Trap Generator
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Dissonant Whispers Trap
A door is locked and the wall next to it has a number of holes with rods inside. Only one rod opens the door, the rest trigger the trap that releases the spell stored within the trapped object. The object is covered in arcane symbols and writing.
Effect: +8 to hit (or DC 14) against one target, Casts Dissonant Whispers centered on the triggerer
Trigger: rods in holes, activates when the wrong rod is touched.
Countermeasures: A successful DC 15 Intelligence (Investigation) check will spot figure out the mechanism, and a DC 15 Dexterity check using thieves' tools disables the trigger harmlessly. On either failed check, the trap triggers.
Casting dispel magic (DC 14) on the trap will cancel the stored spell.Burning Snare
A door or passage is trapped and must be disabled by supplying it with power through the copper wires to clay batteries that need to be filled with acid or acidic fruit (like oranges) which can be found nearby. If power isn't supplied then the trap is triggered, which causes a snare to wrap around their leg and lift them into the air. The floor is covered in a dense layer of leaves or other loose debris to camouflage the trap.
Effect: Targets all creatures within a 10 ft. square area, DC 14 DEX save or become restrained and lifted high into the air as the rope catches on fire, dealing 2 (2d4) fire damage per turn. The fire will eventually burn through the rope, causing them to fall and take 12 (2d6) bludgeoning damage.
Trigger: clay battery, copper wires stick out of a door or other way forward and must be powered by a clay battery to stop the trap.
Countermeasures: Putting acid or acidic fruit juice into the clay batteries and hooking up the wires disables the trap.
The snare can be cut, but will cause the victim to fall if it's already been triggered.Destroying Traps
Traps can be damaged and destroyed, sometimes to good or bad effect. Pipes containing fire or poison will rupture and spray over the area, while mechanisms can be rendered inoperable with enough force. Determine the HP and AC of your traps based on the tables below. Sometimes a fragile trap is more dangerous than a resilient one if destroying it will fill the corridor with acid.
| Substance | AC |
|---|---|
| Cloth, paper, rope | 11 |
| Crystal, glass, ice | 13 |
| Wood, bone | 15 |
| Stone | 17 |
| Iron, steel | 19 |
| Mithral | 21 |
| Adamantine | 23 |
| Size | HP (Fragile) | HP (Resilient) |
|---|---|---|
| Tiny (bottle, lock) | 2 (1d4) | 6 (2d4) |
| Small (chest, lute) | 6 (1d6) | 7 (3d6) |
| Medium (barrel, chandelier) | 7 (1d8) | 24 (4d8) |
| Large (cart, 10x10 ft. window) | 5 (1d10) | 21 (5d10) |
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