# Special Purpose; Sentient Item's Communication
*Source: Dungeon Master's Guide (2024) p. 226*
**Sentient Item's Communication**
`dice: [](special-purpose-sentient-items-communication-xdmg.md#^sentient-items-communication)`
| dice: 1d10 | Communication |
|------------|---------------|
| 1–6 | The item communicates by transmitting emotion to the creature carrying or wielding it. |
| 7–9 | The item speaks one or more languages. |
| 10 | The item speaks one or more languages. In addition, the item can communicate telepathically with any creature that carries or wields it. |
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