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<blockquote data-quote="toucanbuzz" data-source="post: 8388643" data-attributes="member: 19270">This type of conversation was raised earlier this year, might get some insight <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/can-i-cast-a-reaction-spell-and-an-action-ba-spell-on-my-turn.679174/" target="_blank">from this discussion.</a>RAW: as originally written, yes. As clarified in Sage Advice 2019, probably not because they clarified intent was that any spell cast before the bonus action spell had to be a cantrip. In prior editions, 3 leveled spells could be cast on your turn: swift (bonus), immediate (reaction), and your action. 5E changed that. While there are times when this rule can be bent (e.g. multi-class fighter with Action Surge), the bending should be at a cost (having to dip 2 levels into fighter).RAI: there shouldn't be competing standards. I get hit before I cast the bonus action spell, thus triggering my reaction, and I can cast 2 leveled spells + 1 cantrip. But if I don't get hit, I can't cast 2 leveled spells + 1 cantrip. It's not consistent because, no matter what triggers the reaction, you're still casting.Solution: makers didn't anticipate everything. The primary rule, not perfectly written, seems by 2019 wording in errata that it was intended that only 1 leveled spell and 1 cantrip be possible in a turn, absent a sorcerer special ability, action surge, etc. that let's you violate this rule. Thus, [USER=72555]@NotAYakk[/USER]'s proposal of &quot;you cannot cast 2 leveled spells in your turn&quot; seems a simple resolution. Otherwise, you have competing standards of sometimes I can, sometimes I cannot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="toucanbuzz, post: 8388643, member: 19270"] This type of conversation was raised earlier this year, might get some insight [URL='https://www.enworld.org/threads/can-i-cast-a-reaction-spell-and-an-action-ba-spell-on-my-turn.679174/']from this discussion.[/URL] [B]RAW:[/B] as originally written, yes. As clarified in Sage Advice 2019, probably not because they clarified intent was that any spell cast before the bonus action spell had to be a cantrip. In prior editions, 3 leveled spells could be cast on your turn: swift (bonus), immediate (reaction), and your action. 5E changed that. While there are times when this rule can be bent (e.g. multi-class fighter with Action Surge), the bending should be at a cost (having to dip 2 levels into fighter). [B]RAI: [/B]there shouldn't be competing standards. I get hit before I cast the bonus action spell, thus triggering my reaction, and I can cast 2 leveled spells + 1 cantrip. But if I don't get hit, I can't cast 2 leveled spells + 1 cantrip. It's not consistent because, no matter what triggers the reaction, you're still casting. [B]Solution: [/B]makers didn't anticipate everything. The primary rule, not perfectly written, seems by 2019 wording in errata that it was intended that only 1 leveled spell and 1 cantrip be possible in a turn, absent a sorcerer special ability, action surge, etc. that let's you violate this rule. Thus, [USER=72555]@NotAYakk[/USER]'s proposal of [B]"you cannot cast 2 leveled spells in your turn" [/B]seems a simple resolution. Otherwise, you have competing standards of sometimes I can, sometimes I cannot. [/QUOTE]

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