Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 5 ft
Components: V
Duration: Instantaneous
You and up to five willing creatures within 5 feet of you instantly teleport to a previously designated sanctuary. You and any creatures that teleport with you appear in the nearest unoccupied space to the spot you designated when you prepared your sanctuary (see below). If you cast this spell without first preparing a sanctuary, the spell has no effect.
You must designate a sanctuary by casting this spell within a location, such as a temple, dedicated to or strongly linked to your deity. If you attempt to cast the spell in this manner in an area that isn't dedicated to your deity, the spell has no effect.
Verbal Component:
Verbus Recolo
Verbal Component (Alternative):
[In the prepared sanctuary:] (Insert name of Deity), by your power and mighty grace, when (insert word, such as "temple") is said, return us to this place.
Class: Cleric
Tags: Teleportation
Source: Player's Handbook [5th Edition] (page 289)
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Other Planes and Effects
Below is information about this spell as it relates to other planes and area of effects (i.e. underwater). Some of the information is pulled official D&D sources (such as books and the twitter feeds of D&D officials), but other information is derived from forums and online discussions. As always, it is up to the DM to decide how they wish to handle spell effects.
Teleportation and Sigil
From Planescape Adventures in the Multiverse, Sigil and the Outlands, "Attempts to teleport into or out of Sigil fail, but such magic functions normally when used to teleport within the city."
Underwater - Verbal Component
Official rules have been verified by Jeremy Crawford - "No rule prohibits verbal components from working underwater. Keep in mind that if you're talking, you're not holding your breath." Hence, while submerged underwater and holding its breath, a creature can cast a spell that requires a verbal component. After casting the spell, if the creature can't breathe underwater, it immediately runs out of breath. The creature can survive for a number of rounds equal to its Constitution modifier (minimum of 1 round).
