I just gained this ability and am looking for ways to use it and it seems really limited. Since you can't control the animal I could cast it on a dog and watch it wander around sniffing things and marking its territory or spend an hour watching a cat hunt a mouse or take a nap.
A couple of uses I did think of are casting it on the beast form druid so I can relay what he is scouting to the rest of the party. Or casting it on a small animal to drop down a pit to see how far it goes or what is down there.
Anyone else been able to make much use of this ability?
Cast it on an owl, and you have a spyglass but better - just keep it in a cage. That's what I'd do with that spell - carry a caged owl and commit egregious, immoral acts against it in the name of victory.
I purchased an owl and spent our traveling time training it. Since you can also speak with animals, my DM gave me advantage to my animal handling roles. So I have the ability to send the owl out and call it back etc, using hand signals.
I purchased an owl and spent our traveling time training it. Since you can also speak with animals, my DM gave me advantage to my animal handling roles. So I have the ability to send the owl out and call it back etc, using hand signals.
Do remember that Beast Sense comes paired with speak with animals. I'm aware they are both rituals but this can be a way to ask such beasts to look around specific places, in specific directions, or for specific kinds of things.
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I just gained this ability and am looking for ways to use it and it seems really limited. Since you can't control the animal I could cast it on a dog and watch it wander around sniffing things and marking its territory or spend an hour watching a cat hunt a mouse or take a nap.
A couple of uses I did think of are casting it on the beast form druid so I can relay what he is scouting to the rest of the party. Or casting it on a small animal to drop down a pit to see how far it goes or what is down there.
Anyone else been able to make much use of this ability?
Cast it on an owl, and you have a spyglass but better - just keep it in a cage. That's what I'd do with that spell - carry a caged owl and commit egregious, immoral acts against it in the name of victory.
I purchased an owl and spent our traveling time training it. Since you can also speak with animals, my DM gave me advantage to my animal handling roles. So I have the ability to send the owl out and call it back etc, using hand signals.
I love that idea!
My barb has a dire wolf pet, that and beast sense is amazing
Do remember that Beast Sense comes paired with speak with animals. I'm aware they are both rituals but this can be a way to ask such beasts to look around specific places, in specific directions, or for specific kinds of things.