Speak with Animals

Level & School
1st-level divination
Casting Time
Action or Ritual
Range
Self
Components
V, S
Duration
10 minutes
Classes
Bard, Druid, Ranger, Warlock

For the duration, you can comprehend and verbally communicate with Beasts, and you can use any of the Influence action's skill options with them.

Most Beasts have little to say about topics that don't pertain to survival or companionship, but at minimum, a Beast can give you information about nearby locations and monsters, including whatever it has perceived within the past day.

Level & School
1st-level divination
Casting Time
Action
Range
Self
Components
V, S
Duration
10 minutes
Classes
Bard, Druid, Ranger

You gain the ability to comprehend and verbally communicate with beasts for the duration. The knowledge and awareness of many beasts is limited by their intelligence, but at minimum, beasts can give you information about nearby locations and monsters, including whatever they can perceive or have perceived within the past day. You might be able to persuade a beast to perform a small favor for you, at the GM's discretion.

Speak with Animals 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

The 2024 version allows casting as an action or ritual, adds warlock as a class, and grants the ability to use Influence action's skill options with beasts. The core communication and information-sharing mechanics remain similar; no significant damage, healing, or duration changes.

Spells similar to Speak with Animals

  • Animal Friendship

    Both spells allow for communication with beasts, with Animal Friendship charming them.

  • Speak with Dead

    Both spells involve communication with non-sentient beings, allowing for interaction beyond the normal.

  • Locate Animals or Plants

    Both spells provide the user with information regarding animals, focusing on nature and its inhabitants.

  • Beast Sense

    Both spells involve the perception of the senses of animals, emphasizing understanding and communication.

  • Speak with Plants

    Both spells focus on communicating with living entities, offering insight into their perspectives.