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The verbiage in the rules glossary for "ready a spell" This specifically calls out different mechanics than exist for spells thanor for...

It is a specific triggering event, not a delay. If it was a delay it would always happen, as a Ready Action it only happens if the...

This is not true. You absolutely can take the Magic Action as a readied action when the trigger happens off turn. Here is the text...

Except the idea of "later in the round" doesn't actually exist, all of these actions are supposed to be happening simultaneously, the...

I don’t see any reason it would “turn around and bite you in the bum.” It’s a super niche application of the Ready action that you need...

No it doesn't. The word delay does not appear in the description or in the table. The word in the table is "prepare"

Nothing else except for Readying a spell. That has specific mechanics that are different than any of the actions you can ready...

They use completely separate action economy, permissibility and mechanics for the effect you are trying to achieve to come to pass. The...

Ok there is a nuance here. You always cast the spell on your turn. You can not ready an action to cast a spell when it is not your...

The Ready Action is absolutely an action by itself. That’s why it’s found under the “actions” section and written as a discrete action...

Ready action is an action, it is not a delay. It does not count as the attack action and the ready action itself does not count as an...

Ok so the contention is about whether or not the Ready action used to cast a spell is actually a Magic Action. I don't have a horse in...

But it is the "normal" way slow is used isn't it?

Yes you can because you are not taking them on your turn. When I ready the attack action, I take it off turn after the trigger happens...

It is the most common, it is not normal in the context they are using here. Slow is normally used against multiple enemies, does that...