tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985749207871898668.post3177638091269218704..comments2023-08-29T04:44:21.191-07:00Comments on Over the Misty Mountains: Thoughts on Traps in DnD NextJeremy Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17072164588443858336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985749207871898668.post-35079565560924415522012-09-07T10:50:01.767-07:002012-09-07T10:50:01.767-07:00Well, your assumption is that you have to follow t...Well, your assumption is that you have to follow the presented rules for finding the traps. That's a trap in and of itself, and one that people keep getting into. You're totally free to override any rules requiring people to make checks if their actual actions would result in you finding the trap or secret.<br /><br />Also, we're really only looking at the rules for 1st level. A Jeremy Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072164588443858336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985749207871898668.post-38622508794873660222012-09-07T08:42:32.494-07:002012-09-07T08:42:32.494-07:00I feel like these recent games have really messed ...I feel like these recent games have really messed up trap procedures. If there are nets stretched over the top of a passageway, and a player states that their character looks up, they should just find it. Why roll for that? The classic trade-off for trap searching is <i>time spent</i>. So in the case above, if the player does not specify that they look up, they can roll to find the trap using Necropraxishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716340801054739658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985749207871898668.post-87853533394013086812012-08-28T13:36:02.124-07:002012-08-28T13:36:02.124-07:00It kinda sorta makes sense. But that leads to the...It kinda sorta makes sense. But that leads to the the inevitable issue of the rogue being better at spotting traps when he's just whistling along minding his own business than when he's ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR THEM. Which isn't something I want to encourage (or explain to skeptical players, frankly).<br /><br />I'm OK with using Int to disarm traps or figure out stuff once it'sJeremy Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072164588443858336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-985749207871898668.post-37087553078477525102012-08-28T12:29:50.208-07:002012-08-28T12:29:50.208-07:00The difference between Wis and Int (as gleaned fro...The difference between Wis and Int (as gleaned from previous editions) is this:<br /><br />Wis is your passive score. You are walking down the hall, minding your own business. Part of the trap might be viewable in your peripheral vision or something. The wisdom test is for your brain to subconsciously correlate random happenstance and partially-noticed clues into some sort of warning flag. ToDeadGodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176788130096529847noreply@blogger.com