Giant eagles, on the other hand, can speak giant eagle. This begs the question: Which beasts are physically capable of speech? Some beasts, such as a slug, are obviously not. You retain your Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. We know this because when you take on the form, The 'capabilities of your beast form' are the limitations of its body, and not the limitations of its mind. Limited to the capabilities of your beast form I'm using 'druid' here as shorthand for 'Circle of the Shepherd Druid' But they can also decipher the noises and motions of a wolf, and wolves can understand their "speech", however that is defined.Īm I trying too hard to suggest that the druid can communicate with other beasts when in beast form? Or at least other beasts of the same species? So if the druid wild shapes into a wolf, they can only speak "like a wolf" (fairly limited). Related question: Can a druid speak while in wild-shape?ĭepending how you parse Speech of the Woods, either you can speak Sylvan and beasts can understand you when you speak Sylvan (at which point this question is moot) - or you can speak Sylvan, and separately, beasts can understand your speech, presumably in any language you choose. You can't cast spells, and your ability to speak or take any action that requires hands is limited to the capabilities of your beast form.
One of the restrictions of the Wild Shape feature is:
In addition, beasts can understand your speech, and you gain the ability to decipher their noises and motions. You learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan. The Circle of the Shepherd druid has the Speech of the Woods feature (XGtE, p.
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