Walls

Wall segments can be further configured after they have been placed. Simply double-click a wall to edit it. Both points of the wall will enlarge to indicate which wall segment will be selected. You can double click multiple selected wall segments to edit all of them at once.

Movement Restriction

Movement restrictions determine whether tokens can move through those walls. Tokens being moved by a gamemaster user ignore movement restrictions if moved via mouse-based movement (dragging and dropping token on a new location).

• None: Tokens can move freely through the wall segment.
• Normal: Tokens cannot move past the wall segment.

Light, Sight & Sound Restriction

Walls can have multiple independent perception restrictions set which affect how light, sight (vision), and sound are blocked. These restrictions have identical restriction options:

• None: Light, vision and sound pass through the wall unimpeded.
• Normal: Light, vision and sound do not pass through the wall segment.
• Limited: Light, vision and sound pass through this wall segment, but not past any "Limited" or "Normal" wall segments after it.
• Proximity: Light, vision and sound pass through this wall segment, but only if the source or viewing token is within the defined threshold distance of the wall.
• Reverse Proximity: Light, vision and sound pass through this wall segment, but only if the source or viewing token is outside the defined threshold distance of the wall.

Proximity Threshold Attenuation

This checkbox only applies to walls with Proximity or Reverse Proximity restrictions, such as Window Walls.

• If unchecked: Walls with Proximity and Reverse Proximity restrictions either fully block vision/light or they apply no restrictions at all, depending on distance.
• If checked: Light and vision may be permitted to pass the wall only for a short distance, depending on the source's distance to the wall.

If attenuation is enabled for a proximity wall and a source of light or vision is barely within the threshold distance of it, the light or vision penetrates only a small distance through the wall because it is mostly "attenuated" by the distance. The closer the source gets to the wall, the light or vision gradually penetrates further through the wall. When the source is directly next to the wall, the source's usual maximum distance is allowed to pass through.

Attenuation works similarly with Reverse Proximity, but on the other side of the threshold distance. If attenuation is enabled and the source is barely further away from the wall than the defined threshold distance, partial vision or light is permitted to pass a short distance through the wall. This partial penetration distance gradually increases as the source moves further away from the reverse proximity wall.

Attenuation does not apply to sound because a sound's volume is always determined by how far away the listening token is from the source of the sound. Based on the distance between the sound source and the proximity wall, either the sound is allowed to play through the wall using the normal volume calculation, or the wall blocks the sound fully.

Wall Direction

Wall direction determines which side of the wall applies the configured restrictions. By default, walls apply their restrictions to both sides. When a direction is applied to a wall it will have an arrow icon placed on it which shows the direction that is potentially restricted for sight, sound, and/or movement.

• Both: Movement and Perception restrictions apply equally to both sides of the wall.
• Left or Right: Restrictions only apply when sight, movement, or sound hits the wall from the selected side.

Is Door?

This setting determines whether the configured wall segment functions as a door and whether or not it is a secret door. By changing this setting, a Gamemaster can convert any existing wall segment into a door, or can turn a door into a normal wall segment.

• None: The wall segment is not a door and cannot be opened/closed.
• Door: The segment is a door. If it is unlocked, it can be opened or closed by any user with the Open and Close Doors permission.
• Secret: The segment is a door with no icon visible to Players and Trusted Players. To most users, it looks just like a normal wall until it is opened by a Gamemaster.

Door State

If the wall functions as a door, this setting determines its state (open, closed, or locked). All newly created doors start closed and can be locked if a Gamemaster right-clicks the interaction icon.

• Closed: Any wall restrictions to sight, movement, and sound are active. The door can be opened by clicking its icon, removing these restrictions.
• Open: Tokens can move, look, and listen through the wall freely. The door can be closed by clicking its icon.
• Locked: Any wall restrictions to sight, movement, and sound are active. Additionally, the door cannot be opened until it is unlocked by a gamemaster.

When the Wall Controls toolbar is enabled, a gamemaster can view or modify the existing walls in scenes and create new walls. This toolbar also provides quick buttons to easily create wall segments of a number of common, predefined wall types:

Normal Walls

The default wall type restricts vision, movement, and sound. These walls are colored yellow on the Walls layer.

Terrain Walls

Terrain walls prevent token movement, but allow limited vision. Specifically, a token with vision can see past one terrain wall segment, but not two. These walls are ideal for roofed buildings, large rocks, or other terrain features that can be easily seen but obscure objects behind them. Terrain walls are colored green.

Invisible Walls

These walls only block token movement. They do not impede vision, light, or sound. Walls of this type are ideal for glass walls, force fields, or any other largely transparent but solid obstacle. They are colored cyan on the Walls layer.

Ethereal Walls

Almost the exact opposite to invisible walls, ethereal walls block vision and light, but tokens and sounds freely pass through them. These walls may be useful for dark veils, curtains, or thin fake walls. They are colored light magenta on the Walls layer.

Doors

Doors are wall segments that users can interact with to open or close. When a wall segment that is a door is closed, it imposes any restrictions it normally would (typically blocking movement, vision, and sound in both directions). While a wall segment that is a door is open, it provides no restrictions at all.

Using the Permission Configuration window, the GM can control which user roles are allowed to open unlocked doors.

Door Sounds

Optionally, doors can be configured so that a sound plays when they open. A standard set of sounds are included in Foundry so that an appropriate sound can be chosen for each door.

Locked Doors

A Gamemaster can lock any door by right-clicking it. When a non-GM user attempts to open a locked door, a "locked" sound plays and the door remains closed. The Gamemaster can unlock a door by right-clicking the door's icon again.

Door Color Key

When A GM views the Walls layer, wall segments that are doors are color coded according to their properties:

• Closed doors are colored purple
• Opened doors are light green
• Locked doors are red
• Secret doors (see Secret Doors below) are dark magenta
• Locked Secret Doors are red, just like normal doors

Secret Doors

Secret Doors are just like normal doors except they have a different door icon which is deliberately hidden from most users, causing Secret Doors to to look like any other part of the wall. When a player somehow discovers a secret door, the Gamemaster can open it for them or change the Secret Door to a normal door.

Window Walls

Window walls (sometimes called Proximity Walls) are unique because the amount of vision they permit depends on how close the viewer is to the wall.

The closer the viewer is to the Window wall, the better they can see through it. If someone is immediately next to a Window Wall, they can see through it easily, but it may be harder or impossible to see through at further distances. The primary use for this wall is to allow GMs to have realistic "windows" while preserving a bit of the mystery about a room's contents.