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Echon
Senior Scribe
Denmark
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 Posted - 09 Mar 2003 : 12:22:19
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One of my players asked me if the spellcasters in the party could create magical traps of their own, seeing how they themselves often ran into traps containing Lightning Bolts, Magic Missiles and what not. Plainly put, I had no idea.
Do you allow your players to do this, how, and are there any official rules?
-Echon
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2003 : 13:12:53
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| Since only thieves can disable a trap, i allow only the thiesves to create traps. If a magic user want to create one, he must be heloed by a thief |
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Lord Rad
Great Reader
United Kingdom
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Posted - 09 Mar 2003 : 14:21:32
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I totally agree with zemd on this one. A thief is obviously experienced and skilled in traps, if not making them then he would surely know SOMETHING about them as he would encounter then during his...ahem....profession.
A spellcaster would have very little to do with the actual trap itself, merely lending his spell to add the finishing touch. |
Lord Rad
"What? No, I wasn't reading your module. I was just looking at the pictures"
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Echon
Senior Scribe
Denmark
422 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2003 : 14:23:43
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Thanks for your input. It seems a fair way of doing it and resembles some of what I had in mind.
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"If others had not been foolish, we should be so."
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Drummer Boy
Senior Scribe
USA
395 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2003 : 17:24:46
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| Aren't there some rules for trap-making described in some book? |
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Echon
Senior Scribe
Denmark
422 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2003 : 17:41:32
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How about the classical arrogant wizards in their secluded towers? Would they lower themselves to hire thieves to help them create traps beyond Symbols? How about entire magical rooms?
-Echon |
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2003 : 22:09:57
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A lot of books deal about traps. The first i have in mind is Trap and Treachery... If i remember well, the stronghold builder's guidebook has a chapter about traps, but one one my friend borrowed it so i can't check.
As for your last remark dark lord... well, i'll search in my books, i don't want to give a wrong answer |
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Echon
Senior Scribe
Denmark
422 Posts |
Posted - 09 Mar 2003 : 22:15:45
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Originally posted by zemd
A lot of books deal about traps. The first i have in mind is Trap and Treachery... If i remember well, the stronghold builder's guidebook has a chapter about traps, but one one my friend borrowed it so i can't check.
As for your last remark dark lord... well, i'll search in my books, i don't want to give a wrong answer
Dark Lord? As in Dark_Lord? Sorry, I am Echon, although we share the same avatar.
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zemd
Master of Realmslore
France
1103 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2003 : 16:27:46
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er... well...
zemd is not here at the moment, please leave a message
No, sorry Echon i didn't pay enough attention! |
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Echon
Senior Scribe
Denmark
422 Posts |
Posted - 10 Mar 2003 : 16:31:26
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quote:
Originally posted by zemd
er... well...
zemd is not here at the moment, please leave a message
No, sorry Echon i didn't pay enough attention!
Not to worry, no offense was taken.
I think...
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Magical Traps
