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Ready action is not the same as Reaction. Ready action is an action you take on your turn, Reaction is not, it is something you take as...
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Right, as per the text of the Ready Action, which are more specific than the general rules for casting spells.
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You don't cast it as a Reaction, you use the Ready action. It still uses an action to cast.
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What has changed is holding the energy, requireing concentration and using the Ready action. No you use the Ready action as described...
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You must cast it as normal except for what is changed in the description of Ready a spell. It is not "normal" to hold the energy until...
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Yes you can I gave you numerous examples before Am 18th level Eldritch Knight CAN cast hold Person using the attack action A Glamour...
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It doesn’t change the casting time. You cast it as an Action. The Ready Action.
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When you Ready a spell, you cast it as normal (expending any resources used to cast it) but hold its energy, which you release with your...
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Yes, just like Ready a spell.
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So you don't think a Sorcerer can use a Bonus action to cast a Quickened Fireball?
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I disagree. No this is complete nonsese. Now you are just making stuff up. There is not a carve out for the Magic action, nothing in...
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Cleary not! I gave you numerous examples of how you can cast a spell with a casting time of an action without using the Magic action...
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No it doesn't. Ready is an action. You can Ready a magic action, but you can't do that to cast a spell. There are specific rules for...
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I agree with this and you can't cast two spells which use a slot, I don;t think anyone is arguing you can. But there are plenty of...
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Most of the time and there are numerous exceptions when that is not the case. There are many ways of a casting a spell with a casting...
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