Speak with Plants

• Casting Time: 1 action
• Classes: Bard, Druid, Ranger
• Components: V S
• Duration: 10 minutes
• Level: 3
• Name: Speak with Plants
• Range: Self (30-foot radius)
• School: Transmutation
• Target: Plants within 30 feet of you

You imbue plants within 30 feet of you with limited sentience and animation, giving them the ability to communicate with you and follow your simple commands. You can question plants about events in the spell's area within the past day, gaining information about creatures that have passed, weather, and other circumstances.

You can also turn difficult terrain caused by plant growth (such as thickets and undergrowth) into ordinary terrain that lasts for the duration. Or you can turn ordinary terrain where plants are present into difficult terrain that lasts for the duration, causing vines and branches to hinder pursuers, for example.

Plants might be able to perform other tasks on your behalf, at the DM's discretion. The spell doesn't enable plants to uproot themselves and move about, but they can freely move branches, tendrils, and stalks.

If a plant creature is in the area, you can communicate with it as if you shared a common language, but you gain no magical ability to influence it.

This spell can cause the plants created by the entangle spell to release a restrained creature.

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The SendingStone review

Speak with Plants is a utility spell available for Bards, Druids, and Rangers. It allows the caster to communicate with plants within a radius of 30 feet for 10 minutes. While this sounds like a niche spell, it can be incredibly useful in certain situations. For example, it can be used to gather information about an area or to ask plants for help in finding a specific location. It could also be used to negotiate with forest spirits or to understand the needs of a garden.

The spell does have limitations, however. The plants can only share information about their surroundings from their perspective and may not have complete knowledge of everything happening in the area. Additionally, they may not have the ability to communicate complex ideas or concepts. This spell is best used as a supplement to other spells or abilities and should not be relied on as the sole means of gathering information. Overall, Speak with Plants is a useful spell to have in a caster's arsenal, but its usefulness ultimately depends on the situation.

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Speak with Plants is D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) 5th edition content, but other TTRPGs may have their own version such as a Speak with Plants Pathfinder edition. Want to use Speak with Plants in a VTT (virtual tabletop)? Try out SendingStone for free today!

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