'''Detect Thoughts''' is a [[Spells#2nd Level Spells|Level 2]] Divination Spell. This spell allows spellcasters to telepathically link to unprotected minds and hear the thoughts of targeted creatures while talking to them.
{{SpellPage
| name = Detect Thoughts
| image = Detect Thoughts.webp
| level = 2
| school = Divination
| ritual = yes
| classes = Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
| class learns at level 3 = Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard, The Great Old One, Circle of the Spores:Circle Spell
| class learns at level 8 = Arcane Trickster, Eldritch Knight
| races =
| granted by items = Uncovered Mysteries:Long Rest, Hammer of the Just:Long Rest, Mask of Soul Perception:Short Rest, Potion of Mind Reading
| cost = action, spell2
| summary = This spell allows spellcasters to telepathically link to unprotected minds and hear the thoughts of targeted creatures while talking to them.
| description = Focus your mind to read the thoughts of certain creatures while talking to them.
| concentration = yes
| range = self
| condition = Detect Thoughts
| condition duration = Until Long Rest
| condition save =
| higher levels =
| notes = * When attempting to use '''Detect Thoughts''' on an NPC, an [[Intelligence]] or [[Wisdom]] [[Ability Check]] is rolled. On a failure, the NPC may become hostile.
* [[Knowledge Domain]] has a version of this spell called {{SAI|Read Thoughts}} that is used by expending a [[Channel Divinity]] charge instead of the [[Spell Slot]] and the spell is not considered a [[Ritual]].
* The incantation for Detect Thoughts is '''Video Veritatem''', Latin for "I see truth".
| bugs = Despite the tooltip saying this spell uses either [[Intelligence]] or [[Wisdom]], only the creature’s Intelligence is used, even if its Wisdom is higher. This is likely an oversight.
| title = <div style="font-size:105%; font-family:Georgia;">''"Focus your mind to read the thoughts of certain creatures while talking to them."''</div>
* Can read the thoughts of certain creatures while talking to them.
|}
==Notes==
*Also granted by [[Uncovered Mysteries]].
Latest revision as of 21:49, 17 November 2024
Detect Thoughts is a level 2 divination spell. This spell allows spellcasters to telepathically link to unprotected minds and hear the thoughts of targeted creatures while talking to them.
Description
Focus your mind to read the thoughts of certain creatures while talking to them.
The incantation for Detect Thoughts is Video Veritatem, Latin for "I see truth".
Bugs
Despite the tooltip saying this spell uses either Intelligence or Wisdom, only the creature’s Intelligence is used, even if its Wisdom is higher. This is likely an oversight.
Action + 
Level 2 Spell Slot
Range: Self
Ritual
Concentration
Duration: Until 
Uncovered Mysteries (
Recharge: Long rest)
Hammer of the Just (
Mask of Soul Perception (
Potion of Mind Reading 
that is used by expending a Channel Divinity charge instead of the Spell Slot and the spell is not considered a Ritual.