Comments on: Types Of Combat Hazards – Traps http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/types-of-combat-hazards-traps/ Expert tips and how-to's on every aspect of creating and running exceptional campaigns. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:27:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=795 hourly 1 By: Types Of Combat Hazards – Terrain | Campaign Mastery http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/types-of-combat-hazards-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 Types Of Combat Hazards – Terrain | Campaign Mastery Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:08:55 +0000 http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/?p=1014#comment-1121 [...] Traps as Combat Hazards [...] [...] Traps as Combat Hazards [...]

]]> By: Johnn http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/types-of-combat-hazards-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 Johnn Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:58:25 +0000 http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/?p=1014#comment-1065 That would be a sticky situation! I think such a creature would have a built-in solvent, else the glue would either wipe the species out or make killing them too easy for PCs. That would be a sticky situation!

I think such a creature would have a built-in solvent, else the glue would either wipe the species out or make killing them too easy for PCs.

]]> By: Mike http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/types-of-combat-hazards-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-1064 Mike Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:29:27 +0000 http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/?p=1014#comment-1064 Hey Johnn, if they ever try their rust monster gambit, why not hit them with a rust monster whose acidic exudance is also a very strong glue? They get it into their trap but can't get it out... Hey Johnn, if they ever try their rust monster gambit, why not hit them with a rust monster whose acidic exudance is also a very strong glue? They get it into their trap but can’t get it out…

]]> By: Robert http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/types-of-combat-hazards-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-1058 Robert Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:42:01 +0000 http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/?p=1014#comment-1058 On the topic of glue... An invisible Immovable Rod modified so it can't be deactivated, covered in glue (the one that can only be disolved with a universal solvent) with a paralysis trap placed on it. Place one of those at forhead height and watch the fun. On the topic of glue…

An invisible Immovable Rod modified so it can’t be deactivated, covered in glue (the one that can only be disolved with a universal solvent) with a paralysis trap placed on it. Place one of those at forhead height and watch the fun.

]]> By: Johnn http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/types-of-combat-hazards-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-1056 Johnn Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:27:58 +0000 http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/?p=1014#comment-1056 @Mark. Great ideas! Would you mind if I posted your comment in the newsletter? @Mike. Recently my players argued about capturing a rust monster and leveraging its services. The glue idea is great. In a rules fashion, that would be like saying 'not separated within X rounds is glued together?' That's a super trap! @Mark. Great ideas! Would you mind if I posted your comment in the newsletter?

@Mike. Recently my players argued about capturing a rust monster and leveraging its services. The glue idea is great. In a rules fashion, that would be like saying ‘not separated within X rounds is glued together?’ That’s a super trap!

]]> By: Mike http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/types-of-combat-hazards-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-1055 Mike Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:46:11 +0000 http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/?p=1014#comment-1055 I like using glue. Nothing frustrates fighter types more than being unable to draw their weapons (or arrows in the case of archers) or let go of the hilts etc because a quick-setting glue has just rained down over everything.... But when a bunch of AD&D players started to use Green Slime and Black Puddings the same way in my campaign, that was going too far! I like using glue. Nothing frustrates fighter types more than being unable to draw their weapons (or arrows in the case of archers) or let go of the hilts etc because a quick-setting glue has just rained down over everything…. But when a bunch of AD&D players started to use Green Slime and Black Puddings the same way in my campaign, that was going too far!

]]> By: Mark http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/types-of-combat-hazards-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-1054 Mark Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:15:44 +0000 http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/?p=1014#comment-1054 I've had some interesting experiences with unintentional "trap-like effects". Traps actually fall into three types: alarm, hinder, and kill. Everyone knows about kill traps, but when was the last time you saw a trap that existed solely to let the keeper know of the opposition's approach? Things like rusty gates, loose rocks, and animals (wild or domestic, guard animals or just easily startled) can act as unintentional alarm traps. Hindering traps keep intruders immobilized or limit their options while the guards arrive. Nets, cages, automatic locks, even nonmagical darkness can be a major problem for a party caught unprepared. Something not meant as a trap can act like one when it has a trigger and can ruin a character's day. Poison darts are one thing, but how about a corpse still carrying a pathogen that caused a major epidemic a hundred years earlier? Works much like a poison trap when the PC goes to take the artifact from it, but he doesn't even know he triggered a trap, and you can throw contagion into the mix. I’ve had some interesting experiences with unintentional “trap-like effects”. Traps actually fall into three types: alarm, hinder, and kill. Everyone knows about kill traps, but when was the last time you saw a trap that existed solely to let the keeper know of the opposition’s approach? Things like rusty gates, loose rocks, and animals (wild or domestic, guard animals or just easily startled) can act as unintentional alarm traps. Hindering traps keep intruders immobilized or limit their options while the guards arrive. Nets, cages, automatic locks, even nonmagical darkness can be a major problem for a party caught unprepared. Something not meant as a trap can act like one when it has a trigger and can ruin a character’s day. Poison darts are one thing, but how about a corpse still carrying a pathogen that caused a major epidemic a hundred years earlier? Works much like a poison trap when the PC goes to take the artifact from it, but he doesn’t even know he triggered a trap, and you can throw contagion into the mix.

]]> By: Types Of Combat Hazards – Environment | Campaign Mastery http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/types-of-combat-hazards-traps/comment-page-1/#comment-1053 Types Of Combat Hazards – Environment | Campaign Mastery Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:21:21 +0000 http://www.campaignmastery.com/blog/?p=1014#comment-1053 [...] Traps as Combat Hazards [...] [...] Traps as Combat Hazards [...]

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