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Correct. The other two normal ways are Bonus Action and Reaction, neither of which are used during the casting that happens in...
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Casting a spell merits special mention under readying and action: When you ready a spell, you cast it as normal but hold its energy...
Tuesday at 8:15 PM
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To add: after you cast the spell as normal, you must concentrate until your readied action releases it, if your concentration is broken...
Tuesday at 8:14 PM
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so why / how are the resources, including the spell slot, spent even if the trigger does not occur and you did not actually cast the...
Tuesday at 8:13 PM
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I just don't see any other way to read "When you ready a spell, you cast it as normal but hold its energy," than to read you use the...
Tuesday at 7:59 PM
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I address this in a later post and agree with that. But the trigger CAN be something very easy, whistling, even blinking. The point is...
Tuesday at 7:58 PM
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Personally, I don’t think “my turn ends” is a valid trigger for the Ready action, because it’s not a thing occurring in the game world...
Tuesday at 7:57 PM
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I think, as @FarBeyondC just pointed out, it doesn't work that way. Per ready action: When you Ready a spell, you cast it as normal...
Tuesday at 3:36 PM
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Haven't brought it to the table yet to see for sure, but one of the areas of design I'm most impressed by is how much they seem to have...
Tuesday at 3:32 PM
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I gave you a like, not because I necessarily agree with you (although I find your thesis interesting) but because I don't think you...
Tuesday at 3:27 PM
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It sounds like a really strange behaviour to reward.
Tuesday at 11:44 AM
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I am absolutely glad your group is having fun, and I mean no disrespect when I say this: I find that sort of stuff makes my eyes roll...
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This really made me want to get into a Dragonbane game. And yes, as a duck.
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Ball bearings for 1gp, the same price as a ale, is the real sign its a post industrial age setting. When you can mass produce small...
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Names of gods, countries, towns, cities, geographical features, important personages etc. But it’s not different at a fundamental level...
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