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Ready Action: Any spell you can cast I can cast better. I can cast anything better than you. Magic Action: No you cant Ready Action...
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No, it says you choose a different action that you will take when the specified trigger occurs.
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Congratulations on the new meds! I don’t know where you’re from, but here in Ameriksland, most ADHD medications are very tightly...
Sep 17, 2025
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It doesn’t really require litigation. There are two potential interpretations here, both of which can pretty reasonably be arrived at...
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You didn’t finish reading the text of the Magic Action. It goes on to say what happens in the case of the spell having a casting time of...
Sep 17, 2025
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It can’t mean that, because if you’ve taken the Ready Action then you don’t have an Action available to take the Magic Action. The only...
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There is another way to reconcile it, actually: specific beats general. You generally use the Magic Action to cast a spell or use a...
Sep 17, 2025
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Well, it isn’t performed exactly like the Magic Action. The Magic Action causes the spell to take effect immediately if its casting time...
Sep 17, 2025
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I disagree with this, I think this applies to the mechanics of casting the spell itself, not the action used. The action used is just...
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Gladly! When you take the Magic action, you cast a spell that has a casting time of an action or use a feature or magic item that...
Sep 17, 2025
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It can’t be the Magic Action because you’ve already used your Action to perform the Ready Action. “Cast as normal” therefore can only...
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Correct. Spellcasting is something the Magic Action allows, not something required in order to perform the Magic Action. No, I’m not...
Sep 17, 2025
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Yeah, this is just specific beating general. Business as usual.
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The text for the Glamour subclass says they can cast Command as a Bonus Action. The Sorcerer Quicken Spell again allows a Sorcerer to...
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Under my reading, Ready isnt breaking a rule set for the Magic Action, because it’s a completely different Action, with its own rules...
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