Comments on: Trapsmith: The Skull-On-A-Rope

By: Darkjoy

Darkjoy — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 09:33:03 +0000

Hydro,

Pathfinder divides average damage by 10, previously this damage was diveded by 7. I had to take advantage from the new rules, and goblins are more interested in quantity than quality as the sheer number of skulls that swing down indicate.

You could even up the damage to 2d12 and the CR would remain the same, deadliness would increase dramatically though, I’d advise against it.

By: Hydro

Hydro — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:21:41 +0000

4d4 seems like a lot of damage for a few rusty bits of metal.

That said, cool. “The three Cs” is likely to become a lasting part of goblin culture in my game.

By: Darkjoy

Darkjoy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:06:40 +0000

Thanks Phil,

I would like to thank Tarol for creating the image. I’ve always wanted to stat up the trap, and now it is.

By: Phil Larwood

Phil Larwood — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:49:07 +0000

A decidedly nasty trap from Maurice yet again. I used a variant on this theme in an old 2nd Ed. adventure. Instead of a bunch of skulls however, the orcs in the adventure attached a bloated and rotting body to the rope and swung that down to hit the PCs instead. While the body-on-a-rope didn’t do much damage it did cause the rot grubs inside the body to burst free and land all over the PCs.

By: Wisdom Thumbs

Wisdom Thumbs — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:47:14 +0000

Bahahahaha!

That’ll teach medium sized creatures where to stand.

And it’s scary, too ;P

By: Darkjoy

Darkjoy — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:01:40 +0000

It’s never the wound that kills you, it’s the infection of the wound that kills you.

Dirt, the ultimate destroyer of adventurers.

By: James A

James A — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:20:42 +0000

Ah… filth covered metal bits, for added flavor. =)

Very fitting trap, that adds roleplaying depth to a session. =)