Level: c3, sh3, wj6	-	Range: 1"	-	Duration: Special
Components: v.s.m	-	CT: 1t	-	Save: None
Area: One creature	-	-	-	UW : No *

Effect: Upon casting a speak with the dead spell,
the <priest> is able to ask several questions of a dead creature in a set period of time and receive answers according to the knowledge of that creature. Of course, the cleric must be able to converse in the language which the dead creature once used. The length of time the creature has been dead is a factor, since only higher level clerics can converse with the long-dead.

Likewise, the number of questions which can be answered and the length
of time in which the questions con be asked are dependent upon the level
of experience of the cleric.

MC: The cleric needs a holy symbol and burning incense in order to cast this spell upon the body, remains, or portion thereof.
 

Level of Experience	Maximum Length of Time Dead	Time Questioned	Number of Questions
up to 7th	1 week	1 round	2
7th-8th	1 month	5 rounds	3
9th-12th	1 year	1 turn	4
13th-15th	10 years	2 turns	5
16th-20th	100 years	3 turns	6
21st and up	1,000 years	6 turns	7

DMG: This spell is often subject to abuse due to too liberal DMing.
When the cleric asks questions, follow these rules:
1) give answers which are brief,
2) take all questions absolutely literally,
and
3) be as evasive as possible if the questioned creature was not friendly to the characters or class or alignment of the spell caster when it lived.
Remember, speaking with the dead assumes that the creature has an essence which still exists somewhere, and if it can remember answers to questions, it can remember other things as well . . .

* can be cast and will function within the bounds of an airy water spell.

Shukenja: The casting of this spell allows the shukenja to ask questions of a dead creature within a certain amount of time.
The number of questions is dependent on level (as shown on Table 64: Speak with Dead.)
The caster must be able to speak the language of the deceased creature.
In addition, the dead tend to be brief, cryptic, and hold grudges against the living.

Table 64: Speak with Dead

Shukenja's Level	Maximum Length of Time Subject Dead	Time Questioned	Number of Questions
Less than 7	1 week	1 round	2
7 to 8	1 month	3 rounds	3
9 to 12	1 year	1 turn	4
13 to 15	10 years	2 turns	5
16 to 20	100 years	3 turns	6
More than 20	1000 years	6 turns	7

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Wu Jen: This spell is similar to the 3d-level shukenja spell of the same name.