Level 5 Mines - Can't Phase?

[Shrub]

I noticed I could skin the salamander in multiple spots so I tried to warp behind it, but... you can't phase in this area at all?

Idk what's causing this glitch, but every C input drains 10 sanity and I don't phase regardless of where I move. The moment I exit the area through any of the exits I will warp once regardless of how many phases I try to queue.

As far as my own weird behavior I've been transmuting wine like an alcoholic, but I closed the game and came back and it still won't let me phase. >:(

Anyone else experience this? Searching has yielded nothing on my end.

Edit: I broke it more. Lost access to all my items. Randomly talked to the head-wiz in the meat room and pacified him. I regained my items, but I lost permenant access to phase despite it still being in my skill list (C does not drain mind anymore)

Edit: Replaying and abusing phase some more I can confirm that it's normal to phase in Level 5 - Mines.

Unrelated, but you can break the game in mahavre by phasing into the 'passage' portion of the map near the tower. Since there's no point to return to, the game crashes upon the end of the event.

[CtenosaurOaxacana]

If you mean you can't use phase step on the water of the salamander's pond,
that might be happening because there's another separate spell you need for crossing:

Walk on Water
You need to get treasure map #1 from Isayah, either buy from him or kill him
(don't haggle too low a price, or you can't do either).
And then you can dig it up at theAncient CIty Central Square

[Shrub]

Thanks for the tip! Although I am aware of it. Found transmutation there too... RIP empty scroll.

It wasn't to do with casting it near the water, it didn't work on the map at all. I didn't want to keep editing my post like a sad lil' muffin, but I actually managed to break the game even FURTHER and prevented usage of phase in the Shakespear/Crow room and the area with the Human Hydra/Tortur. I presumed it was because I warped in the collapsed mines and somehow loaded the non-collapsed room and escaped.

Reloading an earlier save amended this. And by reloading I mean I wandered back in on accident and died.

Regarding the water room, I'd love to test if I broke reality too hard in my playthrough prior to the cave-in glitching, but I'm not ready for another round of this game while spamming for empty scrolls...

[Konbreal]

have you found a solution? happened to me too...