You imbue earth or stones within 30 feet of you with limited sentience and animation, giving them the ability to communicate with you and follow your simple commands. You can question the earth about who or what has touched it recently, as well as about what is covered or concealed behind or under it. The earth relates complete descriptions if asked. The specific area or a single stone’s perspective, perception, and knowledge may prevent it from providing the details you are looking for.
You can also turn difficult terrain caused by loose rocks and dirt into ordinary terrain that lasts for the duration. Or you can turn ordinary terrain where stones are present into difficult terrain that lasts for the duration, causing loose rocks and pitfalls to hinder pursuers, for example.
The earth might be able to perform other tasks on your behalf, at the DM’s discretion. The spell doesn’t enable stones/dirt to fully animate and move about, but microorganisms in the soil may move on your behalf, mud on a riverbank may become softer and stickier, or loose pebbles may roll downhill or shift underfoot. The stronger your personal connection with the affected earth, the greater these effects may be.
This spell can cause the earth created/affected by spells (such as Maxmilian’s Earthen Grasp) to release their restraint on a creature.
* - (A handful of pebbles)
Comments