Speak with Dead

The caster grants the semblance of life and intelligence to a corpse of their choice within range, allowing it to answer the questions they 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.
Until the spell ends, the caster can ask the corpse up to five questions. The corpse knows only what it knew in life, including the languages it knew. Answers are usually brief, cryptic, or repetitive, and the corpse is under no compulsion to offer a truthful answer if the questioner is hostile to it or it recognizes them as an enemy. This spell doesn't return the creature's soul to its body, only its animating spirit. Thus, the corpse can't learn new information, doesn't comprehend anything that has happened since it died, and can't speculate about future events.

Material Components

Burning incense

Related School

Necromancy

Effect Duration

10 Minutes

Effect Casting Time

1 Action

Range

10 ft

Level

3rd