To be fair to Icelyn, folks who know me might be justified in thinking of me as one of the strongest proponents of sticking to the written rules where possible and as faithfully as reasonably possible for the game's translation... and others might go further and consider me one of the strongest "5e is an ideal system" debaters on this forum (I'm not, and it's not - it's definitely got its problems), but I am also a strong proponent of the more or less arbitrary bonus action casting limitation rule being completely abolished and forgotten about, as long as the restriction remains for quicken spell specifically (without locking out reaction spells on the same turn, too). The universal Ba casting restriction does not need to exist in the 5e system, and only harms enjoyable gameplay.
I've stuck up for 5e a lot too, but sometimes I must agree that it is just plain annoying when your powerful spells are locked out because you cast a BA spell. Having the ability in BG3 does make it a bit less restrictive and more fun. Still, there are certain abuses that can be done which unbalance the game.
But, you know, one player recently said to me, "Magic is about breaking rules - the rules of nature. So why can't it just be unbalanced? Nothing about magic is really "fair" or "balanced". That's what makes it magic."
So what if a player can Misty Step behind a line of enemies and then lightning bolt them in the same turn? Let the mage shine.
Of course, if the enemies start Misty Step into advantageous positions and then also blasting PCs with fireballs or whatever, that could get real bad real fast. That's what I worry about.
