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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6296393" data-attributes="member: 177">Well, the Telepathic Bond spell in the d20srd specifies - a creature with an Int score of 3 or higher - so something with complex thoughts, and it says that it works regardless of language.As a corollary to the maxim, "don't specify what you don't need to":I wouldn't look to define how "telepathy" works, in general, unless the system or metaphysics already specify that any such effect works exactly the same way, or I had some specific need to do so.  I'd suggest looking at each effect, and thinking about what would be right for that case.  This allows different forms of magic to do similar jobs in different fashions, and means you don't get caught in an inconsistency later when you come across a new effect.</blockquote>