Can you use Share Memory on yourself only?


Rules Questions


The spell targets "you and one creature touched" however that doesn't mean the "one creature" must be someone else. i.e. it doesn't say "one OTHER creature touched".

Could this spell be used to, for example, remember something that you've momentarily forgotten?

Would this have an effect on Knowledge checks or Int checks to remember facts?

Going with the forgotten memory example, let's say your char spends a day reading up on frost giants. Then at a later point, you need to make a knowledge check to discern if the ritual you're watching some frost giants do is a marriage ceremony or a sacrifice but fail the check.
Could you use Share Memory on yourself and pull up the memory of when you read about Frost Giant marriage ceremonies?


To be fair, Frost Giants might perform sacrifices on their wedding days. You failed the check so you have no idea.

Honestly, my interpretation is that you have to remember a memory to share it with yourself. If you don't remember, you can't share it as part of the spell.

At the same time, this interpretation prevents you from gleaning forgotten thoughts from a target, so if someone's forgotten something, it's lost to this spell.

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