Wild Speech

[Wild]

You speak with the tongue of men and beasts.

Prerequisites

Wild shape class feature.

Benefit

When using wild shape to take a form in which you cannot speak, you are able to speak normally in any language you know. This allows you to cast spells with verbal components, speak command words, and activate spell completion and spell trigger items. However, it does not give you the ability to cast spells requiring somatic components unless you also have the Natural Spell feat, or cast spells with material components merged into your form.

When using wild shape to take the form of an animal, you may use speak with animals to communicate with animals of your assumed form. This is a spell-like ability with a caster level equal to your druid level, and you may use it for a number of minutes per day equal to your druid level. These minutes do not have to be consecutive, but must be used in one-minute increments.

Special

A 3rd-level Moreau Paragon with the Alternate Form class feature can also select and benefit from this feat when using that ability. Their caster level for the purpose of speak with animals using this feat is equal to their total Hit Dice.