Passwall

Level & School
5th-level transmutation
Casting Time
Action
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S, M (a pinch of sesame seads)
Duration
1 hour
Classes
Wizard

A passage appears at a point that you can see on a wooden, plaster, or stone surface (such as a wall, ceiling, or floor) within range and lasts for the duration. You choose the opening's dimensions: up to 5 feet wide, 8 feet tall, and 20 feet deep. The passage creates no instability in a structure surrounding it.

When the opening disappears, any creatures or objects still in the passage created by the spell are safely ejected to an unoccupied space nearest to the surface on which you cast the spell.

Level & School
5th-level transmutation
Casting Time
Action
Range
30 feet
Components
V, S, M (a pinch of sesame seeds)
Duration
1 hour
Classes
Wizard

A passage appears at a point of your choice that you can see on a wooden, plaster, or stone surface (such as a wall, a ceiling, or a floor) within range, and lasts for the duration. You choose the opening's dimensions: up to 5 feet wide, 8 feet tall, and 20 feet deep. The passage creates no instability in a structure surrounding it.

When the opening disappears, any creatures or objects still in the passage created by the spell are safely ejected to an unoccupied space nearest to the surface on which you cast the spell.

Passwall 5.5e 2024 vs. 5e 2014 edition differences

There are no significant mechanical differences between the 2014 and 2024 versions of Passwall; both create a similar-sized passage on surfaces within range, lasting 1 hour, with the same ejection rules for creatures or objects remaining in the passage.

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  • Tree Stride

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