At a glance
Level3
SchoolNecromancy
SphereDivination
Range1
ComponentsV / S / M
DurationSpecial
Casting time1 turn
Area of effect1 creature
Saving throwSpecial
ReversibleNo
SourcePHB
Description
Compels the spirit of a corpse to answer a limited number of questions (number and how 'fresh' a corpse can be queried scale with the priest's ); the answers are brief and the dead may be terse or cryptic, answering in the language it knew. The corpse must be reasonably intact. : incense/burning herbs and the holy symbol.
Flavour
The priest briefly recalls a spirit to its corpse, compelling it to answer a few questions.