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'''Brom's Barrelling Boulder''' is a level 4 [[Earth]]/[[Conjurations]] spell which creates a damaging boulder to hurl at your enemies.
 
'''Brom's Barrelling Boulder''' is a level 4 [[Earth]]/[[Conjurations]] spell which creates a damaging boulder to hurl at your enemies.
  
 
[[Earth Elementalist]]s start with this spell in their libraries.
 
[[Earth Elementalist]]s start with this spell in their libraries.
 
*Damage = <code>2d(3 + pow/12)</code>
 
*Never misses (though boulders can miss)
 
  
 
==Useful Info==
 
==Useful Info==
Creates a boulder in a chosen adjacent tile. You cannot cast this spell on a monster. This boulder rolls in a straight line, but every turn, it has a 20% chance to wobble in either direction (10% to the left, 10% to the right).
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Creates a boulder in a chosen adjacent tile, which moves 1 tile on the turn it's cast. You cannot cast this spell on a monster. This boulder rolls in a straight line away from you and can only be aimed in a straight direction.
  
Whenever the boulder collides with a monster, it takes damage and is knocked back. If there are other monsters adjacent to the victim, all the monsters are pushed back in a chain. If a monster is pushed into a wall or impassible terrain (e.g. deep water, [[lava]]), it takes extra knockback damage. Then, the boulder itself takes 2d5 damage.<!--See spl-damage.cc-->
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Whenever the boulder collides with a monster, it takes damage and is knocked back. If there are other monsters behind the victim, all the monsters are pushed back in a chain. If a monster is pushed into a wall or impassible terrain (e.g. deep water, [[lava]]), it takes extra knockback damage (2d11 at max power), but the boulder is destroyed.
  
If the boulder hits a wall, it is destroyed and explodes in a 3x3 area. This deals the same damage as a boulder impact, but is reduced thrice by [[AC]].
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The boulder takes 1d5 damage for every wall (or other solid feature) it is adjacent to when moving.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|mon-act.cc|1087}}</ref><ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-summoning.h|36}}</ref> The spell targeter will account for this, showing the range the boulder will move if it takes maximum abrasion damage.
  
The boulder is treated as a monster and can be destroyed by attacks. It moves at [[Movement#Monster Speed|speed]] 20 and has base HP of 27 (which is randomized like other monsters, does not depend on power). It disappears after it leaves your [[line of sight]].
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The boulder is treated as a monster: you cannot move into its tile, and it can be destroyed by attacks. It moves at [[Movement#Monster Speed|speed]] 20 and has base HP of <code>15 + power/3</code>.<ref>{{source ref|0.33.1|spl-summoning.cc|3125}}</ref> It can travel through deep water without being slowed down. It disappears after it leaves your [[line of sight]], hits a wall, or hits an unpushable monster.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
*While its damage is lower than [[Stone Arrow]], this spell can be used to [[kite]].
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*While its damage is lower than [[Stone Arrow]], the boulder can hit the same enemy multiple times. This spell can also be used to [[kite]].
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
*This spell will be introduced in 0.31.
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*Prior to [[0.32]]:
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**Boulders did not take damage when adjacent to walls. Instead, they took damage from hitting monsters, and had a 20% chance to veer off course per tile moved.
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**They inflicted a small stun on monsters (3-5 [[aut]]).
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**They dealt less damage (<code>2d(4 + pow/12)</code>), but dealt a 3x3 explosion upon being destroyed by wall collision.
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**The boulder didn't move immediately on cast.
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**The spell could not be cast on deep water.
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**Brom's Barelling Boulder was introduced in 0.31.
  
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:11, 20 October 2025

Version 0.33: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.
Brom's barrelling boulder.png Brom's Barrelling Boulder
Level 4
School1 Conjuration
School2 Earth
Source(s) Compendium of Siegecraft
Book of the Spheres
Casting noise 4
Spell noise 0
Power Cap 100
Range 1
Flags Not self, Target
Unleashes a massive rolling boulder in a given compass direction. This boulder damages any creature it hits, rolling over those who perish beneath it and pushing any others helplessly backwards (along with anyone else unfortunate enough to be standing behind them).

Its size and reckless locomotion make it difficult to use in confined areas; if launched down narrow passages, it will rapidly abrade against the walls and fall apart. It will also crumble if it leaves the caster's sight or strikes a wall or otherwise unmoveable creature.
Spell Details
Damage Formula 2d(4 + power/10)
Max Damage 2d14
Max Power 100
Range LOS
Targeting Special
To-hit Never misses
Special Creates boulder on adjacent square;
Can hit multiple times

Brom's Barrelling Boulder is a level 4 Earth/Conjurations spell which creates a damaging boulder to hurl at your enemies.

Earth Elementalists start with this spell in their libraries.

Useful Info

Creates a boulder in a chosen adjacent tile, which moves 1 tile on the turn it's cast. You cannot cast this spell on a monster. This boulder rolls in a straight line away from you and can only be aimed in a straight direction.

Whenever the boulder collides with a monster, it takes damage and is knocked back. If there are other monsters behind the victim, all the monsters are pushed back in a chain. If a monster is pushed into a wall or impassible terrain (e.g. deep water, lava), it takes extra knockback damage (2d11 at max power), but the boulder is destroyed.

The boulder takes 1d5 damage for every wall (or other solid feature) it is adjacent to when moving.[1][2] The spell targeter will account for this, showing the range the boulder will move if it takes maximum abrasion damage.

The boulder is treated as a monster: you cannot move into its tile, and it can be destroyed by attacks. It moves at speed 20 and has base HP of 15 + power/3.[3] It can travel through deep water without being slowed down. It disappears after it leaves your line of sight, hits a wall, or hits an unpushable monster.

Strategy

  • While its damage is lower than Stone Arrow, the boulder can hit the same enemy multiple times. This spell can also be used to kite.

History

  • Prior to 0.32:
    • Boulders did not take damage when adjacent to walls. Instead, they took damage from hitting monsters, and had a 20% chance to veer off course per tile moved.
    • They inflicted a small stun on monsters (3-5 aut).
    • They dealt less damage (2d(4 + pow/12)), but dealt a 3x3 explosion upon being destroyed by wall collision.
    • The boulder didn't move immediately on cast.
    • The spell could not be cast on deep water.
    • Brom's Barelling Boulder was introduced in 0.31.

References