Nexumancy

Overview

Nexumancy, the arcane discipline devoted to space, connection, and distance, governs the subtle geometries that bind locations, objects, and minds across the world. It is the magic of passage and linkage, a field concerned with the bending, folding, and perceiving of space and the invisible threads that tie phenomena together. Practitioners of Nexumancy gain the ability to traverse great distances, anchor locations to one another, manipulate spatial boundaries, and perceive events or entities far beyond ordinary sight.

Nexumancy is valued for its strategic versatility and its deep relationship with travel, communication, and the structure of reality itself. Most commonly, Nexumancy is associated in practical terms with:

• Teleportation and displacement: Crossing or rearranging space, from short shifts to vast translocations.
• Spatial distortion: Stretching, compressing, or folding distance.
• Connections and bindings: Linking objects, creatures, locations, or magical effects through sympathetic ties.
• Scrying and remote perception: Observing distant places or entities.
• Barriers and boundaries: Creating dimensional locks, wards, or exclusions.
• Conjuration pathways: Opening portals or summoning through spatial conduits.

Historical Context

The origins of Nexumancy lie in the earliest attempts to understand movement, orientation, and the unseen frameworks that govern the world’s structure. Mariners, astronomers, and geomantic scholars all contributed to its formation as they studied the ways distance and direction could be measured, altered, or transcended. Early teleportation circles carved into stone and ancient rituals of distant sight hint at the long-standing fascination with space as a malleable medium.

Throughout history, Nexumancy has shaped exploration, warfare, and communication. Couriers once relied on telepathic relays and waymarks crafted by spatial mages; armies have used teleportation or battlefield displacement to gain strategic advantage; and scholars have charted dimensional routes linking remote places. The discipline also holds a close association with planar travel, as understanding the folds of space is essential for navigating the boundaries between realms.

Nexumancers are often viewed with curiosity and respect. Their work touches on the fabric of distance itself, allowing them to appear where they are least expected or perceive what others cannot see. As maps grow, borders shift, and the pursuit of knowledge expands outward, the study of Nexumancy remains essential to those who seek mastery over the vast tapestry of space and connection.

Nexumantic Spells

Name	School(s)	Classes
Expeditious Retreat	Nexumancy	Artificer, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Find Familiar	Nexumancy	Wizard
Snare	Nexumancy	Artificer, Druid, Ranger, Wizard
Feather Fall	Nexumancy or Luxomancy	Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
Tenser's Floating Disk	Nexumancy or Luxomancy	Wizard
Cordon of Arrows	Nexumancy	Ranger
Find Steed	Nexumancy	Paladin
Kinetic Jaunt	Nexumancy	Artificer, Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
Levitate	Nexumancy	Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard
Locate Object	Nexumancy	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Ranger, Wizard
Misty Step	Nexumancy	Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Rope Trick	Nexumancy	Artificer, Wizard
Summon Beast	Nexumancy	Druid, Ranger
Vortex Warp	Nexumancy	Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard
Warp Sense	Nexumancy	Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Clairvoyance	Cerebrumancy and Nexumancy	Bard, Cleric, Sorcerer, Wizard
Blink	Nexumancy	Artificer, Sorcerer, Wizard
Conjure Animals	Nexumancy	Druid, Ranger
Summon Fey	Nexumancy	Druid, Ranger, Warlock, Wizard
Summon Lesser Demons	Nexumancy	Warlock, Wizard
Summon Shadowspawn	Nexumancy	—
Thunder Step	Nexumancy	Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Fly	Nexumancy or Luxomancy	Artificer, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Evard's Black Tentacles	Biothaumaturgy or Nexumancy	Wizard
Conjure Woodland Beings	Nexumancy	Druid, Ranger
Dimension Door	Nexumancy	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Freedom of Movement	Nexumancy	Artificer, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Ranger
Leomund's Secret Chest	Nexumancy	Artificer, Wizard
Mordenkainen's Private Sanctum	Nexumancy	Artificer, Wizard
Summon Aberration	Nexumancy	Warlock, Wizard
Summon Construct	Nexumancy	Artificer, Wizard
Summon Greater Demon	Nexumancy	Warlock, Wizard
Banishment	Nexumancy and Null	Cleric, Paladin, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Conjure Minor Elementals	Nexumancy or Luxomancy	Druid, Wizard
Far Step	Nexumancy	Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Infernal Calling	Nexumancy	Warlock, Wizard
Planar Binding	Nexumancy	Bard, Cleric, Druid, Warlock, Wizard
Steel Wind Strike	Nexumancy	Ranger, Wizard
Summon Celestial	Nexumancy	Cleric, Paladin
Summon Dragon	Nexumancy	Wizard
Swift Quiver	Nexumancy	Ranger
Teleportation Circle	Nexumancy	Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Conjure Elemental	Nexumancy or Luxomancy	Druid, Wizard
Conjure Fey	Nexumancy	Druid
Drawmij's Instant Summons	Nexumancy	Wizard
Find the Path	Nexumancy	Bard, Cleric, Druid
Scatter	Nexumancy	Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Summon Fiend	Nexumancy	Warlock, Wizard
Wind Walk	Nexumancy	Druid
Word of Recall	Nexumancy	Cleric
Conjure Celestial	Nexumancy	Cleric
Dream of the Blue Veil	Nexumancy	—
Forcecage	Nexumancy	Bard, Warlock, Wizard
Sequester	Nexumancy	Wizard
Teleport	Nexumancy	Bard, Sorcerer, Wizard
Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion	Nexumancy	Bard, Wizard
Demiplane	Nexumancy	Sorcerer, Warlock, Wizard
Maze	Nexumancy	Wizard
Imprisonment	Nexumancy	Warlock, Wizard