Rary’s Telepathic Bond spell icon: two minds linked by thought
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Rary’s Telepathic Bond (Telepathic Bond) 5e spell

5th-level divination (ritual) · called Telepathic Bond in the SRD 5.1 · 2024 version below

Casting time
1 action (ritual)
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S, M (Pieces of eggshell from two different kinds of creatures)
Duration
1 hour
School
Divination
Level
5

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.

Classes that can cast Telepathic Bond

ClassFirst availableSpellcasting ability
Wizard spells9th character levelIntelligence

Telepathic Bond in the 2024 rules

The 2024 Player’s Handbook revised many spells, and the SRD 5.2 carries the new text. What changed from the 2014 version above:

Casting time
Action or Ritual
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S, M (two eggs)
Duration
1 hour
School
Divination
Level
5
Classes
Bard, Wizard
Tags
ritual

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 can't extend to other planes of existence.

2024 version from the SRD 5.2. Most tables settle on one edition, so check which one yours uses.

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