You mentally contact a demigod, the spirit of a long- dead sage, or some other mysterious entity from another plane. Contacting this extraplanar intelligence can strain or even break your mind. When you cast this spell, make a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw. On a failure, you take 6d6 psychic damage and are insane until you finish a long rest. While insane, you can't take actions, can't understand what other creatures say, can't read, and speak only in gibberish. A greater restoration spell cast on you ends this effect.
On a successful save, you can ask the entity up to five questions. You must ask your questions before the spell ends. The GM answers each question with one word, such as "yes," "no," "maybe," "never," "irrelevant," or "unclear" (if the entity doesn't know the answer to the question). If a one-word answer would be misleading, the GM might instead offer a short phrase as an answer.
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Posted Jul 12, 2023Just ritually cast it before going to sleep. Long rest fixes the damage and the insanity.
Just hope your party isnt ambushed while sleeping
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Posted May 13, 2024What if a character from your party falls through a portal to another dimension but you don't know where. Would this spell work in some capacity or do I need something else?
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Posted May 18, 2024DMs and Players Alike Note: There is NOTHING in here that says the answers have to be truthful.
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Posted May 23, 2024Does the entity have to tell the truth?
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Posted May 31, 2024damn das CRAZY!
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Posted Jun 1, 2024Is the idea that the DM chooses which entity the PC connects with? or is the Player supposed to try to reach out to a specific being?
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Posted Jun 28, 2024What is your name
Yes
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Posted Feb 4, 2025"If a one-word answer would be misleading, the GM might instead offer a short phrase as an answer." Note that it says the GM and not the entity. This strongly implies that the GM should not aim to mislead the player via this spell but rather convey accurate answers.
Given that it's already a level 5 spell slot and a risk of serious downside, I'd be inclined to provide accurate information unless there's a very good meta game reason not to. (In other words "the entity they contacted was malicious and wants to lie to them" is not a good enough reason)
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Posted Aug 10, 2025I also have this question.