Speak with Dead

Speak with Dead is a level 3 necromancy spell. This spell allows spellcasters to grant a semblance of life to a corpse, allowing it to answer questions.

Description

Grant a semblance of life to a corpse, allowing it to answer questions.

Skeletons and creatures killed with Acid, Fire, Lightning, Necrotic, Radiant damage no longer have a mouth and can't be made to talk using this spell.

Casting this spell also grants the ability Recast Speak with Dead, which allows the spellcaster to recast the spell without expending a spell slot, until the next Long Rest.

Properties

Details

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

Ritual

At higher levels

Casting this spell at a higher level grants no additional benefit.

Condition: Recast Speak with Dead

 Recast Speak with Dead

Duration: Until Long rest

• Can recast Speak with Dead without expending a spell slot.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class Level 5: Bard, and Cleric

Notes

The following items can grant a character the ability to use Speak with Dead:

• The Amulet of Lost Voices
• Necromancy of Thay

There's a high chance that the corpse will be unwilling to speak with the caster if they dealt the killing blow. This is not always the case, but can be circumvented by using the  Disguise Self spell before casting it.

For the list of NPCs you can cast this spell on see Category:Available to Speak with Dead.

External Links

• Speak with dead on the Forgotten Realms Wiki