scything change

Complex Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

can be disarmed only by someone who is exposed to the trap’s effect. For example, the mechanism that controls a hallway filled with scything blades is on the opposite end from the entrance, or a

damage the longer it is active, or a swinging blade might change which area of a chamber it attacks. The trap’s constant elements allow it to have effects when it isn’t the trap’s turn. At the end of each

Complex Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

can be disarmed only by someone who is exposed to the trap’s effect. For example, the mechanism that controls a hallway filled with scything blades is on the opposite end from the entrance, or a

damage the longer it is active, or a swinging blade might change which area of a chamber it attacks. The trap’s constant elements allow it to have effects when it isn’t the trap’s turn. At the end of each

Designing Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

tweak its effects to fit the trap’s nature. For instance, you can easily change the damage type a spell delivers or the saving throw it requires. Disarming a Simple Trap Only one successful ability

scything blade can be broken, a sliding block can be held in place, or a net can be torn apart. A magic trap can be disabled by someone who can undermine the magic used to power it. Typically, a

Designing Simple Traps

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything

tweak its effects to fit the trap’s nature. For instance, you can easily change the damage type a spell delivers or the saving throw it requires. Disarming a Simple Trap Only one successful ability

scything blade can be broken, a sliding block can be held in place, or a net can be torn apart. A magic trap can be disabled by someone who can undermine the magic used to power it. Typically, a

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