike loophole lawyers as much as rules lawyers in my games. I get other folks like that...

For me, this adds needless complexity. "Cast as normal" IMO means cast using the magic action (as normal) and the ready action allows...

Yes, so if you’re casting these spells of your own power by expending spell slots, this technique definitely doesn't work. But since the...

Yes I correct myself, spells with casting time of reaction are not effected. But you cannot ready an action spell with casting time...

Yeah, I’d say that’s an accurate summary.

Ah I see, you see the Ready action as performing the spellcasting rather than it needing a Magic action to do so, with the Ready part...

Ah this makes sense you were referring to the restrictions against using two spell slots per turn, rather than the Action Surge...

Yes. I don’t dispute any of that. But nothing in that text says you take the Magic action. In fact, it wouldn’t make sense for you to do...

You did cast the spell beforehand. You just cast it using the Ready action rather than the Magic action. Like I said, the Magic action...

You literally do, that’s exactly what the text of the Ready action says you do. First, you decide what perceivable circumstance will...

I don’t see any reason you can’t. The Magic action is the most common way to cast a spell, but it’s not the only way. By this logic...

When you Ready an action, you don’t take that action until the trigger occurs. It literally says you choose the action you will take, as...