I'm still confused. Jhffan says that every player gets an action, a bonus action, and a reaction each turn...but you are saying that's not the case? I'm just trying to figure out how you ever get to cast a "bonus action" spell as a cleric if you don't get a bonus action each turn by default. How would you go about getting the bonus action then?
I think I may have answered my own question. You do always get a Bonus Action each turn, but you aren't allowed to cast more than one spell per turn, so by casting Bless you couldn't then cast another spell with a Bonus Action casting time, correct?
Everyone can use an action, bonus action, and a reaction each round. However, not everyone will have access to abilities that let them use them all, particularly if certain circumstances are or aren't met.
Casting spells has its own rules, particularly when using bonus action spells. If you cast a spell using a bonus action, you can't cast other spells that turn other than cantrips. Thus, by casting bless, you've already cast a leveled spell with your action. Since you can't cast a leveled spell and second spell that uses a bonus action in the same turn, you would be unable to use your bonus action unless you had another ability that let you use your bonus action without a prerequisite from your action. (You probably couldn't bonus action attack since most of those require an action attack coupled with it, unless you had something like action surge that gave you another action. You could do something like rage, though you wouldn't be able to concentrate on the bless spell you just cast.)
However, you could do something like cast healing word and toll the dead in the same turn.
No problem. One more clarification: There isn't a rule that says that you can't cast more than one spell in a turn. The closest thing to that is the bonus spell/leveled spell thing. In the example of a fighter using action surge to get two actions, that fighter could easily cast bless and another leveled spell that has a casting time of 1 action in that turn. This would preclude you from casting a bonus action spell and you would have to do something else with your bonus action or not use it, but it is a possibility.
You can only cast 1 spell per round plus a cantrip
If you cast a spell with a bonus action, and it's per turn, not per round. As my last statement said, there is no rule that limits the number of spells that you can cast in a round outside of action economy. If you can somehow get two actions that let you cast spells (ie. Action Surge, but not Haste); if you cast a spell with an action and need to Counterspell an opponent's Counterspell; or if you cast a spell and then draw an opportunity attack and cast Hellish Rebuke, Shield, or the like; then you are fully within the rules.
If you cast a spell with a casting time of a bonus action like Misty Step or with Quicken Metamagic, then you can only cast cantrips for the rest of the turn, but you could cast a reaction spell as soon as the next turn (not your next turn in the next round, but the turn belonging to whomever immediately follows you). Likewise, if you cast a leveled spell like Bless, then you are precluded from casting bonus action spells like Healing Word. The 1 spell and a cantrip rule is specifically for bonus action spells.
Thanks for the clarification!
No problem. One more clarification: There isn't a rule that says that you can't cast more than one spell in a turn. The closest thing to that is the bonus spell/leveled spell thing. In the example of a fighter using action surge to get two actions, that fighter could easily cast bless and another leveled spell that has a casting time of 1 action in that turn. This would preclude you from casting a bonus action spell and you would have to do something else with your bonus action or not use it, but it is a possibility.
You can only cast 1 spell per round plus a cantrip
1) This is a thread from 2019
2) That isn’t exactly how the rule works
3) Welcome to the forums 😄
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If you cast a spell with a bonus action, and it's per turn, not per round. As my last statement said, there is no rule that limits the number of spells that you can cast in a round outside of action economy. If you can somehow get two actions that let you cast spells (ie. Action Surge, but not Haste); if you cast a spell with an action and need to Counterspell an opponent's Counterspell; or if you cast a spell and then draw an opportunity attack and cast Hellish Rebuke, Shield, or the like; then you are fully within the rules.
If you cast a spell with a casting time of a bonus action like Misty Step or with Quicken Metamagic, then you can only cast cantrips for the rest of the turn, but you could cast a reaction spell as soon as the next turn (not your next turn in the next round, but the turn belonging to whomever immediately follows you). Likewise, if you cast a leveled spell like Bless, then you are precluded from casting bonus action spells like Healing Word. The 1 spell and a cantrip rule is specifically for bonus action spells.
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