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title: Classic Crushing Walls
author: David
date: 10:30 2019/01/15
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When triggered, any exits seal up, and the walls (made of metal or stone, of course) begin moving in. Characters have 5 minutes to either jam, disarm, or deactivate the trap.
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Jamming might be possible with metal spikes, which take one minute each to set (though multiple characters may do so at the same time); after setting at least four spikes on one side, roll 1d100: 01-50% the wall is still coming at the same rate; 51-85% the wall is slowed, adding 2d4 minutes before being crushed; 86-00%, the wall is halted. For each additional spike after the initial four, roll again, and add 05% to the dice roll. Spikes may continue to be set until the characters are crushed. The walls will try and meet in the middle until at least <i>one</i> of them reaches that point, at which time the walls will retract, the trap will reset, and the exits will open again.
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<b>Optional:</b> Certain spells and/or magic items may defeat or disarm the trap.
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<b>Optional:</b> There may be a puzzle component to the trap, which, if deciphered in time, will disarm it.
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<a href="
https://unsplash.com/photos/fnKgDuD85DM" target="_blank">Untitled</a> by <a href="
https://unsplash.com/@yoyoqua" target="_blank">Ioana Cristiana</a>. Modified by David in <a href="
https://inkscape.org" target="_blank">Inkscape</a>.
<a href="
https://unsplash.com/license" target="_blank">Unsplash License</a>.
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