Greater Telepathic Bond?

[James McMurray]

DotF has a Lesser Telepathic Bond. Is there a better higher level version of that? If not, what would be the appropriate spell level for a 1 day/level duration version of the same spell?

 

[SolitonMan]

If it's still limited to one creature and the caster, then 5th level at the most (since the normal version is 5th level and does multiple creatures for 10 min/level).

I'm thinking of using a version (greater telepathic bond) which is like the normal 5th level version (connects multiple creatures) but lasts 2 hours/level and allows communication across planar boundaries. I'm thinking it should be 7th level, maybe 8th. Any thoughts?

 

[jefgorbach]

DotF has a Lesser Telepathic Bond. Is there a better higher level version of that? If not, what would be the appropriate spell level for a 1 day/level duration version of the same spell?

Lesser Telepathic Bond is a 3rd level spell connecting a pair of creatures for 10 min/level per the SRD. Extending this to 1 day/level via the metamagic(lasting spell) makes it a 7th level spell which seems reasonable.

(Alternately, extending the base 5th Telepathic Bond spell's 10 min/level duration to 1 day/level would become a 9th level variant using the same feat AND allows connecting multiple creatures. Since RAW gave the Lesser Telepathic Bond a -2 level adjustment since it only affected two creatures, doing so again makes it a 7th level spell, confirming its a reasonable solution.)

Solitonman's Planar Telepathic Bond variant extends the base 5th level spell's duration to 1 hour/level for a +3 adjustment using the same feat, making it an 8th level spell. However he also wants to boost the range to cross planar boundaries which I'd say is easily worth a least another level making his variant a 9th level spell (or 7th level if he limits it to just connecting two minds using the above justification)



* http://www.d20srd.org/srd/psionic/spells/telepathicBondLesser.htm
* http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/telepathicBond.htm

Lasting Spell (Metamaqic)
source: Mongoose Ultimate Feats
You can make a spell last for much longer than normal.
Prerequisites: Extend Spell, able to cast 3 level or higher arcane spells.
Benefit: The character can change a spell’s duration to one or more time units higher. The time units are round, 1 minute, 10 minutes, hour, day, week, month, year, decade and century. The first progression uses up a spell slot three levels higher than the spell’s actual level, but the spellcaster may extend it further by using up an extra spell slot for each progression.

For example: alarm is a 1st level spell lasting 2 hours per caster level. A lasting alarm is a 4th level spell lasting 2 days per caster level, and it can be modfied further to last 2 weeks per caster level by using up a 5th level slot.
Spells with a concentration, instantaneous, or permanent duration are not affected by this feat.

 

[SocratesOnFire]

Spell Compendium has Interplaner Telepathic Bond as a sixth level spell which has the same duration but allows the bond to cross planes.

 

[SolitonMan]

Spell Compendium has Interplaner Telepathic Bond as a sixth level spell which has the same duration but allows the bond to cross planes.

Sweet! Missed that when looking for it, thanks for the reference!