Dimension Door Question

[inverseicarus]

You instantly transfer yourself from your current location to any other spot within range. You always arrive at exactly the spot desired - whether by simply visualizing the area or by stating direction. After using this spell, you can't take any other actions until your next turn. You can bring along objects as long as their weight doesn't exceed your maximum load. You may also bring one additional willing Medium or smaller creature (carrying gear or objects up to its maximum load) or its equivalent per three caster levels. A Large creature counts as two Medium creatures, a Huge creature counts as two Large creatures, and so forth. All creatures to be transported must be in contact with one another, and at least one of those creatures must be in contact with you.

If you arrive in a place that is already occupied by a solid body, you and each creature traveling with you take 1d6 points of damage and are shunted to a random open space on a suitable surface within 100 feet of the intended location.

If there is no free space within 100 feet, you and each creature traveling with you take an additional 2d6 points of damage and are shunted to a free space within 1,000 feet. If there is no free space within 1,000 feet, you and each creature traveling with you take an additional 4d6 points of damage and the spell simply fails.

What if you don't know the distance to the area you want to jump to? If you attempt it, and the distance ends up being out of range, does the spell simply fail? Do you teleport to the max distance of the spell in the direction required?

[inverseicarus]

For clarification, say I knew what my bedroom looked like (could envision it) and I was in another room 900 feet away. I'm a 12th level Wizard, so my range is 880 feet. What happens if I try to teleport to bed?

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

inverseicarus wrote:

For clarification, say I knew what my bedroom looked like (could envision it) and I was in another room 900 feet away. I'm a 12th level Wizard, so my range is 880 feet. What happens if I try to teleport to bed?

The spell fizzles and is wasted.

PF SRD wrote:

Spell Failure
If you ever try to cast a spell in conditions where the characteristics of the spell cannot be made to conform, the casting fails and the spell is wasted.

Spells also fail if your concentration is broken and might fail if you're wearing armor while casting a spell with somatic components.

[Majuba]

inverseicarus wrote:

For clarification, say I knew what my bedroom looked like (could envision it) and I was in another room 900 feet away. I'm a 12th level Wizard, so my range is 880 feet. What happens if I try to teleport to bed?

I would treat it as you go 880 ft. in that direction. If that is a solid wall, follow the wall rules. No real reason to make it more complicated than that.