When in Wild Shape, the ability to speak is limited to the capabilities of the beast form. If you cast Speak with Animals, then you gain the ability to speak to them; they don’t gain any new abilities, knowledge, or intelligence. It stands to reason then that animals can communicate.
Does animal friendship work on polymorph?
A polymorphed creature turns into a beast and animal friendship works on beasts to make them charmed for 24 hours.
Can wild shape communicate with animals?
When using wild shape to take the form of an animal, you may use speak with animals to communicate with animals of your assumed form. This is a spell-like ability with a caster level equal to your druid level, and you may use it for a number of minutes per day equal to your druid level.
Can you cast animal friendship on a druid?
Can somebody cast animal friendship on a druid who has used wild shape and have it affect them like it would an ordinary Beast? The short answer is yes, if your druid has less than 4 intelligence. The spell lists one requirement for targeting and an additional requirement I’ll talk about.
What should I do with a druid in wild shape?
As a DM, you should work directly with your druid player to determine what beast shapes they know. If your player has a particular beast they want to transform into (that follows the rules of Wild Shape), you should let them! Wild Shape has a few fiddly rules that new druid players (and their DMs) should be familiar with.
What’s the difference between animal friendship and wild shape?
The Animal Friendship spell description states that the spell fails if the beast has a 4 or greater intelligence, and the Wild Shape ability states that the wild shaped druid retains his own intelligence (and wisdom and charisma) score. Thanks for contributing an answer to Role-playing Games Stack Exchange! Please be sure to answer the question.
What’s the intelligence score of a wild shaped Druid?
Only if the druid in question has an intelligence score of 3 or less. The Animal Friendship spell description states that the spell fails if the beast has a 4 or greater intelligence, and the Wild Shape ability states that the wild shaped druid retains his own intelligence (and wisdom and charisma) score.
