

Once you detect the presence of a creature in this way, you can read its thoughts for the rest of the duration as described above, even if you can't see it, but it must still be within range. 225 The Polygraph: Just What Do Lie Detectors Detect. You don’t need to concentrate on this detect thoughts to maintain it during its duration, but it ends if scrying ends. You can't detect a creature with an Intelligence of 3 or lower or one that doesn't speak any language. You can use an action to cast the detect thoughts spell (save DC 17) while you are scrying with the crystal ball, targeting creatures you can see within 30 feet of the spell’s sensor. The spell can penetrate barriers, but 2 feet of rock, 2 inches of any metal other than lead, or a thin sheet of lead blocks you. When you cast the spell or as your action during the duration, you can search for thoughts within 30 feet of you. You can also use this spell to detect the presence of thinking creatures you can't see. You cant detect a creature with an Intelligence of 3 or lower or one that doesnt speak any language. Questions verbally directed at the target creature naturally shape the course of its thoughts, so this spell is particularly effective as part of an interrogation. When you cast the spell or as your action during the duration, you can search for thoughts within 30 feet of you. If it succeeds, the spell ends.Įither way, the target knows that you are probing into its mind, and unless you shift your attention to another creature's thoughts, the creature can use its action on its turn to make an Intelligence check contested by your Intelligence check if it succeeds, the spell ends. If it fails, you gain insight into its reasoning (if any), its emotional state, and something that looms large in its mind (such as something it worries over, loves, or hates). If you probe deeper, the target must make a Wisdom saving throw. As an action, you can either shift your attention to another creature's thoughts or attempt to probe deeper into the same creature's mind. You initially learn the surface thoughts of the creature-what is most on its mind in that moment. If a Warlock 5e chooses the Great Old One as their patron, they can learn the spell Detect Thoughts. If the creature you choose has an Intelligence of 3 or lower or doesn't speak any language, the creature is unaffected. Who can cast Detect Thoughts 5e The only classes that can cast Detect Thoughts without adding a specific subclass to their DnD character sheets are the Bard 5e, the Sorcerer 5e, and the Wizard 5e.

When you cast the spell and as your action on each turn until the spell ends, you can focus your mind on any one creature that you can see within 30 feet of you. For the duration, you can read the thoughts of certain creatures.
