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title: Classic Elevator Trap
author: David
date: 08:45 2019/01/19

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   tag: [trap, gaming]
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When triggered, exits seal up, and the entire corridor/room moves to another level of the dungeon, whereupon the exits unseal. Try as they might, the characters cannot get the elevator to function again. Characters who've been diligently mapping will have no idea where they are.
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<a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/UA3R3P479i8" target="_blank">gray framed 1 and 2 elevator signage</a> by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@franckinjapan" target="_blank">Franck V.</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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