Xanathars Guide To Everything (DDB Rip)

requires some deduction. The characters might succeed on the check but still trigger the trap if they don’t understand what they ...

prevent the trap from going off. If the total of the check is equal to or lower than that number, the trap activates. Placing a ...

Level and Threat. A complex trap uses the same level and severity designations that a simple trap does. Trigger. Just like a sim ...

Dynamic Elements. A dynamic element is a threat that arises or evolves while the trap functions. Usually, changes involving dram ...

Trap Level Experience Points 11 – 16 11,100 17 – 20 21,500 Example Complex Traps The following complex traps can be used to chal ...

Blades Accelerate. The blades move with increasing speed, slowing only when they hit a target. Each time the blades miss with an ...

Sphere of Crushing Doom Complex trap (level 5–10, deadly threat) The court jester devised a deadly trap to foil anyone who sough ...

Alternatively, a set of runes can be disabled with three successful castings of dispel magic (DC 19) targeting any of the runes ...

d6 Effect 5 Smoke fills the room. Visibility is reduced to 1 foot until the nextactivates. time the Tempest element 6 Poison flo ...

Level and Lethality Complex traps use the same level designations and lethality descriptors that simple traps do. Refer to that ...

Constant Elements In addition to the active steps a complex trap takes, it should also present a continual hazard. Often, the ac ...

Dynamic elements can also come into play in reaction to the characters’ actions. Disarming one element of the trap might make th ...

characters like rogues, rangers, and monks having the best chance to move out of the area before the element activates. Initiati ...

For elements that don’t attack, allow each successful check to reduce that element’s effectiveness by one-third. A lock’s DC is ...

Rivals Rivals are NPCs who oppose the characters and make their presence felt whenever the characters are engaging in downtime. ...

d20 Rival 13 Deadly foe disguised as a social rival 14 Fiend seeking to tempt the characters to evil 15 Spurned romantic interes ...

Example Rival: Marina Rodemus The Rodemus clan was a small but powerful family of traders in the city, but years ago, they pulle ...

Example Rival: High Priest Cheldar The temple of Pholtus, god of the sun, seeks to bring as many folk as possible under its sway ...

Resolving Activities The description of each activity tells you how to resolve it. Many activities require an ability check, so ...

gp spent on the search, up to a maximum bonus of +10. The monetary cost includes a wealthy lifestyle, for a buyer must impress p ...