From @vm.uoguelph.ca:ADND-L@PUCC.BITNET Thu Mar 26 12:51:44 1992 Received: from vm.uoguelph.ca by snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca (5.61/1.35) id AA02356; Thu, 26 Mar 92 12:51:41 -0500 Message-Id: <9203261751.AA02356@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca> Received: from VM.UOGUELPH.CA by vm.uoguelph.ca (IBM VM SMTP V2R1) with BSMTP id 7816; Thu, 26 Mar 92 12:52:10 EST Received: from VM.UTCS.UTORONTO.CA by VM.UOGUELPH.CA (Mailer R2.08 R208004) with BSMTP id 7990; Thu, 26 Mar 92 12:52:09 EST Received: by UTORONTO (Mailer R2.07) id 4985; Thu, 26 Mar 92 12:48:48 EST Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1992 10:11:21 -0600 Reply-To: Tom Vallow Sender: Advanced Dungeons and Dragons discussion list Comments: Warning -- original Sender: tag was ADND-L@UTARLVM1 From: Tom Vallow To: Greg Ferguson Status: RO Traps, huh? 1) The Pit A 10x10x20 deep pit, covered by a stone floor on a swivel. Upon 50lb or greater weight put on the bottom of the pit, holes about 15' up open and the place starts to fill with oil. At an appropriate deapth (sp?) a hole on the opposite side of the pit at the same height opens and a torch comes in----what I like to call shake-n-bake :)!! Now, whether the torch is lit or not, and whether or not the characters in the pit have a chance to catch said torch is up to the DM. 2) The Hallway Somewhere down in the dungeon is a long-long-long hallway, about five feet wide. Upon pressure at a certain part of the floor in said hallway, a hole opens in the ceiling and out drops a small pebble (?)--actually from a necklace of missles. Volume of ensuing fireball fills the entire corridor. A variation is a corridor that turns every 20-30 feet or so. Same procedure, same effect. 3) The Trap within a trap...cubed! At some convenient place there is an illusionary wall. Immediately on the other side of the wall (possibly covered by an illusiory floor) is a 20X10x10 pit with spikes at the bottom. At about a height of three feet above the pit is an almost invisible wire--to trip those who try to jump the pit. But tripping the wire sets off a spear trap--two spears fire from a wall directly in line with the pit like so: * corridor * - illusiory wall * x pit - ~ wire x ~ x * ******** s spear firing position s A trap within a trap within a trap----!!! Just my $0.02, with $0.05 for inflation, $0.07 for shiiping and handling, and, of course, the omnipresent and ubiquitous $99.99 for tax purposes.... Cheerio! Crimson Raleigh---Ranger at Large! a.k.a Tom Vallow (vallowtg@castor.slu.edu)