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{{Spelltable
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| name = Speak with Dead
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| range = self
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| duration = special
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| area of effect = 1 creature
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| casting time = 10 rounds
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| save = none
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| level = [[Cleric 3rd Level Spells|cleric (3rd)]]
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}}
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Permits communication with the dead, so that the caster can ask questions and receive knowledge which that creature would have known in life.
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Which dead creatures may be communicated with, and for how long, is determined by the level of the cleric—only high level clerics may communicate with the long dead. See the following table:
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! level !! time dead !! no. of questions !! length of answers
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|-
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| 5 to 6 || 1 week || 2 || 15 seconds
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|-
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| 7 to 8 || 1 month || 3 || 30 seconds
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|-
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| 9 to 11 || 1 year || 4 || 45 seconds
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|-
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| 12 to 14 || 10 years || 5 || 1 minute
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|-
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| 15 to 17 || 100 years || 6 || 90 seconds
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|-
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| 18 to 20 || 1,000 years || 7 || 2 minutes
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|-
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| 21 or more || 10,000 years || 8 || 3 minutes
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|-
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|}
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The dead who speaks will give meaningful information for the length of their answer, limited only by the dead having none to give; if the dead does ramble somewhat in their answers, the substance will still equal the ‘length of answer’ described above.
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Revision as of 00:12, 15 February 2020

Speak with Dead
Range self
Duration special
Area of Effect 1 creature
Casting Time 10 rounds
Saving Throw none
Level cleric (3rd)

Permits communication with the dead, so that the caster can ask questions and receive knowledge which that creature would have known in life.

Which dead creatures may be communicated with, and for how long, is determined by the level of the cleric—only high level clerics may communicate with the long dead. See the following table:

level time dead no. of questions length of answers
5 to 6 1 week 2 15 seconds
7 to 8 1 month 3 30 seconds
9 to 11 1 year 4 45 seconds
12 to 14 10 years 5 1 minute
15 to 17 100 years 6 90 seconds
18 to 20 1,000 years 7 2 minutes
21 or more 10,000 years 8 3 minutes

The dead who speaks will give meaningful information for the length of their answer, limited only by the dead having none to give; if the dead does ramble somewhat in their answers, the substance will still equal the ‘length of answer’ described above.