{
  "children": [],
  "desc": "Spellcasters such as wizards and clerics, as well as many monsters, have access to spells and can use them to great effect in combat. Each spell has a casting time, which specifies whether the caster must use an action, a reaction, minutes, or even hours to cast the spell. Casting a spell is, therefore, not necessarily an action. Most spells do have a casting time of 1 action, so a spellcaster often uses his or her action in combat to cast such a spell.",
  "index": "cast-a-spell",
  "name": "Cast a Spell",
  "parent": {
    "index": "actions-in-combat",
    "name": "Actions in Combat",
    "url": "/api/2014/rules/actions-in-combat"
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-09-24T21:12:35.682Z",
  "url": "/api/2014/rules/cast-a-spell"
}