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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 9756640" data-attributes="member: 6779196">I don’t dispute that. The text of the Ready Action says that you cast the spell on your turn, therefore casting a spell on your turn is, in my reading, part of the effect of the Ready Action. “As normal” refers not to the type of Action you use to cast the spell (because obviously, if you’re casting it as part of the rules for resolving the Ready Action, then the Ready Action is the Action you’re using to cast the spell. It’s downright tautological.) It refers to the rules that govern casting the spell - so, if you’re casting it yourself, you must perform the components and expend a spell slot of the spell’s level or higher. If you’re casting it from a magic item, you don’t need to perform the components or expend a spell slot unless the item specifies otherwise, but you do need to spend the charges, and must cast it at the lowest possible level. If you’re casting it from a Species feature, you expend a use of that feature, and the feature specifies if any components are needed. Etc. It’s just telling you to perform the normal game actions required to cast the spell.Using the Magic Action as a Reaction later allows you to release the spell, in a specific exception to the way the Magic Action is generally used.</blockquote>