Speak with Dead

You grant the semblance of life and intelligence to a corpse of your choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions you pose. The corpse must still have a mouth and can't be undead. The spell fails if the corpse was the target of this spell within the last 10 days. Until the spell ends, you can ask the corpse up to five questions. The corpse knows only what it knew in life, including the languages it knew. Answers are usually brief, cryptic, or repetitive, and the corpse is under no compulsion to offer a truthful answer if you are hostile to it or it recognizes you as an enemy. This spell doesn't return the creature's soul to its body, only its animating spirit. Thus, the corpse can't learn new information, doesn't comprehend anything that has happened since it died, and can't speculate about future events.

Classes


slugspeak-with-dead

higher_level

pagephb 277

range10 feet

target_range_sort10

componentsV, S, M

requires_verbal_componentsYes

requires_somatic_componentsYes

requires_material_componentsYes

materialBurning incense.

can_be_cast_as_ritualNo

duration10 minutes

requires_concentrationNo

casting_time1 action

level_int3

spell_level3

schoolNecromancy

dnd_classBard, Cleric

archetype

circles

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document__title5e Core Rules

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