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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9756509" data-attributes="member: 23751">Thanks.  That's not worded as to allow spellcasting or the use of an item to be an optional activity.  You would have to start casting the spell or using the magic item in the moment of the trigger for your position to be correct, except it's done by RAW during the PC's turn.  The only way to reconcile those two facts is for the Magic Action to be done on the PC's turn and only the release happens at the trigger.What you are proposing is that the Ready Action allows the spell to be fully cast or magic item to be used to fully cast a spell during the PC's turn, and then when the Magic Action happens later, no spell is cast and no magic item is used.  The wording you listed does not allow for the Magic Action to be taken and no spell or magic item be used when the action is taken.</blockquote>