Beast Shape and Speak with Animals


Rules Questions


If a creature with change shape or a spellcaster with the spell Beast Shape changes its form to an animal, can it speak with other animals of its kind, as per the spell Speak with Animals?

Under Druid "Wild Shape" ability it is written that a wild-shaped druid can do this, but it is not clear (at least to me) if a "beast-shaped" creature can do the same or not.


It says nowhere in the spell description of Beast Shape that you would gain the ability to speak with animals. Wild Shape is a class feature of Druid that uses Beast Shape and adds the ability to speak with related animals.

Change Shape is a supernatural ability that varies from creature to creature. It doesn't gain the ability to speak to animals unless it is specifically mentioned in the description.

Speak With Animals spell is what you want.

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