Passwall - Revision history

Mystic Sailboat: /* Useful Info */ spellpower no longer affects distance

2025-08-19T04:53:31Z

‎Useful Info: spellpower no longer affects distance

Patrick2011b: update to 0.31

2024-06-09T21:21:44Z

update to 0.31

Patrick2011b: /* History */ +CBA per commit 62420d5

2023-12-26T23:45:30Z

‎History: +CBA per commit 62420d5

Hordes: /* Strategy */ "risks" implies that, e.g. passwall has a % chance to fail

2023-10-01T01:16:51Z

‎Strategy: "risks" implies that, e.g. passwall has a % chance to fail

Hordes: /* Strategy */ condense a lil'

2023-09-30T03:45:21Z

‎Strategy: condense a lil'

Hordes: /* Strategy */

2023-09-01T17:56:25Z

‎Strategy

Hordes: /* Strategy */ you can take shortcuts through opaque rock, too

2023-08-06T21:17:51Z

‎Strategy: you can take shortcuts through opaque rock, too

Hordes: /* Strategy */ remove unnecessary parenthesis

2023-08-06T21:14:24Z

‎Strategy: remove unnecessary parenthesis

Hordes at 21:10, 6 August 2023

2023-08-06T21:10:17Z

Hordes: clarify history note, since strategy says being uninterruptable = bad

2023-08-06T21:09:36Z

clarify history note, since strategy says being uninterruptable = bad

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 **In [[the Abyss]], new terrain can generate that prevents you from landing.
 **If you try to passwall into a monster, the spell will try to move the monster one tile away, which will awaken it. However, if there's no room to move the monster, Passwall will fail.
-*"This rock feels extremely deep." -- there are too many walls to pass with the current spell power (or at all).
+*"This rock feels extremely deep." -- there are too many walls to pass.
 *You may also sense [[deep water]], [[lava]], or other dangerous terrain on the other end, which will cancel the move if you cannot currently move through that terrain.

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 {{spell info}}
-'''Passwall''' is a level 2 [[Transmutations|Transmutation]]/[[Earth Magic|Earth]] spell that allows the caster to pass through a short range of solid [[rock wall]].
+'''Passwall''' is a level 3 [[Earth Magic|Earth]] spell that allows the caster to pass through a short range of solid [[rock wall]].
 [[Earth Elementalist]]s start with this spell in their libraries.
 ==Useful Info==
-Rock wall can be passed in a straight orthogonal or diagonal line. The transfer is instantaneous, but requires an uninterruptible setup phase of <code>wall depth + 1</code> turns.<ref>{{source ref|0.30.1|spl-other.cc|452}}</ref> The maximum range is a function of [[spell power]] and ranges from 1 to 7 squares (as shown on the spell info screen).
+Rock wall can be passed in a straight orthogonal or diagonal line. The transfer is instantaneous, but requires an uninterruptible setup phase of <code>wall depth + 1</code> turns, and your [[AC]] is increased by <code>5 + power/10</code> during this phase.<ref>{{source ref|0.31.0|spl-other.cc|453}}</ref> The maximum range is 3 squares.
 After direction with at least one passable wall has been selected, the [[MP]] and at least 1 turn will be spent regardless of the result. Potential failures are:
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 ==History==
-{{CBA|0.31|this spell will be level 3, always have range 3, and give the player an AC bonus in transit.}}
+*Prior to [[0.31]], Passwall was a level 2 [[Transmutations]]/[[Earth Magic|Earth]] spell, its range depended on spellpower, and there was no AC bonus in transit.
 *Prior to [[0.18]], Passwall was a level 3 Transmutations / Earth spell, and the maximum possible depth to pass was randomized on each cast.
 *Prior to [[0.15]], Passwall's range was dependent on only your [[Earth Magic]] skill.

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 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.18]], Passwall was a level 3 Transmutations / Earth spell, and the maximum possible depth to pass was randomized on each cast.
 *Prior to [[0.15]], Passwall's range was dependent on only your [[Earth Magic]] skill.

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 ==Strategy==
-Passwall can be used as an escape spell, though it's not without serious risks. While preparing Passwall, you'll spend 2+ turns helpless in your old location - there's no way to interrupt the duration. Wasting 2-4 turns when surrounded by monsters can outright kill you. But if you take account of the delay, Passwall can be great in certain, niche situations:
+Passwall can be used as an escape spell, though it comes with a serious drawback. While preparing Passwall, you'll spend 2+ turns helpless in your old location - there's no way to interrupt the duration. When surrounded by monsters, wasting 2-4 turns can outright kill you. But if you take account of the delay, Passwall can be great in certain, niche situations:
 *When passing through a wall, you get to leave monsters behind, on the other side. It can be used to create a distance from enemies, or to [[kite]] melee monsters.
 *It lets you escape being trapped between monsters and a wall, if you have nothing better.

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 ==Strategy==
 Passwall can be used as an escape spell, though it's not without serious risks. While preparing Passwall, you'll spend 2+ turns helpless in your old location - there's no way to interrupt the duration. Wasting 2-4 turns when surrounded by monsters can outright kill you. But if you take account of the delay, Passwall can be great in certain, niche situations:
-*When passing through a wall, you get to leave monsters behind on the other side of the wall. It can be used to create a distance from enemies, or to [[kite]] melee monsters.
+*When passing through a wall, you get to leave monsters behind, on the other side. It can be used to create a distance from enemies, or to [[kite]] melee monsters.
 *It lets you escape being trapped between monsters and a wall, if you have nothing better.
-*It allows you to travel through walls without a means of [[digging]]. You can take shortcuts or grab items behind transparent rock walls. Unlike digging, you get to leave monsters behind, so it can be useful even in the [[orb run]].
+*It allows you to travel through walls without a means of [[digging]]. You can take shortcuts or grab items behind transparent rock walls. Unlike digging, you get to leave monsters behind, so it can be useful during the [[orb run]].
 Passwall can also be used in order to set up [[stab]]s. After finishing the spell, you'll always have a chance to move before enemies. This spell is silent to cast - popping up beside a sleeping enemy will not wake it, allowing you to make a free stab.

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 *Prior to [[0.8]], it was possible to kill yourself with this spell if your destination tile contained [[lava]] or [[deep water]].
 *Prior to [[0.5]], Passwall would be interrupted by attacks. As any attack would stop the process, it was much worse for escapes.
-*Prior to [[0.4]], Passwall took 1 turn longer and could ''not'' be interrupted, making it much better for escapes.
+*Prior to [[0.4]], Passwall took 1 fewer turns and could ''not'' be interrupted, making it much better for escapes.
 *In [[0.3]], a Passwall bug made the spell very risky; instant death would occur if the spell was used around certain arrangements of rock and stone walls, most often found on [[Tartarus]]:7. Because of this, going any deeper than 4 tiles was hazardous.
 *In even earlier versions, death would occur anytime you failed to travel all the way through a wall. This was considered a feature.