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Old 10-20-2017, 08:35 PM   #2
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Default Re: Magical traps (spoilers)

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The Rune-Limned Gallery. When it says "Resists Dehydrate-15 with HT," does this mean that I roll against skill 15 to see what the margin of success was? And then compare that to the character's margin of success on their HT roll? Do I roll again for each character who triggers the trap? If I roll a failure (16+), then I assume the character automatically resists, regardless of their HT roll.
Yes. Quick Contest of HT vs. Dehydrate-15, which means exactly what you wrote.
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How often does a trap like this trigger? My initial assumption is that it's "always on" and invokes against anyone in the hallway each second. This is pretty brutal, though, so then I wondered if I was misunderstanding something.
It is indeed always on, though it's obvious to everyone that something is up, according to its Detect line. You can maybe do a "Triggers on 1-4 on 1d for each delver" if you think it's too nasty, but they are forewarned.
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