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Can the 5th lvl 'Dream'-level spell Dream contact a petrified creature?

A player would like to cast the 'Dream' spell on an ancient statue of a petrified hero. Thematically this is wonderful, sure - but isdoes it work by RAW?

Here are possible answers we discussed / lacking backing:

1/ Rule of Cool: A creative and fun use of the spell! Advances the plot. Not abusable. Why not? Find out if statues dream of stone sheep

2/ Incapacitated people sleep... why not statues?: As 5e lists 'petrification' as being incapacitated ('no actions / reactions') and is 'not aware of the space around them'. Sleep = 'unaware of time's passage'. Thus all petrified creatures default to a place resembling sleep. Besides, the Dream spell is powerful magic - this isn't just shaping biological dreams, it is providing a telepathic uplink between 2-3 creatures for an eight hour span.

3/ Bricks Do Not Dream! One cannot attain REM-state nor entertain any neurobiological capacity whilst granite. As solid stone, one is not Han in carbonate! Just like an elf that can not sleep, neither can a statue. Even if you successfully cast a Sleep spell on such a person-statue, such a creature cannot even entertain this rest-state unless Greater Restoration is used.

  1. Rule of Cool: A creative and fun use of the spell! Advances the plot. Not abusable. Why not? Find out if statues dream of stone sheep

  2. Incapacitated people sleep... why not statues?: As 5e lists 'petrification' as being incapacitated ('no actions / reactions') and is 'not aware of the space around them'. Sleep = 'unaware of time's passage'. Thus all petrified creatures default to a place resembling sleep. Besides, the Dream spell is powerful magic - this isn't just shaping biological dreams, it is providing a telepathic uplink between 2-3 creatures for an eight hour span.

  3. Bricks Do Not Dream! One cannot attain REM-state nor entertain any neurobiological capacity whilst granite. As solid stone, one is not Han in carbonate! Just like an elf that can not sleep, neither can a statue. Even if you successfully cast a Sleep spell on such a person-statue, such a creature cannot even entertain this rest-state unless Greater Restoration is used.

We are sure that that the first answer is by FAR the most magical, thematic &and/or fun (R.A.F.). As a DM i, I also fear that the last answer is most logical &and/or closest to 'R.A.W.' Still, we would like your collective perspective on this, with thanks.

Long story short: Is
Is there any ruling, be that a tweet from Mr. Crawford (or other such source), that might suggest use ofthat Dream can be used on petrified creatures?

Can the 5th lvl 'Dream' spell contact a petrified creature?

A player would like to cast 'Dream' spell on an ancient statue of a petrified hero. Thematically this is wonderful, sure - but is it RAW?

Here are possible answers we discussed / lacking backing:

1/ Rule of Cool: A creative and fun use of the spell! Advances the plot. Not abusable. Why not? Find out if statues dream of stone sheep

2/ Incapacitated people sleep... why not statues?: As 5e lists 'petrification' as being incapacitated ('no actions / reactions') and is 'not aware of the space around them'. Sleep = 'unaware of time's passage'. Thus all petrified creatures default to a place resembling sleep. Besides, the Dream spell is powerful magic - this isn't just shaping biological dreams, it is providing a telepathic uplink between 2-3 creatures for an eight hour span.

3/ Bricks Do Not Dream! One cannot attain REM-state nor entertain any neurobiological capacity whilst granite. As solid stone, one is not Han in carbonate! Just like an elf that can not sleep, neither can a statue. Even if you successfully cast a Sleep spell on such a person-statue, such a creature cannot even entertain this rest-state unless Greater Restoration is used.

We are sure that that the first answer is by FAR the most magical, thematic &/or fun (R.A.F.). As a DM i also fear that the last answer is most logical &/or closest to 'R.A.W.' Still, we would like your collective perspective on this, with thanks.

Long story short: Is there any ruling, be that a tweet from Mr. Crawford (or other such source) that might suggest use of Dream on petrified creatures?

Can the 5th-level spell Dream contact a petrified creature?

A player would like to cast the 'Dream' spell on an ancient statue of a petrified hero. Thematically this is wonderful, sure - but does it work by RAW?

Here are possible answers we discussed / lacking backing:

  1. Rule of Cool: A creative and fun use of the spell! Advances the plot. Not abusable. Why not? Find out if statues dream of stone sheep

  2. Incapacitated people sleep... why not statues?: As 5e lists 'petrification' as being incapacitated ('no actions / reactions') and is 'not aware of the space around them'. Sleep = 'unaware of time's passage'. Thus all petrified creatures default to a place resembling sleep. Besides, the Dream spell is powerful magic - this isn't just shaping biological dreams, it is providing a telepathic uplink between 2-3 creatures for an eight hour span.

  3. Bricks Do Not Dream! One cannot attain REM-state nor entertain any neurobiological capacity whilst granite. As solid stone, one is not Han in carbonate! Just like an elf that can not sleep, neither can a statue. Even if you successfully cast a Sleep spell on such a person-statue, such a creature cannot even entertain this rest-state unless Greater Restoration is used.

We are sure that that the first answer is by FAR the most magical, thematic and/or fun (R.A.F.). As a DM, I also fear that the last answer is most logical and/or closest to 'R.A.W.' Still, we would like your collective perspective on this, with thanks.

Long story short:
Is there any ruling, be that a tweet from Mr. Crawford (or other such source), that might suggest that Dream can be used on petrified creatures?

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Can the 5th lvl 'Dream' spell contact a petrified creature?

A player would like to cast 'Dream' spell on an ancient statue of a petrified hero. Thematically this is wonderful, sure - but is it RAW?

Here are possible answers we discussed / lacking backing:

1/ Rule of Cool: A creative and fun use of the spell! Advances the plot. Not abusable. Why not? Find out if statues dream of stone sheep

2/ Incapacitated people sleep... why not statues?: As 5e lists 'petrification' as being incapacitated ('no actions / reactions') and is 'not aware of the space around them'. Sleep = 'unaware of time's passage'. Thus all petrified creatures default to a place resembling sleep. Besides, the Dream spell is powerful magic - this isn't just shaping biological dreams, it is providing a telepathic uplink between 2-3 creatures for an eight hour span.

3/ Bricks Do Not Dream! One cannot attain REM-state nor entertain any neurobiological capacity whilst granite. As solid stone, one is not Han in carbonate! Just like an elf that can not sleep, neither can a statue. Even if you successfully cast a Sleep spell on such a person-statue, such a creature cannot even entertain this rest-state unless Greater Restoration is used.

We are sure that that the first answer is by FAR the most magical, thematic &/or fun (R.A.F.). As a DM i also fear that the last answer is most logical &/or closest to 'R.A.W.' Still, we would like your collective perspective on this, with thanks.

Long story short: Is there any ruling, be that a tweet from Mr. Crawford (or other such source) that might suggest use of Dream on petrified creatures?