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 ==General==
-* In one turn you are allowed to use both the action and bonus action to cast leveled spells.
+* In the same turn you can use both your action and bonus action to cast non-cantrip spells.
-:* Example: {{SAI|Fireball}} (action) and {{SAI|Misty Step}} (bonus action) can be used together in one turn instead of one of them.
+:* Example: {{SAI|Fireball}} (action) and {{SAI|Misty Step}} (bonus action) can be cast during the same turn.
-* All spells lack material component.
+* No spells have a '''somatic component'''. You can cast spells without a free hand.
-* All spells are verbal resulting in all of them being affected by the {{SAI|Silence}}  spell (unless said otherwise).
+* All spells have an implicit '''verbal component''' and cannot be cast while {{IconLink|Silenced Condition Icon.png|Silenced (Condition)|Silenced|size=24}}, unless the spell description specifically mentions that it can be cast while Silenced.
-:* [[Way of the Four Elements]] spells lack verbal components.
+** [[Way of the Four Elements]] spells lack verbal components.
-* Scroll Spells have no limitations to be casted by the user regardless of their intelligence, level, class and so on. They also do not require the caster to roll a DC 10 + Spell Level ability check to successfully cast it.
+* No spells have a '''material component'''. There are no component pouches or spellcasting foci in the game.
-* There's no spellcasting focus.
+:* To cast spells from the [[Bard]] spell list, Bards either use their equipped musical instrument or whistle. This visually acts as a spellcasting focus.
-:* Bards have a spellcasting focus only if they equipped any instrument and choose spells from their bard spell list in Character Creation or level up, if they don't have an instrument equipped they whistle instead as their spell casting focus. Bard's spellcasting focus has no impact on gameplay with the exception of theme.
+* Spell scrolls can be used by any character, regardless of their Intelligence score, level or class. No ability check is needed to successfully cast a scroll.
 === Reaction Spells ===
-Normally Dungeon Masters keep for themselves a lot of hidden info the player aren't allowed to know, such as the attack roll the enemy did, the DC saving throw required to save or the need to cast an arcana check to tell which type of spell being casted, in Baldur's Gate 3 reactions gives a lot of information to capitalize on more than the tabletop, when a reaction is risen:
+When choosing whether to use a reaction spell, players have access to a lot more information than they normally would in D&D 5e. For example:
-* You know fully well the attack roll with all bonuses benefiting it (like proficiency and +2 from difficulty tactician), you also know if the attack roll was a critical hit or miss.
+* When choosing whether to cast a spell that can modify the result of an attack roll, you are told the result of the attack roll, the required roll needed for a hit, and whether the attack roll was a critical hit or miss.
-* You know fully well the spell being casted and if it is upcasted by hovering on the spell's name.
+* When choosing whether to use an ability that can modify the result of another creature's spell, you are told the name of the spell being casted, whether or not it was upcast, the spell DC, and the result of any saving throw (if applicable).
-:* No arcana check is required to perceive the type of spell being casted and this should allow you to {{SAI|Counterspell}} more easily.
+** No Arcana check is needed to determine the type of spell being cast.
-* You know fully well the DC of a saving throw when you fail and a reaction opportunity appears (such as portent rolls from [[Divination School|Divination Wizards]]).
 ==Cantrips==

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