Spell Casting Time messed with by Wild Magic?

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The Wild Magic result on 27-28 is

For the next minute, all your spells with a casting time of 1 action have a casting time of 1 bonus action.

Does this mean that you can only cast spells (other than reaction spells) as a bonus action, and that you can't use your action to cast one normally?

I am specifically asking whether or not your spells with a casting time of 1 action can still be cast with an action, or whether the effect absolutely replaces the casting time rather than expanding your options.

Duplicate (?): Can I use a spell with a casting time of bonus action as my action — Thyzer, Jul 05 '16 at 23:01
@Thyzer That is suspiciously similar, I will admit. But I am more asking about the verbiage of the effect, since I already knew the other part that the other question asks. — Javelin, Jul 05 '16 at 23:08

score 16 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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Yes, this means those spells no longer have a casting of time of one Action, as it's been changed to Bonus Action. You don't have a choice of which to use, since they can no longer be cast using your Action.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45

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answered Jul 05 '16 at 23:04

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Just to add to this, it does indeed expand your options, you can activate a magic item as your action and still cast something like fireball or other full cast spell. To be perfectly honest if you have the right gear this could be scary. – Slagmoth Jul 06 '16 at 18:23

Spell Casting Time messed with by Wild Magic?

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