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Can a playercharacter who castcasts Shapechange and turns into a spellcaster use innate spellcasting to cast spells with a long casting time?

Can a character who casts Shapechange and turns into a spellcaster use innate spellcasting to cast spells with a long casting time?

A specific example is when a druid casts ShapechangeShapechange to turn into a PlanetarPlanetar that has innate spellcasting. theyThey then cast the CommuneCommune spell that Planetars can cast 1/day. The problem is, Commune has a casting time of 1 minute, and Shapechange is a concentration spell. 

On Pgpg. 202 of the PHB under "Longer Casting Times""Longer Casting Times", it states:

When you cast cast a spell with a casting time longer than a single action action or reaction, you must spend your action each turn turn casting the spell, and you must maintain your concentration concentration while you do so.

I'm wondering if the spellcasting being innate changes that in some way.

Can a player who cast Shapechange into a spellcaster use innate spellcasting to cast spells with a long casting time?

A specific example is when a druid casts Shapechange to turn into a Planetar that has innate spellcasting. they then cast the Commune spell that Planetars can cast 1/day. The problem is, Commune has a casting time of 1 minute, and Shapechange is a concentration spell. On Pg. 202 of the PHB under "Longer Casting Times", it states

When you cast a spell with a casting time longer than a single action or reaction, you must spend your action each turn casting the spell, and you must maintain your concentration while you do so

I'm wondering if the spellcasting being innate changes that in some way.

Can a character who casts Shapechange and turns into a spellcaster use innate spellcasting to cast spells with a long casting time?

Can a character who casts Shapechange and turns into a spellcaster use innate spellcasting to cast spells with a long casting time?

A specific example is when a druid casts Shapechange to turn into a Planetar that has innate spellcasting. They then cast the Commune spell that Planetars can cast 1/day. The problem is, Commune has a casting time of 1 minute, and Shapechange is a concentration spell. 

On pg. 202 of the PHB under "Longer Casting Times", it states:

When you cast a spell with a casting time longer than a single action or reaction, you must spend your action each turn casting the spell, and you must maintain your concentration while you do so.

I'm wondering if the spellcasting being innate changes that in some way.

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A specific example is when a druid casts Shapechange to turn into a Planetar that has innate spellcasting. they then cast the Commune spell that Planetar'sPlanetars can cast 1/day. The problem is, Commune has a casting time of 1 minute, and Shapechange is a concentration spell. On Pg. 202 of the PHB under "Longer Casting Times", it states

When you cast a spell with a casting time longer than a single action or reaction, you must spend your action each turn casting the spell, and you must maintain your concentration while you do so

I'm wondering if the spellcasting being innate changes that in some way.

A specific example is when a druid casts Shapechange to turn into a Planetar that has innate spellcasting. they then cast the Commune spell that Planetar's can cast 1/day. The problem is, Commune has a casting time of 1 minute, and Shapechange is a concentration spell. On Pg. 202 of the PHB under "Longer Casting Times", it states

When you cast a spell with a casting time longer than a single action or reaction, you must spend your action each turn casting the spell, and you must maintain your concentration while you do so

I'm wondering if the spellcasting being innate changes that in some way.

A specific example is when a druid casts Shapechange to turn into a Planetar that has innate spellcasting. they then cast the Commune spell that Planetars can cast 1/day. The problem is, Commune has a casting time of 1 minute, and Shapechange is a concentration spell. On Pg. 202 of the PHB under "Longer Casting Times", it states

When you cast a spell with a casting time longer than a single action or reaction, you must spend your action each turn casting the spell, and you must maintain your concentration while you do so

I'm wondering if the spellcasting being innate changes that in some way.

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Can a player who cast Shapechange into a spellcaster use innate spellcasting to cast spells with a long casting time?

A specific example is when a druid casts Shapechange to turn into a Planetar that has innate spellcasting. they then cast the Commune spell that Planetar's can cast 1/day. The problem is, Commune has a casting time of 1 minute, and Shapechange is a concentration spell. On Pg. 202 of the PHB under "Longer Casting Times", it states

When you cast a spell with a casting time longer than a single action or reaction, you must spend your action each turn casting the spell, and you must maintain your concentration while you do so

I'm wondering if the spellcasting being innate changes that in some way.