Sending is a third-level evocation spell allowing the caster to exchange brief messages with another creature across great distances.
Description[]
Sending requires one action to cast, and has verbal, somatic, and material components (a short piece of copper wire). Sending allows the caster to send a short message of up to twenty-five words to a familiar creature. The target hears the message in its mind, recognizes the sender if they know them, and can answer immediately. Creatures must have an Intelligence score of at least one to understand the meaning of the message. Messages can be Sent across any distance, but if the recipient is on another Plane of Existence, there is a five percent chance of failure.[1][2] Contacting someone on another plane in this way feels like it meets with some resistance, and if there's a return message, it comes with some momentum.[13]
In "What Dreams May Come" (3x34), Imogen Temult was able to use Sending to contact and receive a response from Delilah Briarwood, who is presumed dead. Matthew Mercer has in the past said he would allow the spell to be cast to speak to the dead, "but you probably won’t get a response, nor know if they heard."[14]
During one casting of Sending, it was noted that the message traveled along the ley lines to reach its intended recipient.[15] During an apogee solstice, when the ley lines were heavily disrupted, several attempts to use the spell were foiled and even drew damaging psychic feedback.[16][17]
History[]
Known uses[]
| Caster | Target(s) | Episode | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jester Lavorre | The Gentleman | "Have Bird, Will Travel" (2x23) | Jester cast the spell to tell The Gentleman they completed the mission in the Labenda Swamp. Exceeding the spell word limit, she is cut off by the Gentleman’s response.[18] |
| Marion Lavorre | "Have Bird, Will Travel" (2x23) | Jester cast the spell to tell her mother of her travels, but is cut off by her mother telling her that she loves her.[19] | |
| Kiri's parents | "Have Bird, Will Travel" (2x23) | Jester tries to cast the spell but it is unable to connect with anybody.[20] | |
| Fitz | "Divergent Paths" (2x25) | Jester sends to Fitz, telling them that they found the ones who took their money, so they can stop looking now. She also tells them to go back to work, but she might have gone over her word limit.[21] | |
| Yasha Nydoorin | "Commerce & Chaos" (2x31) | Jester Sends multiple messages to Yasha to tell her their destination.[22] | |
| Marion Lavorre | "The Ruby and the Sapphire" (2x33) | Jester cast the spell to ask her mother if she is singing that night. Marion responds telling Jester she is indeed singing that night.[23] | |
| The Gentleman | "The Ruby and the Sapphire" (2x33) | Jester Sends to The Gentleman, asking if his name is Babenon Dosal, been to the Menagerie Coast, do you know the Ruby of the Sea. There is no answer, so she tries again, slightly more calmly, and after a palpable pause, he replies, "No, that's preposterous.".[24] | |
| Orly Skiffback | "O Captain, Who's Captain?" (2x36) | Jester casts Sending to tell him The Mistake will hire him as a navigator. Despite not recognizing any of them, Orly agrees to work for the discounted rate on a condition he gets to choose his own quarters.[25] | |
| Marion Lavorre | "O Captain, Who's Captain?" (2x36) | Jester casts Sending to her mother that she is safe but they had to leave. She asks her to take care of Nugget and they will be back soon. Marion replies that she hopes Jester and her friends stay safe and come back soon.[26] | |
| Marion Lavorre | "The Second Seal" (2x47) | Jester uses Sending to let her mother know they're coming back, and is told there doesn't seem to be a manhunt underway for them.[27] | |
| Caduceus Clay | "Homeward Bound" (2x48) | Jester cast the spell telling Caduceus that the rest of the group should meet them at the Lavish Chateau.[28] | |
| Dairon | "Homeward Bound" (2x48) | Jester cast the spell to Dairon telling them that Beau is worried. Dairon answers that they are safe and recovering in Bladegarden.[29] | |
| Bryce Feelid | "A Game of Names" (2x49) | Jester Sends to Bryce, asking if Edith and Luc Brenatto can come there. Bryce agrees.[30] | |
| Yeza Brenatto | "A Game of Names" (2x49) | Jester cast the spell to tell Yeza they're looking for him and asking if he can tell them where he is. He responds that he doesn't know--it's very dark and he has to be quiet.[31] | |
| Yussa Errenis | "The Endless Burrows" (2x50) | Jester Sends to Yussa in Nicodranas, telling him they're taking the dodecahedron to Xhorhas. He replies that he doesn't think they should give it up or pull it out of the bag, but (sarcastically) who is he to keep them from taking an artifact into the heart of danger?[32] | |
| Yeza Brenatto | "The Endless Burrows" (2x50) | Jester Sends to Yeza, asking if he's being moved, and he responds that they have gotten out of the underground and he is being held in a room in the city.[33] | |
| Yeza Brenatto | "Xhorhas" (2x51) | Jester casts Sending to Yeza, asking him to cough once for "Yes" and cough twice for "No". Yeza coughs twice for "Are they moving you?" and coughs once for "Are you safe?"[34] | |
| Yeza Brenatto | "Xhorhas" (2x51) | Jester asks how many people are guarding him (cough once for each person). Yeza coughs three times.[35] | |
| Yeza Brenatto | "Cornered" (2x53) | Jester Sends to Yeza, asking if there are any markings around him, if he's alone, and if he knows what they have planned for him. He responds that he's being kept in a underground cell, no interrogations yet, and he doesn't know what they have planned. She asks if he knows why he was taken, and tells him Nott says hi. He answers that he assumes it was to do with him helping the Cerberus Assembly working with the weird box thing, and that he doesn't know who Nott is.[36] | |
| Luc Brenatto | "Wood and Steel" (2x58) | Jester sends to Luc, telling him that his mom and dad are okay.[37] | |
| Shakaste | "Domestic Respite" (2x62) | Jester sends to Shakaste, asking if he could escort Luc and Old Edith to Nicodranas. Shakaste responds back, saying that he will make sure they're safe [38] | |
| Essek Thelyss | "Chases and Trees" (2x65) | Jester sends to Essek, asking if he knows anything about the large tree in the Barbed Fields.[39] | |
| Bright Queen | "Causatum" (2x70) | Jester sends a message to the Bright Queen, telling her about the events that transpired in "The King's Cage" (2x69) and asks if they should tell anyone else in Bazzoxan. The Bright Queen responds back, saying she would like this information to not be disclosed to the public.[40] | |
| Vandran | "Clay and Dust" (2x72) | Jester sends to Vandran, telling him that Fjord is alive and that he wants to know where he is right now. After a pause, Vandran responds back, saying that he is retired on an island.[41] | |
| Fjord | "Refjorged" (2x76) | Jester sends to Fjord, warning him to get away from the Tumblecarves residence fast.[42] | |
| Orly Skiffback | "Titles and Tattoos" (2x84) | Jester sends to Orly, asking him to turn the ship around so they can say hi to him.[43] | |
| Ludinus Da'leth | Vence Nuthaleus | "Punishment and Politics" (2x87) | Used by Archmage Ludinus Da'leth during the Mighty Nein's audience with King Bertrand Dwendal after learning of Vence's true allegiances.[44] |
| Jester Lavorre | Wyatt Maranoss | "Lingering Wounds" (2x89) | Jester sends a message to Wyatt Maranoss, asking if he remembers her and how business is going at Darktow. The Plank King responds back, saying that he is unsure who is messaging him, but business is going on as usual.[45] |
| Thoreau Lionett | "Lingering Wounds" (2x89) | Jester sends to Thoreau, saying that she is keeping eyes on him and to heed her past warnings. Thoreau nervously responds back with a thank you for helping out with the competitive wine families in Kamordah.[46] | |
| The Inevitable End | "Lingering Wounds" (2x89) | Jester sends a message to the Inevitable End, saying thanks for helping out during the battle in "Punishment and Politics" (2x87). She also mentions that they could become possibly friends if she was interested. The Inevitable End responds back, saying that she is uninterested in friendship at the moment.[47] | |
| Essek Thelyss | Guard at the Dungeon of Penance | "Bathhouses and Bastions" (2x90) | Essek casts Sending and tells the guards to move Adeen Tasithar to a binary cell within the prison to continue the interrogation.[48] |
| Ludinus Da'leth | Jester Lavorre | "Stone to Clay" (2x91) | The Martinet tells her that Vence Nuthaleus has been apprehended and that the Empire accepts the terms for negotiation with the Dynasty and sets the date for four weeks off at the previously proposed neutral location in the Lucidian Ocean midway between Nicodranas and the Whitedawn Lagoon. [49] |
| Jester Lavorre | Tevas | "High Seas, High Stakes" (2x99) | Jester tries to reach Tevas, asking whether he had delivered the black moss cupcakes to Isharnai; Jester did not receive a response.[50] |
| Isharnai | "High Seas, High Stakes" (2x99) | Jester asked Isharnai whether she had received the cupcakes; Isharnai said she had, and they were tasty.[51] | |
| Trent Ikithon | "Dinner with the Devil" (2x110) | Jester sends to Trent, asking about what they should wear for the upcoming dinner party at his house. Trent tells her to just wear what feels comfortable to them.[52] | |
| The Gentleman | "Dinner with the Devil" (2x110) | Jester sends to the Gentleman, asking if they can possibly speak to Cree. The Gentleman informs Jester that Cree isn't working for him anymore.[53] | |
| Cree | "Dinner with the Devil" (2x110) | Jester sends a message to Cree, asking if they can meet at the Gentleman's club and have a discussion. Cree responds back, saying she doesn't remember Jester.[54] | |
| Vess DeRogna | "An Open Window" (2x114) | Jester sends a message to Vess, asking if she is ready to leave with them and journey into Eiselcross. She receives no response back.[55] | |
| Kotho | "The Tortoise and The Dare" (2x117) | Jester sends a message to Kotho, asking if she knows the whereabouts of Sabian. Kotho responds back, saying that he currently resides in Darktow.[56] | |
| Calliope Clay | "Solace Between the Secrets" (2x118) | Jester sends to Calliope, asking her about the current state of the Blooming Grove. Calliope informs Jester that the crystals have taken root and that she is excited to show Caduceus when he gets back.[57] | |
| Uraya Hythenos | Jester Lavorre | "Solace Between the Secrets" (2x118) | Uraya identifies themselves as an assistant to Essek and asks how far away the party is from Aeor.[58] |
| Jester Lavorre | Kiri | "Solace Between the Secrets" (2x118) | After seeing the illusionary version of Hupperdook in Caleb's tower, Jester sends a message to Kiri to ask how she is doing. Kiri responds back, saying that she has built something and would like to show them.[59] |
| Dagen Underthorn | "Contentious Company" (2x120) | Jester asks Dagen to catch and hold Iver Climtaver as he comes out of the ruins of A2[60] | |
| Wensforth | "A Walk to Warmer Welcomes" (2x124) | Jester sends to Wensforth, telling him that they will be teleporting in to Nicodranas to speak with Yussa. Wensforth tells Jester that he will let Yussa know of their arrival.[61] | |
| Yussa Errenis | Allura Vysoren | "The Neverending Day" (2x125) | Yussa asks Allura if the Mighty Nein can meet her in Emon for an important discussion.[62] |
| Jester Lavorre | Yussa Errenis | "The Calm Before the Storm" (2x130) | Jester sends to Yussa, asking how his journey into the Astral Sea was going. Instead of hearing his voice, thousands of shrill screams and boastful laughs filled her head before the noises stopped.[63] |
| Vandran | "Into the Eye" (2x131) | Jester secretly sends a message to Vandran, asking if he has any advice for Fjord and how he feels about the book Tusk Love. Vandran responds back, saying that he wants Fjord to take care of himself and tells her not to spoil the rest of the novel.[64] | |
| Vandran | "Into the Eye" (2x131) | At Fjord's hesitant request, Jester asks Vandran for his exact location. She adds that Fjord misses him, which she admits she is unsure if she was allowed to say that. Vandran responds that he is somewhere near Bisaft Isle.[65] | |
| Essek Thelyss | Kryn Dynasty ranger | "Aeor" (2x132) | Essek sends a message to one of the rangers he previously sent from the Dynasty outpost to guard the entrance of Aeor to notify them that he and the Mighty Nein are approaching and that the rangers should come meet them.[66] |
| Jester Lavorre | Beauregard Lionett | "Fond Farewells" (2x141) | Jester sends to Beau, saying that she just saw a large sea turtle and that she misses being around the Mighty Nein. Beau responds back, saying that she also misses Jester and talks about her experience in Xhorhas with Yasha.[67] |
| Imogen Temult | Cyrus Wyvernwind | "In Too Deep" (3x14) | Imogen sends to Cyrus asking if he's okay and what business he had with Emoth Kade. Cyrus responds back, saying that he is alright but has a heavy debt to pay off.[68] |
| Jiana Hexum | "Fight at the Museum..." (3x21) | Imogen sends to Jiana, stating that their group completed the heist and were heading back to Jrusar. Jiana responds back, saying that she is pleased with their success.[69] | |
| Keyleth | "Pyrrhic Return" (3x35) | Imogen sends to Keyleth on behalf of Orym to give her an update on Orym's mission and to plead for help bringing Laudna back to life. Keyleth responds that she is currently busy but will be available shortly. | |
| Laudna | "Far From The Others" (3x52) | During an apogee solstice, Imogen tried to reach Laudna after the two halves of the party were separated, but she received damaging psychic feedback.[70] | |
| Fresh Cut Grass | Orym | "Far From The Others" (3x52) | Following Imogen's failure to reach Laudna through the static of the apogee solstice, FCG tried to reach Orym, hearing the same static that scattered the spell, but not suffering psychic damage.[71] |
| Dorian Storm | "Far From The Others" (3x52) | FCG, wondering if the previous failures were due to the location of the other half of their party, attempted to reach Dorian instead. Again, the static scattered the spell.[72] | |
| Deanna Leimert | Orym | "Far From The Others" (3x52) | Deanna, hearing about Imogen and FCG's failure to contact their party, tried to reach Orym, and also heard the static without the damaging feedback.[73] |
| Imogen Temult | Chetney Pock O'Pea | "Treacherous Toys" (3x54) | Imogen tried to reach Chetney, who was in the same city, hoping the spell would work over a shorter distance despite the solstice, and instead got more damaging psychic feedback.[74] |
| Fresh Cut Grass | "The Sorrow of Molaesmyr" (3x57) | After days of travel, Imogen tried to reach across a much shorter distance to FCG to regroup, and succeeded without interference or feedback.[75] | |
| Laudna | "Fractures" (3x78) | Imogen tried to reach a relatively nearby Laudna around Whitestone and failed, taking some damage from the feedback.[76] | |
| Zhesh | "Red Rural Revelations" (3x84) | On Ruidus, far from the Exandrian ley lines and their disturbances, Imogen successfully contacted this member of the Volition.[77] | |
| Caleb Widogast, Keyleth, and Jester Lavorre | "Doorways to Darker Depths" (3x86) | While spending the night in Ria'Doin, Imogen, over the course of a few minutes, exchanged several messages with her allies to inform them of the current situation in Bells Hells.[78] | |
| Fresh Cut Grass | Ira Wendagoth | "Arrival at Kreviris" (3x87) | FCG reached out to Ira to tell him that they're on the moon and also to know where he is exactly. However, he didn't reveal his position and let Bells Hells find him instead.[79] |
| Imogen Temult | Rashinna | "True Heroism" (3x91) | Imogen reached out to Rashinna to say they retrieved Evoroa and asked if the safe house is a good place to regather.[80] |
| Liliana Temult | "True Heroism" (3x91) | Seeing they're not doing too well against Otohan Thull, Imogen reached out to her mother asking for help.[81] | |
| Keyleth | "Broken Roads" (3x92) | Back on Exandria, Imogen reached out to Keyleth to let her know of their return.[82] | |
| Orym | "Where The Red Fearne Glows" (3x94) | Seeing both Orym and Fearne Calloway not in the tent anymore, Imogen reached out to Orym to know where they are.[83] | |
| Ira Wendagoth | "Unseelie Interrupted" (3x106) | Imogen successfully used the spell twice to contact the Nightmare King in Kreviris and tell him about their next plan against Ludinus and his allies.[84] | |
| Nana Morri | "Looming" (3x108) | Imogen reached out to Nana Morri to help evacuate them and their prisonners from the Unseelie Court back to Ligament Manor.[85] | |
| Nana Morri | "Looming" (3x108) | Imogen reached out again to Nana Morri to give her an update on the situation and if she's okay to have Gloamglut at her place.[86] | |
| Keyleth | "In the Shadow of War" (3x110) | Imogen sent a message to Keyleth to tell her they're back in Vasselheim and asked where they can meet her. She responded back to say thet she's still gathering her party and tell them to go see Allura Vysoren in the Platinum Sanctuary.[87] | |
| Liliana Temult | "In the Shadow of War" (3x110) | Imogen sent a message to her mom to tell her that she loves her and she trusts her. She replied back that she loves her too and still slow Ludinus Da'leth down.[88] | |
| Alma | "In the Shadow of War" (3x110) | Orym asked Imogen to send a message to his mother in Zephrah, telling her he loves her and that he's where he's meant to be. She says she loves him too and got a new pie recipe.[89] | |
| Relvin Temult | "In the Shadow of War" (3x110) | Imogen sent a message to her father, telling she loves him no matter what and thanked him for doing his best. He reponded that he thinks about her a lot and misses her as much as the horses.[90] | |
| Zhesh | "The Nein Hells" (3x111) | Imogen asks Zhesh if they can come to the shop in Kreviris so Caleb Widogast can setup his Nein-Sided Tower in the basement.[91] | |
| Allura Vysoren | "The Assembling of Legends" (3x112) | Imogen sent a message to Allura to tell that Bells Hells and Mighty Nein are ready for the Exandrian forces to begin the assault on the Malleus Key so they can start infiltrating Vaterra Kreviris.[92] | |
| Jester Lavorre | Allura Vysoren | "The Assembling of Legends" (3x112) | As Allura told to Imogen that the forces are ready, she asked them if they should go now. Jester responded they should send the attack right away.[93] |
| Pike Trickfoot | Scanlan Shorthalt | "The Assembling of Legends" (3x112) | As Vox Machina were getting back together, Scanlan was nowhere to be found. Very reluctant at first, Pike finally agreed to contact him and he told her he was in Wildemount, somewhere between Asarius and Bazzoxan.[94] |
Additionally, in Call of the Netherdeep, set in 836 PD, Galsariad Ardyth may use a spell scroll of Sending to contact the PCs after his party finds a place to stay in Ank'Harel.[95] A confederate of Lymmle Wist uses the Sending spell to try to set up Prolix Yusaf to be framed for an attack.[96]
Trivia[]
- Occult silvertongues, such as those who run the Consortium of the Vermilion Dream, can cast Sending twice per day.[97]
References[]
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External links[]
Sending on D&D Beyond
Jester Sending Compilation Critical Role Campaign 2: The Mighty Nein (Updated Through Episode 73) on the Anacedragon YouTube channel- Sending on The Forgotten Realms Wiki (note)
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