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you can end one oplion as an aclion lo gain lhe benefils localion, covering aboul 50 miles per 24 hours for a
of a differenl one. flying messenger, or 25 miles for olher animaIs.
AquaticAdaptation. Vou adapl your body lo an When lhe messenger arrives, il delivers your message
aqualic environmenl, sprouting gills and growing lo lhe crealure lhal you described, replicating lhe sound
webbing belween your fingers. Voucan brealhe of your voice. The messenger speaks only lo a crealure
underwaler and gain a swimming speed equal lo your malching lhe descriplion you gave. If lhe messenger
walking speed. doesn'l reach its deslinalion before lhe spell ends, lhe
Change Appearance. Vou lransform your appearance. message is losl, and lhe beasl makes ils way back to
Voudecide whal you look like, including your heighl, where you casl lhis spell.
weighl, facial fealures, sound of your voice, hair lenglh, At Higher LeveIs. Ifyou casl lhis spell using a spell
coloralion, and dislinguishing characlerislics, if any, slot of 3nd levei or higher, lhe duralion of lhe spell
Vou can make yourself appear as a member of anolher increases by 48 hours for each slol levei above 2nd.
race, lhough none of your slalislics change. Voualso
can'l appear as a crealure of a differenl size lhan you, ANIMAL SHAPES
and your basic shape slays lhe same; ifyou're bipedal, 8th./evel transmutatioIl
you can'l use lhis spell lo become quadrupedal, for Casting Time: 1 aclion
inslance. AI any lime for lhe duralion of lhe spell, you Range: 30 feel
can use your action lOchange your appearance in Components: V,S
lhis way again. Duration: Concenlralion, up to 24 hours
Natural Weapons. Vougrow claws, fangs, spines,
horns, or a differenl nalural weapon of your choice. Your Your magic lurns others into beasts. Choose any
unarmed slrikes deal ld6 bludgeoning, piercing, or number of willing crealures lhal you can see within
slashing damage, as appropriale lo lhe nalural weapon range. Vou transform each targel into the form of a
you chose, and you are proficienl wilh your unarmed Large or smaller beasl wilh a challenge rating of 4 or
slrikes. Finally, lhe natural weapon is magic and you lower. On subsequent turns, you can use your action to
have a +1 bonus lo lhe atlack and damage rolls you transform affected creatures inlo new forms.
make using it. The transformation lasls for lhe duration for each
largel, or until the target drops to O hit points or dies.
ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP Vou can choose a different form for each larget. A
lst.level enchantment largel's game stalistics are replaced by the stalislics of
lhe chosen beast, though the largel relains ils alignmenl
Casting Time: 1 aclion and Inlelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. The
Range: 30 feel largel assumes lhe hil poinls of ils new form, and when
Components: V,S, M (a morsel of food) it reverls lo ils normal form, il relurns to the number
Duration: 24 hours of hil points it had before il lransformed. If il reverls as
This spelllels you convince a beasl lhal you mean il no a result of dropping to O hit poinls, any excess damage
harm. Choose a beasl lhal you can see wilhin range. carries over lo ils normal formoAs long as the excess
It musl see and hear you. Ir lhe beast's Inlelligence is damage doesn'l reduce lhe crealure's normal form loO
4 or higher, lhe spell fails. Olherwise, lhe beasl musl hil poinls, it isn'l knocked unconscious. The creature is
succeed on a Wisdom saving lhrow or be charmed limiled in lhe aclions il can perform by lhe nalure of its
by you for lhe spell's duralion. If you or one of your new form, and it can'l speak or casl spells.
companions harms lhe largel, lhe spells ends. The largel's gear melds into lhe new formoThe largel
At Higher LeveIs. When you casl lhis spell using can't aclivate, wield, or olherwise benefil from any of
a spell sI01 of 2nd leveIor higher, you can affecl one ils equipment.
addilional beasl for each slol leveI above 1st.
ANIMATE DEAD
ANIMAL MESSENGER 3rd./evel necromancy
2nd.level enchantment (ritual) Casting Time: 1 minule
Casting Time: 1 aclion Range: 10 feel
Range: 30 feel Components: V,S, M (a drop of blood, a piece of flesh,
Components: V,S, M (a morsel of food) and a pinch of bone dust)
Duration: 24 hours Duration: Inslanlaneous
By means of lhis spell, you use an animal to deliver a This spell creates an undead servant. Choose a pile
message. Choose a Tiny beasl you can see wilhin range, of bones or a corpse of a Medium or Small humanoid
such as a squirrel, a blue jay, or a bat. Vouspecify a within range. Your spell imbues lhe targel wilh a foul
localion, which you musl have visiled, and a recipienl mimicry of life, raising il as an undead crealure. The
who malches a general descriplion, such as "a man or largel becomes a skeleton ifyou chose bones or a
woman dressed in lhe uniform of lhe town guard" or "a zombie if you chose a corpse (lhe DM has lhe crealure's
red.haired dwarf wearing a poinled hat." Voualso speak game slalislics).
a message of up lOlwenly-five words. The largel beasl On each of your lurns, you can use a bonus aclion
lravels for lhe duralion of lhe spell loward lhe specified lOmentally command any crealure you made with
lhis spell if lhe creature is within 60 feel of you (ifyou

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