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When someone uses Speak with Dead on a corpse, the spell says that you can ask the corpse up to five questions. Asking implies that the corpse can hear you.



What I want to know is whether or not the corpse's other senses are intact?




  1. Could I show the corpse a picture and ask them to describe it?


  2. Could I put a flower to a corpses nose and ask them to tell me what
    they smell?


  3. Could I write down the five questions and get the corpse to read
    them?



The reason I am asking is because, during a session I was DMing, I ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll that the party was showing them. But after the session, the ruling I made felt unfinished. I need to make sure I took everything into account and didn't flub the ruling.










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    When someone uses Speak with Dead on a corpse, the spell says that you can ask the corpse up to five questions. Asking implies that the corpse can hear you.



    What I want to know is whether or not the corpse's other senses are intact?




    1. Could I show the corpse a picture and ask them to describe it?


    2. Could I put a flower to a corpses nose and ask them to tell me what
      they smell?


    3. Could I write down the five questions and get the corpse to read
      them?



    The reason I am asking is because, during a session I was DMing, I ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll that the party was showing them. But after the session, the ruling I made felt unfinished. I need to make sure I took everything into account and didn't flub the ruling.










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      When someone uses Speak with Dead on a corpse, the spell says that you can ask the corpse up to five questions. Asking implies that the corpse can hear you.



      What I want to know is whether or not the corpse's other senses are intact?




      1. Could I show the corpse a picture and ask them to describe it?


      2. Could I put a flower to a corpses nose and ask them to tell me what
        they smell?


      3. Could I write down the five questions and get the corpse to read
        them?



      The reason I am asking is because, during a session I was DMing, I ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll that the party was showing them. But after the session, the ruling I made felt unfinished. I need to make sure I took everything into account and didn't flub the ruling.










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      When someone uses Speak with Dead on a corpse, the spell says that you can ask the corpse up to five questions. Asking implies that the corpse can hear you.



      What I want to know is whether or not the corpse's other senses are intact?




      1. Could I show the corpse a picture and ask them to describe it?


      2. Could I put a flower to a corpses nose and ask them to tell me what
        they smell?


      3. Could I write down the five questions and get the corpse to read
        them?



      The reason I am asking is because, during a session I was DMing, I ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll that the party was showing them. But after the session, the ruling I made felt unfinished. I need to make sure I took everything into account and didn't flub the ruling.







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          The corpse has no access to senses, including hearing. The caster magically has interactive access to its memories, but it has no access to its environment at all.



          Speak with dead magically asks the questions of the corpse. It makes it seem alive again, but it says this is only a cosmetic seeming, not real (“the semblance of life and intelligence”). It doesn’t grant implied hearing—if it granted hearing it would say so explicitly, with something like, “restores hearing to the corpse for the duration”.



          The spell lets the caster ask questions and get answers that the corpse knew in life. They can’t add anything to its knowledge and then ask it questions about what was(n’t) just added: it can’t be taught new things.



          It is explicitly unaware of what’s happening during the spell:




          the corpse can't learn new information, doesn't comprehend anything that has happened since it died




          … including during the spell.



          Only the magic of the spell allows the questions—only the questions—to penetrate. The spell basically magically extracts existing information from the corpse using an intuitive voice-activated interface, not actually allows the caster to deal with a thinking creature.



          So:




          1. The caster can ask it to describe a picture it knew in life. They can’t show it something it hasn’t seen before and ask questions about it.


          2. The caster can ask what it remembers roses smell like. They can’t place a new flower under its dead nose and ask it questions about the new flower.


          3. The caster can ask it what was written on a paper it knew in life. They can’t show it a new paper and ask questions about the new thing.







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            The rules don't specify operating senses



            This is a decent case for relying on "spells do what they say they do" and keeping the interaction simple. Here is what the spell will do.




            You grant the semblance of life and Intelligence to a corpse of your
            choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions you pose. The
            corpse must still have a mouth and can’t be Undead. The spell fails if
            the corpse was the target of this spell within the last 10 days. (Basic Rules, p. 105)




            The corpse is not alive, it has "the semblance of life" and Intelligence. Intelligence is described as being the key attribute for memory.




            The corpse knows only what it knew in life, including the languages
            it knew.




            Memory being required to recall what it knew in life seems to be why that is specified.




            Intelligence Measures: Mental acuity, information recall, analytical
            skill (Basic Rules, p. 10)

            Intelligence, measuring reasoning and memory(Basic Rules, p. 60)

            {bolding mine}




            The magic allows the otherwise dead corpse to answer your questions. Beyond that, the spell description doesn't activate anything else.



            Since you are the DM (per your comment), and you ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll, I'd say your ruling captured the spell correctly. If you want go beyond that at your table, it's your call.
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              I am the DM, and during the session I ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll that the party was showing them. But after the session, the ruling I made felt unfinished. I need to make sure I took everything into account and didn't flub the ruling.
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              @fiend OK, I'll remove that part.
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              The spell also mentions the target "recognizing you as an enemy," but doesn't go into the specifics (Sight? Sound? Language? Universal magic name tag?). How you rule on its ability to decipher photographs will tie in to how enemy recognition works.
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              @AceCalhoon memory should take care of that. The magic link seems to work two ways. So the answer to that question is "magic" unless you'd like to ask it as a separate question for the panel/stack to address. :) In fact, I encourage you to do so. (PS: great to see your name again, been a while)
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            The spell description indicates that the corpse can speak. All other details are up to the DM. The fact that you can ask the corpse questions arguably implies that the corpse can hear (or that the spell allows you to transmit questions to it in some other way), but even this is up to interpretation.






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              Where does it say the corpse can hear?
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              I suppose even that is up to interpretation, but you can ask it questions.
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              In that it can be asked a question and answer via a mouth I think is where they're getting that from.
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            The corpse has no access to senses, including hearing. The caster magically has interactive access to its memories, but it has no access to its environment at all.



            Speak with dead magically asks the questions of the corpse. It makes it seem alive again, but it says this is only a cosmetic seeming, not real (“the semblance of life and intelligence”). It doesn’t grant implied hearing—if it granted hearing it would say so explicitly, with something like, “restores hearing to the corpse for the duration”.



            The spell lets the caster ask questions and get answers that the corpse knew in life. They can’t add anything to its knowledge and then ask it questions about what was(n’t) just added: it can’t be taught new things.



            It is explicitly unaware of what’s happening during the spell:




            the corpse can't learn new information, doesn't comprehend anything that has happened since it died




            … including during the spell.



            Only the magic of the spell allows the questions—only the questions—to penetrate. The spell basically magically extracts existing information from the corpse using an intuitive voice-activated interface, not actually allows the caster to deal with a thinking creature.



            So:




            1. The caster can ask it to describe a picture it knew in life. They can’t show it something it hasn’t seen before and ask questions about it.


            2. The caster can ask what it remembers roses smell like. They can’t place a new flower under its dead nose and ask it questions about the new flower.


            3. The caster can ask it what was written on a paper it knew in life. They can’t show it a new paper and ask questions about the new thing.







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              The corpse has no access to senses, including hearing. The caster magically has interactive access to its memories, but it has no access to its environment at all.



              Speak with dead magically asks the questions of the corpse. It makes it seem alive again, but it says this is only a cosmetic seeming, not real (“the semblance of life and intelligence”). It doesn’t grant implied hearing—if it granted hearing it would say so explicitly, with something like, “restores hearing to the corpse for the duration”.



              The spell lets the caster ask questions and get answers that the corpse knew in life. They can’t add anything to its knowledge and then ask it questions about what was(n’t) just added: it can’t be taught new things.



              It is explicitly unaware of what’s happening during the spell:




              the corpse can't learn new information, doesn't comprehend anything that has happened since it died




              … including during the spell.



              Only the magic of the spell allows the questions—only the questions—to penetrate. The spell basically magically extracts existing information from the corpse using an intuitive voice-activated interface, not actually allows the caster to deal with a thinking creature.



              So:




              1. The caster can ask it to describe a picture it knew in life. They can’t show it something it hasn’t seen before and ask questions about it.


              2. The caster can ask what it remembers roses smell like. They can’t place a new flower under its dead nose and ask it questions about the new flower.


              3. The caster can ask it what was written on a paper it knew in life. They can’t show it a new paper and ask questions about the new thing.







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                The corpse has no access to senses, including hearing. The caster magically has interactive access to its memories, but it has no access to its environment at all.



                Speak with dead magically asks the questions of the corpse. It makes it seem alive again, but it says this is only a cosmetic seeming, not real (“the semblance of life and intelligence”). It doesn’t grant implied hearing—if it granted hearing it would say so explicitly, with something like, “restores hearing to the corpse for the duration”.



                The spell lets the caster ask questions and get answers that the corpse knew in life. They can’t add anything to its knowledge and then ask it questions about what was(n’t) just added: it can’t be taught new things.



                It is explicitly unaware of what’s happening during the spell:




                the corpse can't learn new information, doesn't comprehend anything that has happened since it died




                … including during the spell.



                Only the magic of the spell allows the questions—only the questions—to penetrate. The spell basically magically extracts existing information from the corpse using an intuitive voice-activated interface, not actually allows the caster to deal with a thinking creature.



                So:




                1. The caster can ask it to describe a picture it knew in life. They can’t show it something it hasn’t seen before and ask questions about it.


                2. The caster can ask what it remembers roses smell like. They can’t place a new flower under its dead nose and ask it questions about the new flower.


                3. The caster can ask it what was written on a paper it knew in life. They can’t show it a new paper and ask questions about the new thing.







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                None



                The corpse has no access to senses, including hearing. The caster magically has interactive access to its memories, but it has no access to its environment at all.



                Speak with dead magically asks the questions of the corpse. It makes it seem alive again, but it says this is only a cosmetic seeming, not real (“the semblance of life and intelligence”). It doesn’t grant implied hearing—if it granted hearing it would say so explicitly, with something like, “restores hearing to the corpse for the duration”.



                The spell lets the caster ask questions and get answers that the corpse knew in life. They can’t add anything to its knowledge and then ask it questions about what was(n’t) just added: it can’t be taught new things.



                It is explicitly unaware of what’s happening during the spell:




                the corpse can't learn new information, doesn't comprehend anything that has happened since it died




                … including during the spell.



                Only the magic of the spell allows the questions—only the questions—to penetrate. The spell basically magically extracts existing information from the corpse using an intuitive voice-activated interface, not actually allows the caster to deal with a thinking creature.



                So:




                1. The caster can ask it to describe a picture it knew in life. They can’t show it something it hasn’t seen before and ask questions about it.


                2. The caster can ask what it remembers roses smell like. They can’t place a new flower under its dead nose and ask it questions about the new flower.


                3. The caster can ask it what was written on a paper it knew in life. They can’t show it a new paper and ask questions about the new thing.








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                    The rules don't specify operating senses



                    This is a decent case for relying on "spells do what they say they do" and keeping the interaction simple. Here is what the spell will do.




                    You grant the semblance of life and Intelligence to a corpse of your
                    choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions you pose. The
                    corpse must still have a mouth and can’t be Undead. The spell fails if
                    the corpse was the target of this spell within the last 10 days. (Basic Rules, p. 105)




                    The corpse is not alive, it has "the semblance of life" and Intelligence. Intelligence is described as being the key attribute for memory.




                    The corpse knows only what it knew in life, including the languages
                    it knew.




                    Memory being required to recall what it knew in life seems to be why that is specified.




                    Intelligence Measures: Mental acuity, information recall, analytical
                    skill (Basic Rules, p. 10)

                    Intelligence, measuring reasoning and memory(Basic Rules, p. 60)

                    {bolding mine}




                    The magic allows the otherwise dead corpse to answer your questions. Beyond that, the spell description doesn't activate anything else.



                    Since you are the DM (per your comment), and you ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll, I'd say your ruling captured the spell correctly. If you want go beyond that at your table, it's your call.
                    Rules as Fun...






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                      I am the DM, and during the session I ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll that the party was showing them. But after the session, the ruling I made felt unfinished. I need to make sure I took everything into account and didn't flub the ruling.
                      $endgroup$
                      – fiend
                      6 hours ago










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                      @fiend OK, I'll remove that part.
                      $endgroup$
                      – KorvinStarmast
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                      The spell also mentions the target "recognizing you as an enemy," but doesn't go into the specifics (Sight? Sound? Language? Universal magic name tag?). How you rule on its ability to decipher photographs will tie in to how enemy recognition works.
                      $endgroup$
                      – AceCalhoon
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                      @AceCalhoon memory should take care of that. The magic link seems to work two ways. So the answer to that question is "magic" unless you'd like to ask it as a separate question for the panel/stack to address. :) In fact, I encourage you to do so. (PS: great to see your name again, been a while)
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                    The rules don't specify operating senses



                    This is a decent case for relying on "spells do what they say they do" and keeping the interaction simple. Here is what the spell will do.




                    You grant the semblance of life and Intelligence to a corpse of your
                    choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions you pose. The
                    corpse must still have a mouth and can’t be Undead. The spell fails if
                    the corpse was the target of this spell within the last 10 days. (Basic Rules, p. 105)




                    The corpse is not alive, it has "the semblance of life" and Intelligence. Intelligence is described as being the key attribute for memory.




                    The corpse knows only what it knew in life, including the languages
                    it knew.




                    Memory being required to recall what it knew in life seems to be why that is specified.




                    Intelligence Measures: Mental acuity, information recall, analytical
                    skill (Basic Rules, p. 10)

                    Intelligence, measuring reasoning and memory(Basic Rules, p. 60)

                    {bolding mine}




                    The magic allows the otherwise dead corpse to answer your questions. Beyond that, the spell description doesn't activate anything else.



                    Since you are the DM (per your comment), and you ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll, I'd say your ruling captured the spell correctly. If you want go beyond that at your table, it's your call.
                    Rules as Fun...






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                      I am the DM, and during the session I ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll that the party was showing them. But after the session, the ruling I made felt unfinished. I need to make sure I took everything into account and didn't flub the ruling.
                      $endgroup$
                      – fiend
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                      @fiend OK, I'll remove that part.
                      $endgroup$
                      – KorvinStarmast
                      6 hours ago










                    • $begingroup$
                      The spell also mentions the target "recognizing you as an enemy," but doesn't go into the specifics (Sight? Sound? Language? Universal magic name tag?). How you rule on its ability to decipher photographs will tie in to how enemy recognition works.
                      $endgroup$
                      – AceCalhoon
                      4 hours ago










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                      @AceCalhoon memory should take care of that. The magic link seems to work two ways. So the answer to that question is "magic" unless you'd like to ask it as a separate question for the panel/stack to address. :) In fact, I encourage you to do so. (PS: great to see your name again, been a while)
                      $endgroup$
                      – KorvinStarmast
                      4 hours ago








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                      2 hours ago














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                    $begingroup$

                    The rules don't specify operating senses



                    This is a decent case for relying on "spells do what they say they do" and keeping the interaction simple. Here is what the spell will do.




                    You grant the semblance of life and Intelligence to a corpse of your
                    choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions you pose. The
                    corpse must still have a mouth and can’t be Undead. The spell fails if
                    the corpse was the target of this spell within the last 10 days. (Basic Rules, p. 105)




                    The corpse is not alive, it has "the semblance of life" and Intelligence. Intelligence is described as being the key attribute for memory.




                    The corpse knows only what it knew in life, including the languages
                    it knew.




                    Memory being required to recall what it knew in life seems to be why that is specified.




                    Intelligence Measures: Mental acuity, information recall, analytical
                    skill (Basic Rules, p. 10)

                    Intelligence, measuring reasoning and memory(Basic Rules, p. 60)

                    {bolding mine}




                    The magic allows the otherwise dead corpse to answer your questions. Beyond that, the spell description doesn't activate anything else.



                    Since you are the DM (per your comment), and you ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll, I'd say your ruling captured the spell correctly. If you want go beyond that at your table, it's your call.
                    Rules as Fun...






                    share|improve this answer











                    $endgroup$



                    The rules don't specify operating senses



                    This is a decent case for relying on "spells do what they say they do" and keeping the interaction simple. Here is what the spell will do.




                    You grant the semblance of life and Intelligence to a corpse of your
                    choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions you pose. The
                    corpse must still have a mouth and can’t be Undead. The spell fails if
                    the corpse was the target of this spell within the last 10 days. (Basic Rules, p. 105)




                    The corpse is not alive, it has "the semblance of life" and Intelligence. Intelligence is described as being the key attribute for memory.




                    The corpse knows only what it knew in life, including the languages
                    it knew.




                    Memory being required to recall what it knew in life seems to be why that is specified.




                    Intelligence Measures: Mental acuity, information recall, analytical
                    skill (Basic Rules, p. 10)

                    Intelligence, measuring reasoning and memory(Basic Rules, p. 60)

                    {bolding mine}




                    The magic allows the otherwise dead corpse to answer your questions. Beyond that, the spell description doesn't activate anything else.



                    Since you are the DM (per your comment), and you ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll, I'd say your ruling captured the spell correctly. If you want go beyond that at your table, it's your call.
                    Rules as Fun...







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                      I am the DM, and during the session I ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll that the party was showing them. But after the session, the ruling I made felt unfinished. I need to make sure I took everything into account and didn't flub the ruling.
                      $endgroup$
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                      @fiend OK, I'll remove that part.
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                      – KorvinStarmast
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                    • $begingroup$
                      The spell also mentions the target "recognizing you as an enemy," but doesn't go into the specifics (Sight? Sound? Language? Universal magic name tag?). How you rule on its ability to decipher photographs will tie in to how enemy recognition works.
                      $endgroup$
                      – AceCalhoon
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                      @AceCalhoon memory should take care of that. The magic link seems to work two ways. So the answer to that question is "magic" unless you'd like to ask it as a separate question for the panel/stack to address. :) In fact, I encourage you to do so. (PS: great to see your name again, been a while)
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                      – KorvinStarmast
                      4 hours ago








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                      @AceCalhoon You've definitely got a question in there...:)
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                      – NautArch
                      2 hours ago


















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                      I am the DM, and during the session I ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll that the party was showing them. But after the session, the ruling I made felt unfinished. I need to make sure I took everything into account and didn't flub the ruling.
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                      – fiend
                      6 hours ago










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                      @fiend OK, I'll remove that part.
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                      – KorvinStarmast
                      6 hours ago










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                      The spell also mentions the target "recognizing you as an enemy," but doesn't go into the specifics (Sight? Sound? Language? Universal magic name tag?). How you rule on its ability to decipher photographs will tie in to how enemy recognition works.
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                      – AceCalhoon
                      4 hours ago










                    • $begingroup$
                      @AceCalhoon memory should take care of that. The magic link seems to work two ways. So the answer to that question is "magic" unless you'd like to ask it as a separate question for the panel/stack to address. :) In fact, I encourage you to do so. (PS: great to see your name again, been a while)
                      $endgroup$
                      – KorvinStarmast
                      4 hours ago








                    • 1




                      $begingroup$
                      @AceCalhoon You've definitely got a question in there...:)
                      $endgroup$
                      – NautArch
                      2 hours ago
















                    $begingroup$
                    I am the DM, and during the session I ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll that the party was showing them. But after the session, the ruling I made felt unfinished. I need to make sure I took everything into account and didn't flub the ruling.
                    $endgroup$
                    – fiend
                    6 hours ago




                    $begingroup$
                    I am the DM, and during the session I ruled that the corpse could not read the scroll that the party was showing them. But after the session, the ruling I made felt unfinished. I need to make sure I took everything into account and didn't flub the ruling.
                    $endgroup$
                    – fiend
                    6 hours ago












                    $begingroup$
                    @fiend OK, I'll remove that part.
                    $endgroup$
                    – KorvinStarmast
                    6 hours ago




                    $begingroup$
                    @fiend OK, I'll remove that part.
                    $endgroup$
                    – KorvinStarmast
                    6 hours ago












                    $begingroup$
                    The spell also mentions the target "recognizing you as an enemy," but doesn't go into the specifics (Sight? Sound? Language? Universal magic name tag?). How you rule on its ability to decipher photographs will tie in to how enemy recognition works.
                    $endgroup$
                    – AceCalhoon
                    4 hours ago




                    $begingroup$
                    The spell also mentions the target "recognizing you as an enemy," but doesn't go into the specifics (Sight? Sound? Language? Universal magic name tag?). How you rule on its ability to decipher photographs will tie in to how enemy recognition works.
                    $endgroup$
                    – AceCalhoon
                    4 hours ago












                    $begingroup$
                    @AceCalhoon memory should take care of that. The magic link seems to work two ways. So the answer to that question is "magic" unless you'd like to ask it as a separate question for the panel/stack to address. :) In fact, I encourage you to do so. (PS: great to see your name again, been a while)
                    $endgroup$
                    – KorvinStarmast
                    4 hours ago






                    $begingroup$
                    @AceCalhoon memory should take care of that. The magic link seems to work two ways. So the answer to that question is "magic" unless you'd like to ask it as a separate question for the panel/stack to address. :) In fact, I encourage you to do so. (PS: great to see your name again, been a while)
                    $endgroup$
                    – KorvinStarmast
                    4 hours ago






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                    1




                    $begingroup$
                    @AceCalhoon You've definitely got a question in there...:)
                    $endgroup$
                    – NautArch
                    2 hours ago




                    $begingroup$
                    @AceCalhoon You've definitely got a question in there...:)
                    $endgroup$
                    – NautArch
                    2 hours ago











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                    Ask the DM



                    The spell description indicates that the corpse can speak. All other details are up to the DM. The fact that you can ask the corpse questions arguably implies that the corpse can hear (or that the spell allows you to transmit questions to it in some other way), but even this is up to interpretation.






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                      Where does it say the corpse can hear?
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                      – Rubiksmoose
                      6 hours ago










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                      I suppose even that is up to interpretation, but you can ask it questions.
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                      – Harris M Snyder
                      6 hours ago










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                      In that it can be asked a question and answer via a mouth I think is where they're getting that from.
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                      – NautArch
                      6 hours ago












                    • $begingroup$
                      Answer updated to clarify.
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                      – Harris M Snyder
                      6 hours ago
















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                    $begingroup$

                    Ask the DM



                    The spell description indicates that the corpse can speak. All other details are up to the DM. The fact that you can ask the corpse questions arguably implies that the corpse can hear (or that the spell allows you to transmit questions to it in some other way), but even this is up to interpretation.






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                    • $begingroup$
                      Where does it say the corpse can hear?
                      $endgroup$
                      – Rubiksmoose
                      6 hours ago










                    • $begingroup$
                      I suppose even that is up to interpretation, but you can ask it questions.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Harris M Snyder
                      6 hours ago










                    • $begingroup$
                      In that it can be asked a question and answer via a mouth I think is where they're getting that from.
                      $endgroup$
                      – NautArch
                      6 hours ago












                    • $begingroup$
                      Answer updated to clarify.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Harris M Snyder
                      6 hours ago














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                    3





                    $begingroup$

                    Ask the DM



                    The spell description indicates that the corpse can speak. All other details are up to the DM. The fact that you can ask the corpse questions arguably implies that the corpse can hear (or that the spell allows you to transmit questions to it in some other way), but even this is up to interpretation.






                    share|improve this answer











                    $endgroup$



                    Ask the DM



                    The spell description indicates that the corpse can speak. All other details are up to the DM. The fact that you can ask the corpse questions arguably implies that the corpse can hear (or that the spell allows you to transmit questions to it in some other way), but even this is up to interpretation.







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                    answered 6 hours ago









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                    • $begingroup$
                      Where does it say the corpse can hear?
                      $endgroup$
                      – Rubiksmoose
                      6 hours ago










                    • $begingroup$
                      I suppose even that is up to interpretation, but you can ask it questions.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Harris M Snyder
                      6 hours ago










                    • $begingroup$
                      In that it can be asked a question and answer via a mouth I think is where they're getting that from.
                      $endgroup$
                      – NautArch
                      6 hours ago












                    • $begingroup$
                      Answer updated to clarify.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Harris M Snyder
                      6 hours ago


















                    • $begingroup$
                      Where does it say the corpse can hear?
                      $endgroup$
                      – Rubiksmoose
                      6 hours ago










                    • $begingroup$
                      I suppose even that is up to interpretation, but you can ask it questions.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Harris M Snyder
                      6 hours ago










                    • $begingroup$
                      In that it can be asked a question and answer via a mouth I think is where they're getting that from.
                      $endgroup$
                      – NautArch
                      6 hours ago












                    • $begingroup$
                      Answer updated to clarify.
                      $endgroup$
                      – Harris M Snyder
                      6 hours ago
















                    $begingroup$
                    Where does it say the corpse can hear?
                    $endgroup$
                    – Rubiksmoose
                    6 hours ago




                    $begingroup$
                    Where does it say the corpse can hear?
                    $endgroup$
                    – Rubiksmoose
                    6 hours ago












                    $begingroup$
                    I suppose even that is up to interpretation, but you can ask it questions.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Harris M Snyder
                    6 hours ago




                    $begingroup$
                    I suppose even that is up to interpretation, but you can ask it questions.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Harris M Snyder
                    6 hours ago












                    $begingroup$
                    In that it can be asked a question and answer via a mouth I think is where they're getting that from.
                    $endgroup$
                    – NautArch
                    6 hours ago






                    $begingroup$
                    In that it can be asked a question and answer via a mouth I think is where they're getting that from.
                    $endgroup$
                    – NautArch
                    6 hours ago














                    $begingroup$
                    Answer updated to clarify.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Harris M Snyder
                    6 hours ago




                    $begingroup$
                    Answer updated to clarify.
                    $endgroup$
                    – Harris M Snyder
                    6 hours ago


















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