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''For the [[unrand]] polearm, see [[Force Lance (unrand)]].''
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'''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 [[aut]]s). The maximum distance is <code>2 + 6 * [[HD]]/25</code> tiles.

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

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==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==
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{{Spell
|name=Force Lance
|level=4
|school1={{Translocations}}
|school2={{Conjurations}}
|school3=
|sources=<div>
*[[Book of the Warp]]</div>
|castingnoise=5
|spellnoise=5
}}
{{AttackSpell
|name=Force Lance
|formula = 2d(6+Power/6)
|maxdmg = 2d(22.66) ~ 23.66
|maxsp = 100
|range = 4
|target = Beam
|tohit = 10+Power/7
|special = Knockback
|hit_type = normal
|hit_adder = 10
|hit_num = 1
|hit_denom = 7
|dam_calculator = dicedef
|dam_numdice = 2
|dam_adder = 12
|dam_num = 2
|dam_denom = 6}}
}}
*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]].

Force Lance - Revision history

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