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Well like I said the description described the Ranger as Druidic and Magical in 1E, although I will admit I do the opposite. I focus on the mechanics and use those to write the fiction for a specific PC. If I want a PC that is all about Fear and Charms and being crazy good at Charisma checks I...

Really Command and Tasha's Hiedous Laughter have really changed the game when it comes to multiclassing. It used to be that multiclassing a full caster meant losing substantial power WRT high level spells. A 11 Cleric/8 Wizard/1 Ranger or 11 Sorcerer/8 Cleric/1 Paladin are substantially weaker...

Sorry poor grammar/typos on my part. There are 14 things Mini mentioned as core to the Ranger class. Some (most?) of them have not been a part of every Ranger, yet spells have been a part of every D&D Ranger. IE talks about Rangers being fomidable with Druidic and Magical abilities at high...

No it is not. According to youi I am Readying the Magic action so therefore: 1. I Ready the Magic action on my turn specifying the trigger 2. That Magic action occurs when the trigger happens, it has not occured yet when I Ready and may not occur at all 3. I cast a spell on my turn at the...

They have had spells in every version of D&D and they were clearly not some of the things mentioned in every version.

I disagree with this. I think spells are a core part of the Ranger design concept and not a result of the features they are trying to implement. I think spells on their own are at least as necessary to the class identity as some of the things you mention. Also the 14 things you list are...

This is a logical falacy. If I choose the Magic action in response to a trigger, and trigger has not happened, then the action can not happen, but I do still cast the spell. I don't even have to use my reaction for the Ready action. So if I ready a spell and then cast it and then I use my...

no it is not. The game states it is an action. It states this at least twice. In the description of ready it states: "You take the Ready action to wait for a particular circumstance before you act. To do so, you take this action on your turn ..." It does not say you take this action rider...

No you are not and if you generally ready an action that action does not occur until the trigger happens. So if you ready the Magic action (which you can do) the Magic action takes place when the trigger happens, not when you ready it. Ready a spell is SPECIFICALLY different than this. This...

Yes it is. It absolutely is. It is on the table of the games main actions. Nowhere, anywhere do the 2024 rules indicate Ready is not an action. Quite the contrary. Further if it is not a proper action then shouldn't I be able to use another action all the time? Why can't I ready an attack...

And use the Ready action to cast it (since that is the section this wording is under)

Please tell me where I can find the explicit language that lets me take 2 actions on one turn as long as one of them is the Ready action and the other is the Magic action. If this is different there should be explicit language stating it shouldn't there be?

It is required except when specific rules (like this one and the others I mentioned) change that.

No, and you can not take 2 actions on your turn.

It is in the rules glossary under Ready action. You can look it up there. Also where does it specifically let you take 2 actions on your turn if one of them is the Magic action. Tell me where this is EXPLICITLY spelled out.

No they aren't. A Valor Bard can cast any Cantrip with a casting time of an action as part of the attack action. An Eldritch Knight can cast any Wizard Cantrip, 1st level spell or 2nd level spell as part of the attack action. I just used Truestrike and Hold Person as examples (like Fireball...

It is in the description of the Ready action, under "Ready a spell".

Yes, like this being specifically spelled out in the description of the Ready action and the specificity associated with "Ready a spell" as opposed to "ready the Magic action". But either way it is specifically in your room and not in my room. Similarly, it is specifically the Ready action...

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 the result of a trigger which allows it (in this case the trigger condition from Ready). You cast the spell on your turn with the Ready action, you release...

They are all alike. None of them state they change the casting time of a spell, but all of them let you cast said spell without using a Magic action.