Rary's Telepathic Bond
2024 Rules
- Level & School
- 5th-level divination
- Casting Time
- Action or Ritual
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (two eggs)
- Duration
- 1 hour
- Classes
- Bard, Wizard
You forge a telepathic link among up to eight willing creatures of your choice within range, psychically linking each creature to all the others for the duration. Creatures that can’t communicate in any languages aren’t affected by this spell.
Until the spell ends, the targets can communicate telepathically through the bond whether or not they share a language. The communication is possible over any distance, though it cannot extend to other planes of existence.
2014 Rules
- Level & School
- 5th-level divination
- Casting Time
- Action
- Range
- 30 feet
- Components
- V, S, M (pieces of eggshell from two different kinds of creatures)
- Duration
- 1 hour
- Classes
- Wizard
You forge a telepathic link among up to eight willing creatures of your choice within range, psychically linking each creature to all the others for the duration. Creatures with Intelligence scores of 2 or less aren't affected by this spell.
Until the spell ends, the targets can communicate telepathically through the bond whether or not they have a common language. The communication is possible over any distance, though it can't extend to other planes of existence.
Rary's Telepathic Bond 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences
Rary's Telepathic Bond popularity
How popular is Rary's Telepathic Bond? It is a seldom seen spell in the game, but is often chosen over other options when available. This spell could be a valuable addition for spellbooks.
- Top 50% picked level 5 Bard spell
- Top 50% picked level 5 Wizard spell
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Spells similar to Rary's Telepathic Bond
Sending 3rd-level divination
It provides long-distance telepathic-style communication between creatures and is the obvious lower-level analogue for sending messages over any distance.
Players prefer Rary's Telepathic Bond over Sending
Telepathy 8th-level divination
This is the more powerful version of a telepathic link that shares the same school and long-range, language-bridging purpose at a higher level.
Players prefer Rary's Telepathic Bond over Telepathy
Message Transmutation cantrip
As a cheap, short-range spell that sends a telepathic message, it matches the core communicative mechanic on a much smaller scale.
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Dream 5th-level illusion
It is a 5th-level spell that offers a specialized form of long-range communication and interaction, making it a similar utility choice for one-to-one or limited contacts.
Players prefer Rary's Telepathic Bond over Dream
Tongues 3rd-level divination
Because it removes language barriers for a duration, it addresses the same problem of enabling understanding between creatures that Telepathic Bond solves.
Players prefer Rary's Telepathic Bond over Tongues