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#1 Gruff_Ironfist Aug 28, 2014 7:39:01

So other than multiclassing into Warlock for the the Awakened Mind ability, what other ways can a druid speak to his allies while still in wild shape form?   Wild shape says your ability to speak is limited to the capabilities of your beast form. But then, once you get elemental wild shape, and turn into (say) an earth elemental, its stat block says "Languages Terran" and does not specifically indicate it cannot speak it. On page 5 of the DM basic rules, it says this means the earth elemental is capable of speaking Terran. So, does that mean the druid is capable of speaking Terran (and any other language the druid knows) while in the earth elemental form?   Druid's Primal Strike treats its beast form attacks as magical. Does this apply to their elemental wild shapes as well, or was their intention to truly limit this to only beast forms or just poorly worded? That seems very odd to me, since elemental wild shape is essentially an enhancement of the core wild shape feature.   Considering the druid's attacks are considered magical, it got me thinking if other monter's attacks are ever considered magical (in terms of seeing how useful the elemental wild shape's damage resistance was as a defensive quality). I didn't see anything in the DM basic rules to suggest monster Weapon Attacks were magical. That makes sense for many creatures, but what about a red dragon? The bite/claw/tail attacks of these magical beings are considered nonmagical? Just curious.   Thanks for your help!