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Word of Recall
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Recalls intelligent allies from elsewhere on the same level to the caster, after a short delay.

Word of Recall is monster-only spell which teleports a random band of human intelligence creatures to the caster. The spell takes 30 auts to fully cast, however, so if you can disable or kill the caster, the spell will not take effect. It is also subject to a breath timer, so it cannot be cast repeatedly.

The following methods allow you to interrupt Word of Recall:

Silence and Waterlog
Engulf-flavour attacks (such as from a water elemental)
Paralysis
Sleep
Daze
Full petrification
Confusion
Frenzy
Fear
A wand of polymorph
Killing the caster

The following enemies cast Word of Recall:

p Ironbound convoker

It can also be cast on you as an effect of a Zot trap.

History

Prior to 0.34, this spell could be dispelled by Yara's Violent Unravelling and Quicksilver Bolt.
Prior to 0.27, this spell couldn't be interrupted by Yara's Violent Unravelling.
Prior to 0.17, curare had an asphyxiation effect that could block or interrupt Word of Recall.
Prior to 0.14, this spell had no breath timer.
Word of Recall was added in 0.12.

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-'''Word of Recall''' is monsters-only spell which teleports a random band of human intelligence creatures to the caster. The spell takes 30 [[aut]]s to fully cast, however, so if you can disable the caster, the spell will not take effect. It is also subject to a [[breath]] timer, so it cannot be cast repeatedly. The following methods allow you to interrupt Word of Recall:
+'''Word of Recall''' is monster-only spell which teleports a random band of human intelligence creatures to the caster. The spell takes 30 [[aut]]s to fully cast, however, so if you can disable or kill the caster, the spell will not take effect. It is also subject to a [[breath]] timer, so it cannot be cast repeatedly.
-*[[Curare]]
-*[[Silence]]
+The following methods allow you to interrupt Word of Recall:
-*A water elemental's drowning attack
+*[[Silence]] and [[Waterlog]]
+*[[Engulf]]-flavour attacks (such as from a [[water elemental]])
 *[[Paralysis]]
+*[[Sleep]]
+*[[Daze]]
+*Full [[petrification]]
 *[[Confusion]]
+*[[Frenzy]]
 *[[Cause Fear|Fear]]
-*[[Sleep]], through [[Ensorcelled Hibernation]] or otherwise
+*A [[wand of polymorph]]
-*Full [[petrification]]
 *Killing the caster
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 ==History==
-Word of Recall was added in [[0.12]].
+*Prior to [[0.34]], this spell could be dispelled by [[Yara's Violent Unravelling]] and [[Quicksilver Bolt]].
+*Prior to [[0.27]], this spell couldn't be interrupted by Yara's Violent Unravelling.
-Prior to [[0.14]], this spell had no breath timer.
+*Prior to [[0.17]], [[curare]] had an asphyxiation effect that could block or interrupt Word of Recall.
+*Prior to [[0.14]], this spell had no breath timer.
-[[Category:Monster spells]]
+*Word of Recall was added in [[0.12]].