Every edition has had some attached limitation or danger to the ability - however, traditional legendary versions have seemingly no restriction, so the D&D limits are distinctly sci-fi flavored. Obviously, teleportation is a powerful ability, and in some versions of the game (in conjunction with other powers), it's become problematic and possibly game-breaking.
White's "The Sword in the Stone", Merlyn accidentally vanishes himself to Bermuda for a few moments (Chapter 9). In this way it may stand as an example of D&D's mix-and-match approach, taking some handfuls of all the various pulp literature, not just fantasy and swords-and-sorcery.Īmong the classical depictions of instant-transfer powers we might include ( link) - Djinn in "The Arabian nights" (transporting from China to Morocco instantly) examples in the Talmud of "contracting the path" ( Kefitzat Haderech) a Tibetan mystical skill of instantaneous transportation ( Lung-gom-pa) and the Tarnhelm in Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen". As such, it tends to be more commonly developed or utilized in 20th century works of science fiction but it has been a 5th-level D&D wizard spell since the first version of the game. The word "teleportation" was coined less than a hundred years ago (by Charles Fort in 1931 link).
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