Magic Items that Grant Telepathy?

[Ogrork the Mighty]

The PCs in our gaming group are looking for a magic item to give to their scout that will allow him/her to communicate back to the rest of the group and thereby allow them to assist the scout with what exactly to look for.

Any ideas on a magical item that will facilitate this?

 

[Hypersmurf]

Well, here's your starting point:

Rary's Telepathic Bond
Divination
Level: Sor/Wiz 5
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Targets: You plus one willing creature per three levels, no two of which can be more than 30 ft. apart
Duration: 10 min./level (D)
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No

You forge a telepathic bond among yourself and a number of willing creatures, each of which must have an Intelligence score of 3 or higher. Each creature included in the link is linked to all the others. The creatures can communicate telepathically through the bond regardless of language. No special power or influence is established as a result of the bond. Once the bond is formed, it works over any distance (although not from one plane to another).

If desired, you may leave yourself out of the telepathic bond forged. This decision must be made at the time of casting.

Telepathic bond can be made permanent with a permanency spell, though it only bonds two creatures per casting of permanency.

Material Component: Pieces of eggshell from two different kinds of creatures.

-Hyp.

 

[Ogrork the Mighty]

Yeah, they actually already have that spell but we're wondering if there's already any published magic items that do roughly the same thing.

 

[Jack Simth]

Well, Psioncs have the Linked addition to armor for +6,000 gp... but you would need two such; one for the scout, one for a party member to communicate.

There's a Sor/Wiz 5 spell (Telepathic Bond) that will do what you are asking, for a level-dependant number of individuals.

There's a Cleric 4 Sor/Wiz 5 Sending which permits the caster to send a message to anyone he's familiar with - the message always arrives if the caster and target are on the same plane.

Whispering Wind (Bard 2, Sor/Wiz 2) can be used to a similar purpose (1 mile/level, whispered message at the indicated location), although there is a delay.

A crystal ball with Telepathy (70,000 gp) will do the job, although it takes an hour to activate.

You could put a small, short written message on a Silver Raven Figurine (3,800 gp)

 

[Ogrork the Mighty]

Basically, the scouts are pretty much newbies and the veteran players in the group are looking for a way to give advice to the scouts. It's also meant to be a way for PCs not involved in scouting to participate in the action...

 

[Amal Shukup]

Telepathic bond can be made permanent with a permanency spell, though it only bonds two creatures per casting of permanency.

This is truly sweet - no Item slot gets occupied, and the item (s) can't be stolen...

Might need to hire a caster (13th Level).

Rary's would only cost 650 gp (per casting)
Permanency would cost 12500 (what with the extra cost for the XP) per casting. I figure you'd need one casting to link the first two PCs plus an additional casting for each additional PC you wanted to 'add to the net'.

For your prototypical party of four, that's a mere (coff) 38150 GP All in. Not, to my mind, a bad investment at all... Optionally, the Helm of telepathy would do the trick for only 27000 gp (but only up to 60 feet).

A'Mal

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Dungeon Master's Guide 3.5, page 259, Helm of Telepathy

 

[Hypersmurf]

Dungeon Master's Guide 3.5, page 259, Helm of Telepathy

Well, sure... if he's within 60 feet...?

-Hyp.

 

[Hypersmurf]

For your prototypical party of four, that's a mere (coff) 38150 GP All in. Not, to my mind, a bad investment at all...

... until the first Area Dispel...

A Staff of Telepathic Bond works out to about the same price. Lasts 90 minutes minimum, gets 4 characters minimum, 50 charges, and a Dispel Magic costs you about 675gp, rather than 40k.

-Hyp.

 

[Saeviomagy]

There IS a zero level spell that (basically) does the trick...

It's called message. 100+10ft/level, and affects the whole party.