Speak with Animals

This article is about the spell. For the condition, see Speak with Animals (condition). For Wild Magic feature, see Wild Magic: Speak with Animals. For other uses, see Speak with Animals (disambiguation).

Speak with Animals is a level 1 divination spell. This spell allows spellcasters to understand and talk to beasts and animals for a day.

Description

Gain the ability to comprehend and communicate with beasts.

Properties

Cost

 Action +  Level 1 Spell Slot

Details

 Range: Self

 Ritual

At higher levels

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

Technical details

UID

Shout_SpeakWithAnimals

Spell flags

HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent, IsSpell

Condition: Speak with Animals

 Speak with Animals

Duration: Until Long rest

• Can comprehend and communicate with beasts.

How to learn

Classes:

• Class level 1: Bard, Druid, and Nature Domain (Domain Spell)
• Class level 2: Ranger
• Class level 3: Oath of the Ancients (Oath Spell), and Wildheart
• Class level 6: Knowledge Domain

Races:

• Character level 1: Forest Gnome

(Character level is the sum of all class levels for a multi-classed character.)

Granted by features:

•  Magic Initiate: Bard
•  Magic Initiate: Druid
•  Ritual Caster

Granted by items:

• Potion of Animal Speaking

Other ways to learn:

• Also granted to Warlocks who choose the Eldritch Invocation  Beast Speech at level 2+. This version of the spell can only target self, and doesn't expend Spell Slots.

Notes

• Wildheart Barbarians can cast this spell once per Long Rest.
• Forest Gnomes can cast this spell once per Long Rest.
• Knowledge Domain clerics cast this spell using a  Channel Divinity Charge instead of a spell slot.
• Druids must keep this spell Prepared, or the effect will be lost.
• The incantations for Speak with Animals are amicus animales ("friend of animals") and loque sentibi plus ("I will feel more words").

External links

• Speak with animals on the Forgotten Realms Wiki