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Ruling on material components of spells that has gold cost

This one got me confused. By ruling on components according to PHB " A character can use a component pouch or a speIlcasting focus (found in chapter 5) in place of the components specified for a spell. But if a cost is indicated for a component, a character must have that specific component before he or she can cast the spell. If a spell states that a material component is consumed by the ...

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