Can you melee attack and cast a Cantrip?

they’re not interchangeable. The answer is “no, you can’t – not by the rules.” In general, you can only use a bonus action if something gives you a bonus action. For example, if you have a spell that has a casting time of 1 Bonus Action, you can use a bonus action to cast it (and you could use your action to attack).

Is a spell attack an attack action?

Can a spell with an attack roll be used as the attack in the Attack action or as part of the Extra Attack feature? The short answer is no. As explained in the Player’s Handbook, you can take one action on your turn in combat, in addition to moving.

Do you use material components?

Yes! It’s part of the balance. You need your free hand to interact with them, some spells consume their materials. (Which, by the way, if you didn’t realize, only spells that specifically say the component is consumed actually consume the component.

How much do spell components cost?

The material components are ruby dust worth 50 gp, which the spell consumes. Ignoring the material component allows the caster to cast it at will. In some campaigns, having light underground is a challenge to be overcome.

Do sorcerers need components?

So while the precise lore reason is not explicitly defined, the answer is clear: sorcerers require components because they create effects by manipulating the weave in the same way as other arcane spellcasters and thus abide by the same broad magical rules as everyone else.

Does anyone use spell components 5e?

No, you are already limited in how many spell slots you can use in a day and the components ad a whole other level of inconvenience.

Do all bards sing?

While 4e seemed to waffle a bit on this point between fluff and crunch (even having bards use wands), 3/3.5 was very firmly on the “music as focus” side, requiring bards to perform as part of their spells. Every bard spell has a verbal component (singing, reciting, or music).

Can bards use any instrument as a focus?

Rules as written, a bard can only use a musical instrument as a spell focus. Can’t use an arcane focus like a rod or staff like wizards, sorcerors and warlocks. Sword Bards have the option to use a simple or martial weapon they are proficient in as their arcane focus. Anything outside of that needs DM’s approval.