How do you use the 'talk with the dead' amulet?

[craig234]

My char is wearing it, but it's not clear how to use the spell. It's unlimited?

[Lani]

You get a spell icon in your action bar when you wear it.
Same as with other items that'll let you cast a spell.

[Sistalis]

Took me a while to figure it to. You have to equip it. Then in your actions bar with all the spell and special powers you have you should see it. You might have to modify the shape of your bar in order to see it.

Then you click on it like any ability or spell.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by craig234:

How do you use the 'talk with the dead' amulet?
My char is wearing it, but it's not clear how to use the spell. It's unlimited?

1. Equip the amulet

2. If not used on that character before the amulet puts a spell icon into your hotbar - common section

3. Cast on dead body which does not recognise you as attacker - if you use it on someone you killed, disguise yourself before using

4. Spell will remain active after usage. You can swap to another necklace if you wish.

5. At the right end of the hotbar you will see the spell can be reactivated unlimited time. Use that to cast the spell again, not the icon in the common section

6. if character dies and revives, it needs a long rest to be used again on the same character

[Aeriar]

After you equip it the first time you use it from your normal spell bar and then for repeated use it will be on the right side of the bar, until long rest.

[LordOfTheBread]

Once the amulet equiopped the spell Speak With Dead will appear in your spell list. Launch it on a corpse and voila.

[craig234]

Thanks for the helpful comments. Even answered an additional thing I hadn't asked yet.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by craig234:

Thanks for the helpful comments. Even answered an additional thing I hadn't asked yet.

Here is one more tip
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3023798638
by marking an answer to your topic you can help others to find the fitting answer faster if they have the same question.

That is always worthwhile when all your questions are answered to your topic. Feel free to ask more if something is unclear. Keep in mind: not all bodies have something to say. When you used the spell, after the first time and the spell becomes reapplicable, corpses which have something to say will glow greenish, making it easier to spot them.

[craig234]

It doesn't seem to function very often. 'does not respond', 'remains silent', 'too damaged'.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by craig234:

It doesn't seem to function very often. 'does not respond', 'remains silent', 'too damaged'.

Yeah, that is normal. It would feel weird if every corpse is talkable. But many of the obvious ones are. And it is easy to forget about it too. So for the first playthrough it is worth to keep it always active. Remember: once the spell is active and reapplyable -you see the icon on the right end of the hotbar- you automatically see the glow on corpses where you can use it. That will save you lots of time instead of trying it on every corpse.

[Sol]

Originally posted by craig234:

It doesn't seem to function very often. 'does not respond', 'remains silent', 'too damaged'.

Once you've used the spell, all bodies with which you can communicate are highlighted in white. This is probably done so the devs wouldn't have to write and record unique lines for every single NPC in the game.

Speak with the Dead is an okay spell and can give you hints on how to progress quests or where to find loot, but much of the time, it adds mostly flavor and lore to your experience. I reccomend replacing it as an amulet as soon as you can and save Speak to the Dead scrolls in case you need the spell here or there.

[アンジェル]

One last thing I like to underline: do not forget to disguise yourself to question a corpse of a person you freshly killed. They will otherwise deny to talk with you, and you have only once chance. If you forgot about disguising and try to talk to them, it will be instantly over and you cannot talk to them again.

On my first playthrough I have forgotten it often.