Force Lance

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For the unrand polearm, see Force Lance (unrand).

Fires a shaft of concussive force. If the impact deals damage, it may knock the target back.

Force Lance is a monster-only spell which deals damage and knocks the target back. The chance to knock back depends on the caster's HD and target size. If the target is a monster, it is briefly stunned (4-9 auts). The maximum distance is 2 + 6 * HD/25 tiles.

If it would knock a creature into impassable terrain (walls, deep water, lava, through a monster), movement is stopped and the target takes impact damage instead. It cannot move stationary monsters like statues or oklob plants.

The following enemies cast Force Lance:

• e Deep elf knight (3d14(+2d14) damage)
• v Polterguardian (3d14(+2d14) damage)
• R Rakshasa (3d14(+2d14) damage)
• N Salamander mystic (3d14(+2d13) damage)
• Q Tengu conjurer (3d11(+2d9) damage)
• * Wretched star (3d14(+2d13) damage)

The following enemies may be able to cast Force Lance, depending on their spell set:

• & Pandemonium lord (3.4% chance)

Strategy

Force Lance can push you off stairs, so be careful when stair dancing. In other cases, the knock back is usually a minor nuisance, though it can mess with your positioning. It can be particularly bad for melee characters, who have to spend turns moving towards the enemy.

History

Force Lance
Level	4
School1	Translocation
School2	Conjuration
Source(s)	Book of the Warp
Casting noise	5
Spell noise	5

Spell Details
Damage Formula	2d(6+Power/6)
Max Damage	2d(22.66) ~ 23.66
Max Power	100
Range	4
Targeting	Beam
To-hit	10+Power/7
Special	Knockback

• Prior to 0.25, Force Lance was a level 4 Translocations/Conjurations spell available to players.
• Prior to 0.16, Force Lance was a level 4 pure Conjurations spell, was less accurate, and did not knock enemies back as effectively.
• Prior to 0.14, Force Lance was a level 5 spell.
• Prior to 0.13, Force Lance was a level 2 spell in the book of Conjurations with less range and damage.
• Force Lance was added in 0.12.