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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 9756488" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>“Delay” is not a term that appears anywhere in the text of the Ready action, and thinking of it in those terms is what is leading you to misunderstand how this specific interaction works. Ready is not a special way to perform an action that delays it until a later time, it’s a unique Action with a unique entry in the Actions list and unique rules for resolution. The effect of this action is to give you a way to use your Reaction that you would not otherwise be able to use it for. Specifically, to move up to your Speed or perform something that would normally require a different Action on your turn to do. There are special rules for using this to cast a spell, which involve performing the necessary spell components and expending the necessary resources for the spell, and maintaining concentration until the specified trigger occurs.</p></blockquote><p></p>