Level
5th
Casting Time
1 Minute
Ritual
Range/Area
Self
Components
V, S, M *
Duration
1 Minute
School
Divination
Attack/Save
None
Damage/Effect
Foreknowledge
You contact a deity or a divine proxy and ask up to three questions that can be answered with yes or no. You must ask your questions before the spell ends. You receive a correct answer for each question.
Divine beings aren’t necessarily omniscient, so you might receive “unclear” as an answer if a question pertains to information that lies beyond the deity’s knowledge. In a case where a one-word answer could be misleading or contrary to the deity’s interests, the DM might offer a short phrase as an answer instead.
If you cast the spell more than once before finishing a Long Rest, there is a cumulative 25 percent chance for each casting after the first that you get no answer.
* - (incense)
Clerics are always asking their deities for guidance and answers. How about asking them "did you have a nice day?" instead? Ever hear of manners?
If you've only got two questions you want to ask, it's not a bad opener.
Note this doesn't have to be your chosen deity as a cleric or paladin. Feel free to ask any deity of your choice whatever questions you want whenever you want. Call up Asmodeus on a Tuesday morning just to annoy him because you're annoyed, he might even be amused (enough not to send devils to ruin your life immediately afterward).