Force Wall

Force Wall

	Mental
	3
	ForceWall
	yes
Infobox data from game version 2.0.206.63

Force Wall

You generate a wall of force that protects you from your enemies.

Creates 9 contiguous squares of immobile force field
Duration: (level based) rounds
Cooldown: 100 rounds
You may fire missile weapons through the force field.

An Esper using Force Wall to protect themselves from a pack of snapjaws in Red Rock.

Force Wall is a mental mutation that allows the player to create a wall of forcefields at a location of their choosing.

Force Wall grants the "Force Wall" activated ability, which when used, will prompt the player to first select the starting point of their force wall. Any tile in the current zone can be chosen regardless of distance and contents, even tiles the player can't see or tiles that contain creatures or walls. After a tile has been chosen, the player is given the opportunity to "draw" the rest of the wall. This does not have to be in a straight line relative to the starting point and can be in any configuration the player desires, but the total tiles that the wall is comprised of cannot exceed 9. Comfirming one's selection will cause it to be filled in with forcefields.

The forcefields created by Force Wall are solid obstacles with 100 HP, 100 AV, and -10 DV. While this means they are not indestructible, they are incredibly difficult to penetrate with conventional weaponry. The player and creatures alike are unable to pass through the forcefields, unless they are phased or have an implanted force modulator. Additionally, enemies are unable to fire missile weapons and ranged mutations through the forcefields, while the player is able to.

The forcefields will persist for a mutation level based number of rounds before disappearing. If the forcefields are affected by normality or are crossed by a creature wearing an ontological anchor, they will instantly collapse and disappear, releasing an electrical discharge into a random adjacent tile that deals 1d61-6 (Avg: 3.5) damage.

Formulas

The following formula is used to determine duration based on mutation level.

Duration	14 + Level × 2

Advancement Table

Mutation Level	Duration
1	16 rounds
2	18 rounds
3	20 rounds
4	22 rounds
5	24 rounds
6	26 rounds
7	28 rounds
8	30 rounds
9	32 rounds
10	34 rounds

Mutation Level	Duration
11	36 rounds
12	38 rounds
13	40 rounds
14	42 rounds
15	44 rounds
16	46 rounds
17	48 rounds
18	50 rounds
19	52 rounds
20	54 rounds

Mutation Level	Duration
21	56 rounds
22	58 rounds
23	60 rounds
24	62 rounds
25	64 rounds
26	66 rounds
27	68 rounds
28	70 rounds
29	72 rounds
30	74 rounds

Ability Cooldown

Force Wall's cooldown (CD) in rounds depends on the user's willpower (WI) attribute:

WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD	WI	CD
9	135	15	105	21	75	27	45
10	130	16	100	22	70	28	40
11	125	17	95	23	65	29	35
12	120	18	90	24	60	30	30
13	115	19	85	25	55	31	25
14	110	20	80	26	50	32	20

Advantages & Disadvantages

This section is opinion-based. Your mileage may vary.

Advantages

• Can be used to protect oneself or to block an enemies retreat
• Infinite range
• The player can shoot through the forcefield while enemies can't, allowing the player to fire on enemies without fear of retaliation

Disadvantages

• Moderate cost at character creation
• Long cooldown that doesn't improve with additional mutation levels
• Forcefields are weak to normality

Creatures with Force Wall

• E-Ros(Level 6)
• Mechanimist preacher(Level 6)
• Mechanimist priest(Level 6)
• Eschelstadt II, High Priest of the Stilt(Level 6)
• Tau-No-Longer(Level 10)
• Wandering Tau(Level 10)