Telekinetic grab

Telekinetic grab
Released	24 May 2001 (Update)
Members	No
Magic level	33
Description	Take an item you can see but can't reach
Runes	1 1
Experience	86
Advanced data
Spell ID	16

Telekinetic grab (usually called telegrab) is a magic spell that becomes available at level 33. Using telekinetic grab allows the player to instantly pick up items which are visible but cannot be reached, or are far away. Collection of an item via the spell creates an orange orb animation that is similar to the one seen during teleportation. Casting the spell consumes 1 Air-Rune and 1 Law-Rune.

Uses

During Dragon Slayer it's necessary to obtain a map piece from Wormbrain with the spell.
Effectively gathering Wine of Zamorak - attempting to pick it up manually results in the nearby Monks of Zamorak cursing and attacking the player.
Obtaining Gnome Balls outside of the minigame area is possible with telekinetic grab.
Gathering item spawns that are otherwise inaccessible - including those inside the bank vault, Varrock Museum, and the Nature-Rune spawn near the Greater Demon Ruins.
When attacking caged NPCs, such as the Lesser Demon in the Wizard's Tower, it's sometimes impossible to go inside the cage. The spell is therefore required to collect drops such as the Medium Rune Helmet.
The spell can be used to obtain Phoenix crossbows to complete Shield of Arrav without obtaining combat experience from killing the Weaponsmaster.
The spell can be used to obtain multiple copies of various clues from the Murder Mystery quest, such as A Silver Dagger.
Swamp Toads cannot be picked up reliably normally, due to them slipping from the player's hands, but teleknetic grab is 100% effective.
Telekinetic grab is the only way for the player to obtain certain special "display" items, most of which have no use:
- Flour (heap) can only be picked up normally by using a pot. The potless flour is not believed to be useful for anything.
- Seaslugs cannot be picked up normally and cannot be traded, making the spell the only way to obtain them.
- Casting telekinetic grab on the Display tea is the only way for players to obtain the item other than via trading with another player, as attempting to take the tea by picking it up normally will result in the Tea seller stopping the player from taking the tea.
- The Fishing Trawler has special planks that are only found on the water and cannot be picked up normally.

Items which may not be tele-grabbed

Some items may not be tele-grabbed. Attempting to cast the spell on the these items will result in the following message being displayed

I can't use telekinetic grab on this object

This list of items includes:

Ana in a Barrel
A blue wizards hat
Ball
Bunny ears
Coins (located within Rashiliyia's Tomb)
Firebird Feather
Fluffs
God capes
Holy grail
Ice Arrows
Large cog
Orb of light
Scythe
Skull (The restless ghost)
Staff of Armadyl

Unique circumstances and rules

Players must be within 5 tiles of the item which they are attempting to grab, if they are any further the spell will not be cast, no message will be displayed, and nothing will happen.
Casting telekinetic grab will work on items which appear to be "around corners" as it is not imperative that a player be lined up directly with the item when casting the spell.
Casting telekinetic grab on an item that is behind, on top of, or obstructed by certain scenery objects will result in the following message being displayed:
- I can't see the object from here
- Examples include when an item is on top of the same tile as a closed door, behind a ladder, fountain and other objects. Some scenery such as benches and the grey "wire" type of fence will not obstruct the spell. Sometimes the obstruction may be hidden and the same rules hold.
Players are unable to cast Telekinetic grab when inside the party hall in Seers Village. This is to prevent players from unfairly picking up items dropped during player held events, as casting the spell would allow them to retrieve items which appears at a much faster rate than players who are not using the spell. If the spell is cast on an object here the player will receive the following message:
- You can't cast this spell within the vicinity of the party hall

Changes

Date	Changes
26 January 2002 (Update)	Effect bubble added.
24 May 2001 (Update)	Added to the game.

Trivia

The player cannot cast telekinetic grab on the Powering crystals once they have been placed on the Pedestals, as they get the message I can't see the object from here. They can however, perform the spell on crystals that are on the ground.