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• Casting
  • Targeting
  • Example: Action Surge Spellcasting
  • Example: Sorcerer's Quickened Spell
• Rituals

Most spells cost an action

• If you cast a spell with an action, you can cast another spell with something like Action Surge (granting you an additional action.)

Bonus action spells are quick

• If you cast any spell as a bonus action, you're limited only to cantrips for your main action
  • This includes any additional actions (Action Surge) you might have
• If you cast a cantrip as your bonus action, you can cast a cantrip as your main action

Some spells can be cast as Reactions, these are in addition to your turn actions.

Creatures might not know they're a target

You must usually be able to see your target

This can be confusing, as a fighter/wizard one example you might consider is:

• Cast Fireball with an action
• Use Second Wind to regain some health as your bonus action
• Use Action Surge (free action)
• Cast Fireball again

Similarly, as a fighter/druid you could also cast multiple cantrips:

• Cast Shillelagh as a bonus action
• Cast Thorn Whip as an action
• Use Action Surge (free action)
• Cast Thorn Whip again, as your action

Another example is the Sorcerer's spending of two sorcery points to cast an action spell as a bonus action, this doesn't ignore the above rule (whereby any spell cast as a bonus action, limits your action to a cantrip only,) but it does mean you can potentially also attack with a mêlée weapon.

Some spells have a ritual tag

Can be cast normally or ritual cast

• Takes 10 minutes longer than normal to cast
• Doesn't expend a spell slot
• You can't ritual cast at a higher spell slot level than designated

The Spellcaster must have the ability to ritual cast (usually a feature)

The spell must be prepared or specified otherwise, or on the list of known spells for the character.

• Unless the ritual feature specifies otherwise, e.g. the Wizard just needs to have the spell in their spellbook, not prepared