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The teleportation circle spell description states that:

You draw a 10-foot-diameter circle on the ground that links your location to a permanent teleportation circle whose sigil sequence you know and that is on the same plane of existence. A portal opens in the circle and remains open until the end of your next turn. Any creature that enters the portal instantly appears within 5 feet of the destination or in the nearest unoccupied space.

If the creature casting the spell and a creature next to the permanent teleportation circle are in constant communication with each other (sending stones for example), would the creature at the permanent teleportation circle be able to ride the portal backwards to the caster's location?

If not, besides gate, are there any other means of accomplishing something like this on the same plane of existence?

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  • \$\begingroup\$ The quote in your post doesn't match the official spell description. Please check the actual spell description and see if that clears up your confusion. \$\endgroup\$
    – V2Blast
    Feb 9, 2019 at 3:42

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Where did you get that spell description?

https://www.dndbeyond.com/spells/teleportation-circle

As you cast the spell, you draw a 10-foot-diameter circle on the ground inscribed with sigils that link your location to a permanent teleportation circle of your choice whose sigil sequence you know and that is on the same plane of existence as you. A shimmering portal opens within the circle you drew and remains open until the end of your next turn.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ Yeah, I checked again and the current language of the spell does specify which circle has the portal. \$\endgroup\$
    – Mark Wells
    Feb 9, 2019 at 1:19
  • \$\begingroup\$ It appears that the Teleportation Circle description they used was one from a fan-made wiki (it's not dandwiki). I don't know if it's an infringing site, so I shouldn't link it here. Nevertheless, it's not an official source. \$\endgroup\$
    – Axoren
    Feb 9, 2019 at 1:26
  • \$\begingroup\$ Teleportation circle is part of the SRD, which isn't too heavily regulated. \$\endgroup\$
    – Miles Bedinger
    Feb 9, 2019 at 1:38
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    \$\begingroup\$ @Axoren: It is indeed an infringing site; it includes non-SRD content as well. They intentionally reword things in a futile attempt to avoid getting taken down by WotC. \$\endgroup\$
    – V2Blast
    Feb 9, 2019 at 3:44
  • \$\begingroup\$ Er, if it's reworded, there's nothing to take down...!? The descriptive content\art of a game can be copyrighted, but the system cannot; that's what a patent is for, & those don't restrict publication of a design, only sale of it. I could be wrong? (I don't think I am; this has long been the only thing between many fansites & takedown...) \$\endgroup\$
    – ProphetZarquon
    Aug 11, 2022 at 13:48
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No, you can't. The circle is a one-way portal.

The portal opens at the circle you drew, and transports creatures to the other circle. It makes no provision for them to get back.

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