Originally Posted by Tuco
Originally Posted by Icelyn
Originally Posted by Tuco
Nah, the second is another case of advocating for convenience at expenses of balance and consistency.
This is just chatting with some animals outside of combat, not turning the tide of battle!

I love convenience grin , and in this case from what others have posted it also seems that it is free in the 5e rules as well.
They said that is not a concentration check, not that it's "free".
It is a ritual spell. It lasts for 10 minutes and does not cost a spell slot.