Trap

A trap is a hazard placed on the ground that triggers an effect, harming whoever sets it off. Traps detected with Search mode show as a red overlay on the ground. Craft: Engineering assembles trap kits and lets a character place their own; Disable Device disables or recovers traps set by others.

Traps come as generic trap kits, projectile traps, alarms and magical spell traps, at rising strengths: Minor, Average, Strong and Deadly, with Fatal and Epic versions of some.

Traps are built for either damage or debilitation:

• Damage traps allow a Reflex save for half damage, so Evasion and Improved Evasion help against them.
• Debilitation traps allow a save against their effect, but always deal their listed damage.

The Evasion column shows which traps Evasion works against.

Trap kits

The trap kits player characters can use:

Trap	Strength	Target	Damage	Effect	Save	DC	Evasion?
Acid Blob	Minor	Single creature	3d6 acid	Paralysis, 2 rounds (DC 15 Fortitude each round)	Reflex	15	✘ No
	Average	Single creature	5d6 acid	Paralysis, 3 rounds (DC 20 Fortitude each round)	Reflex	20	✘ No
	Strong	Single creature	12d6 acid	Paralysis, 4 rounds (DC 25 Fortitude each round)	Reflex	25	✘ No
	Deadly	Single creature	18d6 acid	Paralysis, 5 rounds (DC 25 Fortitude each round)	Reflex	25	✘ No
	Fatal	Single creature	22d6 acid	Paralysis, 4 rounds (DC 25 Fortitude each round)	Reflex	28	✘ No
Acid Splash	Minor	Single creature	2d8 acid	—	Reflex	18	✔ Yes
	Average	Single creature	5d8 acid	—	Reflex	22	✔ Yes
	Strong	Single creature	10d8 acid	—	Reflex	26	✔ Yes
	Deadly	Single creature	20d8 acid	—	Reflex	30	✔ Yes
Electrical	Minor	3 creatures, 15 ft radius	8d6 electrical	—	Reflex	19	✔ Yes
	Average	4 creatures, 15 ft radius	15d6 electrical	—	Reflex	22	✔ Yes
	Strong	5 creatures, 15 ft radius	20d6 electrical	—	Reflex	26	✔ Yes
	Deadly	6 creatures, 15 ft radius	30d6 electrical	—	Reflex	28	✔ Yes
	Fatal	6 creatures, 15 ft radius	40d6 electrical	—	Reflex	30	✔ Yes
	Epic	6 creatures, 15 ft radius	60d6 electrical	—	Reflex	35	✔ Yes
Fire	Minor	5 ft radius	5d6 fire	—	Reflex	18	✔ Yes
	Average	5 ft radius	8d6 fire	—	Reflex	22	✔ Yes
	Strong	10 ft radius	15d6 fire	—	Reflex	26	✔ Yes
	Deadly	10 ft radius	25d6 fire	—	Reflex	30	✔ Yes
	Fatal	10 ft radius	35d6 fire	—	Reflex	34	✔ Yes
	Epic	10 ft radius	50d6 fire	—	Reflex	38	✔ Yes
Frost	Minor	Single creature	2d4 cold	Paralysis, 1 round	Fortitude	12	✘ No
	Average	Single creature	4d4 cold	Paralysis, 2 rounds	Fortitude	13	✘ No
	Strong	Single creature	8d4 cold	Paralysis, 3 rounds	Fortitude	14	✘ No
	Deadly	Single creature	16d4 cold	Paralysis, 4 rounds	Fortitude	15	✘ No
	Epic	Single creature	40d4 cold	Paralysis, 4 rounds	Fortitude	30	✘ No
Holy	Minor	Single creature	2d4 divine (4d10 to undead)	—	None	—	✘ No
	Average	Single creature	3d4 divine (5d10 to undead)	—	None	—	✘ No
	Strong	Single creature	6d4 divine (8d10 to undead)	—	None	—	✘ No
	Deadly	Single creature	8d4 divine (12d10 to undead)	—	None	—	✘ No
	Fatal	Single creature	12d4 divine (16d10 to undead)	—	None	—	✘ No
	Epic	Single creature	16d4 divine (20d10 to undead)	—	None	—	✘ No
Negative	Minor	Single creature	2d6 negative	−1 Strength	Fortitude	12	✘ No
	Average	Single creature	4d6 negative	−1 Strength	Fortitude	15	✘ No
	Strong	Single creature	8d6 negative	−2 Strength	Fortitude	18	✘ No
	Deadly	Single creature	16d6 negative	−1 level	Fortitude	21	✘ No
Sonic	Minor	10 ft radius	2d4 sonic	Stun, 2 rounds	Will	12	✘ No
	Average	10 ft radius	4d4 sonic	Stun, 2 rounds	Will	14	✘ No
	Strong	10 ft radius	8d4 sonic	Stun, 3 rounds	Will	17	✘ No
	Deadly	10 ft radius	16d4 sonic	Stun, 4 rounds	Will	20	✘ No
	Fatal	10 ft radius	30d4 sonic	Stun, 4 rounds	Will	25	✘ No
	Epic	10 ft radius	40d4 sonic	Stun, 4 rounds	Will	30	✘ No
Spike	Minor	Single creature	2d6 piercing	—	Reflex	15	✔ Yes
	Average	Single creature	4d6 piercing	—	Reflex	15	✔ Yes
	Strong	Single creature	8d6 piercing	—	Reflex	15	✔ Yes
	Deadly	Single creature	25d6 piercing	—	Reflex	15	✔ Yes
	Epic (Beast trap)	Single creature	?d6 piercing	—	Reflex	?	✔ Yes
Tangle	Minor	10 ft radius	—	Slow, 3 rounds	Reflex	20	✘ No
	Average	10 ft radius	—	Slow, 4 rounds	Reflex	25	✘ No
	Strong	15 ft radius	—	Slow, 4 rounds	Reflex	30	✘ No
	Deadly	15 ft radius	—	Slow, 5 rounds	Reflex	35	✘ No
Gas	Minor	15 ft radius	—	Giant Wasp Poison (1d6 Dex / 1d6 Dex)	Fortitude	18	✘ No
	Average	15 ft radius	—	Deathblade Toxin (1d6 Con / 2d6 Con)	Fortitude	20	✘ No
	Strong	15 ft radius	—	Black Lotus Extract (1d6 Con / 2d6 Con)	Fortitude	22	✘ No
	Deadly	15 ft radius	—	Dark Reaver Powder (2d3 Con / 2d6 Con)	Fortitude	26	✘ No

Data from this forum post.

Gameplay notes

• Traps set by players only trigger on characters hostile to the one who set them.
• A PC killed by a trap set by a player counts as a PvP death, not a PvE death.