speak with animal and wildshape

[Cakeking]

would the speak with animal spell enable you to speak with a wildshaped druid?

[Drakkiel]

Well the Druid is able to communicate with animals that it turns into when it is that a animal itself...I would say yes...I'm going to read the spell now to double check though

[Cakeking]

The druid's type doesnt change, so i am thinking the answer to my question is no, idk though

[Kazumetsa Raijin]

"A druid loses her ability to speak while in animal form because she is limited to the sounds that a normal, untrained animal can make, but she can communicate normally with other animals of the same general grouping as her new form."

As far as I can tell, this just goes for Animals. It gives an example that you can actually speak with animals of your type. Based off of that, animal speech should be possible as whomever is casting that speech spell, is essentially mimicking the animal you can relate to, and thensome. You're considered an Animal for the purposes of Speech and Casting is what I'm picking up.

It makes sense to me, but the RAW isn't very clear :T

I beleive the RAI is clear in this case though.

[Brf]

Hmm. Speak with animals is not targeting the animal -- it's range is personal. Since the Druid is speaking as if it were an animal, it should be irrelevant that its Type is not animal.

[Cakeking]

mmmk, thanks