Extract Knowledge in Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Deep Magic Volume 1

Extract Knowledge

6-level Necromancy

Ritual - does not require spell slot, takes 10 minutes longer

Casting Time: 1 action

Range/Area: Touch

Components: Verbal, Somatic, Material

Materials: a blank page

Duration: Instant

Damage/Effect: Communication

By touching a recently deceased corpse, you gain one specific bit of knowledge from it that was known to the creature in life. You must form a question in your mind as part of casting the spell; if the corpse has an answer to your question, it reveals the information to you telepathically. The answer is always brief—no more than a sentence—and very specific to the framed question. It doesn’t matter whether the creature was your friend or enemy; the spell compels it to answer in any case.

Available for: Bard, Cleric, Warlock, Wizard

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