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　Gods can generally speak with almost anything --including plants.
Otherwise, the ability to converse with plants (which typically lack the means to truly speak) is rarely seen except as an obscure gift attributed to the occasional fantasy-game druid or elf.

■代替案（Alternatives）
　植物共感 (p. B75) is a much better fit for shamans and similar mystics who can “commune with nature” to learn the current mood of
trees, fields, etc.

■追加特別増強（New Special Enhancement）
Sapience:
The plants you converse with function as if they had your IQ, as described for the enhancement of the same name under 「動物会話」 (above). +40%.

■追加特別限定（New Special Limitation）
Specialized:
　You can only communicate with certain plants. “All terrestrial plants” (including all trees, bushes, and herbs) and “All aquatic plants” (including algae, kelp, and seaweed) are -40%; a large subset of either (e.g., “Trees” or “Herbs”), -50%; a smaller subset (e.g., “Evergreens” or “Medicinal Herbs”), -60%.

■パワーアップ（Powering Up）
　「植物会話」 mainly suits plant- and nature-control powers, and divine powers bestowed by nature deities. Spirit powers that let the user converse with nature spirits rather than plants themselves might grant it, too --likely with the Sapience enhancement. 才能 adds to all IQ and Hearing rolls to communicate with plants, in either direction, when using this ability.

Speak With Plants
see p. B87

With IQ 0 subjects, this advantage is identical to Psychometry. At the GM’s whim some trees have a higher IQ; use these suggestions, based on its age:

Up to six months: IQ 1. Up to a year: IQ 2. Up to 18 months: IQ 3. Up to three years: IQ 4. Up to six years: IQ 5. Up to 12 years: IQ 6. Up to 25 years: IQ 7. Up to 50 years: IQ 8.

Each doubling of the number of years adds an additional level of IQ. (One of the world’s oldest trees, a bristlecone pine that’s been alive for over 47 centuries, would have an IQ of 14.)

Note: In the description on p. B87, the word “empathic” should be replaced with “telepathic.” The advantage description suggests telepathy rather than empathy. Additionally, treat the trait as if it has a built-in Area Effect – you can converse with any plant in range of your normal speaking volume.

Special Limitations
Normally, your communication is subvocal. If your voice is audible, use Nuisance Effect (-5%). If the tree’s speech is also audible, raise the modifier to -10%. Additionally, it’s possible to acquire a Green Mind, as with Plant Empathy (p. 7).