Speak with Dead
Exploration 6
At your prompt, the corpse reveals its secrets to you.
Time: 10 minutes
Duration: 10 minutes
Component Cost: 140 gp
Market Price: 360 gp
Key Skill: Religion
Speak with Dead is a 6th-level ritual.[PH:312]
You ask the corpse of an intelligent creature questions and receive answers. The corpse knows what the creature knew in life, what has occurred near the corpse, and no more; the spirit has (usually) moved on to another plane and is not present in the body.
Your Religion check result determines the number of questions you can ask.
| Religion Check Result | Number of Questions |
|---|---|
| 9 or lower | Zero |
| 10–19 | One |
| 20–29 | Two |
| 30 or higher | Three |
At the DM’s option, questioning the departed spirit might require a skill challenge using Diplomacy.