when someone casts the Sending spell, does the reciever also have to speak to respond to the message? yes
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How do Sending spell rules apply to languages other then common?
@TheEdVerse How do Sending rules apply to languages other then common? Does it keep a 25 word limit in the Players' language/English, or would it adopt a word limit befitting the language used?— INeedSpecificsNotFeeds (@DatumNotData) December 28, 2019 1) Unless you rewrite the spell to change the word limit, a…

Can Sending be used to talk to a dead family member?
my DnD group needs a ruling: Can Sending be used to talk to a dead family member? If Speak with Dead is unavailable. That’s up to the DM. I myself would allow you to cast it and speak to them...but you probably won’t get a response, nor know if they…

Speak With Dead spell, does the corpse need to answer truthfully or can it tell lies?
@JeremyECrawford Hi Jeremy, just wondering about the Speak With Dead spell. Does the corpse need to answer truthfully or can it tell lies?— fiend_138 (@fiend_138) December 13, 2016 Must a corpse be truthful if you cast speak with dead on it? The second paragraph of the spell answers this question.…