Questions tagged [traps]
For questions relating to devices designed primarily to unpleasantly surprise and generally damage antagonists.
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Can caltrops force multiple saves?
The description for caltrops says "The first creature that moves into that square must..." before describing the saves that caltrops require the and the possible damage they can inflict. The ...
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Is it possible to hide from a complex magical hazard?
I am the GM for an Agents of Edgewatch AP campaign. In a recent session my party encountered a very difficult hazard During this encounter one of the players tried to hide from the trap, and I couldn'...
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Can a spellcaster use the Blood Money spell to cast the Unseen Engineers spell for free?
New DM here. My player asked if he can use Blood Money to cast Unseen Engineers for free. At least up to however much gold value worth of strength that he has. My question is about the material ...
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Missing trap activation trigger in Dungeon of the Mad Mage
While adventuring last night in the Dungeon of the Mad Mage, the players found a room in which it appears some text is missing from the room description. However, nothing in the text indicates what ...
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Does glyph of warding cast the spell instantaneously, ignoring the cast time? [duplicate]
My party recently got a job in which we need to defend multiple huts with people inside for a couple of days. There are two wizard in my party, including me, and we both believe just waiting, guarding ...
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Is there any offical guidance on pricing furniture or dungeon dressings?
My group is slowly getting closer to clear out the dungeon they are adventuring in, and it is quite possible they will want to take possession of it, and improve it by installing new traps, furnishing ...
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Can a 10th Lvl Chronurgy Wizard use its Arcane Abeyance on a spell cast into a Spell Glyph?
(So far as I can tell, this isn't comparable to Wristpocket...) In this scenario, let's say a 10th Lvl Chronurgy Wizard, casts Magic Circle into a Glyph of Warding spell glyph, & applies Arcane ...
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Does a cantrip spell like Spare the Dying work with Glyph of Warding?
From the text of Glyph of Warding (PHB, p.245) the spell glyph version of the spell allows you to store a spell that is 3rd level or lower. Can you store a cantrip like Spare the Dying in the glyph, ...
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Does casting detect magic reveal the school of a spell stored in a Glyph of Warding?
In D&D 5e, If one casts detect magic on a glyph of warding with a spell stored in it, does it only reveal Abjuration school, or do you get an undercurrent or hint at the school of the stored spell ...
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How quickly can you dig a pit trap hole with Mold Earth?
The hole for "the simplest of pit traps" consists of "a 10-foot-deep hole" in the ground (Xanathar's Guide to Everything p.114, and Dungeon Master's Guide p.122) because "at ...
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How long does it take to set up a Hunting Trap? How does it work?
Can you affix the heavy chain to an immobile object when you use your action to set a Hunting Trap (PHB p. 152), or is it just the opening of the teeth that takes an action? The text says: When you ...
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How do I run stealth and perception? Passive perception vs active perception
I'm a new dm and I want to introduce some ambush style encounters in my game. I told my players recently that I will not ask them if they want to be steathly when moving around a dungeon because I ...
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How long does a haunt stay neutralized?
How long since been reduced to 0 hp does a haunt stay neutralized? I tried reading upon the rules multiple times, but failed to see the part where it says this specifically.
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Does a Wand of Secrets still point to a revealed secret or sprung trap?
If a secret door has been found or a trap sprung already and then a Wand of Secrets is used nearby either of those, does the Wand of Secrets still point to them? Or does it know they are no longer a ...
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Wail of the Banshee Trap vs Bard's countersong
The party have just set off a Wail of the Banshee Trap. Can a Bard's Countersong be used to mitigate the effects. The bardic music had not been started before setting off the Trap. My feeling is it ...
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