Traps: The Scales Trap

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Razor Sharp Scales Trap

General Information

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The Scales Trap

As seen through the eyes of someone manually disarming it:

At first glance, the iron coffer appears to be covered with hundreds of tiny metal scales. Closer examination reveals the "scales" to be razor sharp at the edges and possessing of a downward-facing needlelike tip. However, you should be able to avoid cutting yourself if you are careful.

It looks like an extremely difficult trap (about -250).

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Magically Witnessing The Scales Trap

Details about spotting these traps magically do not currently exist. Oh, wait, an old Hhooru writing exists...

As seen through the Piercing Gaze spell:

A scratched iron coffer which contains:
A pink sapphire (in)
Some silver coins (in)


You see a cord stretched between the lid and case.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

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Magical Disarming Success

The details about successfully magically disarming the flying razor sharp scales exists we think, but the details and documentation about such successes do not currently exist. Please be careful when trying to disarm these boxes magically!!!

Oh wait... we found some details...

This trap can be magically disarmed as well as manually disarmed. Caution is advised.

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Failing To Magically Disarm

Boom! Jail! Death! No other information exists.

Wait! We found some information recorded in an old Hhooru journal...

Hhooru has magically disarmed very hard models. However, he has been killed by a rogue that set one off without fully disarming the item. If you are unsure about how to fully disarm it, please ask someone around you if they can help you or tell you. This trap explodes, sending metal needles outward. You likely die if you set the trap off, but you could survive too. Traps commonly kill someone nearby, causing law enforcement to come and take you to jail with a stiff fine! Folks that set these off sometimes die and end up in jail dead.

Being that all the constables and sheriffs are crooked, they don't care that you're dead and they drag you into jail dead. The judges care very little as well, only seeking payment for your crimes.

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Where Found

No reliable information currently exists. The traps appear quite commonly in a wide variety of areas. Some silverback orcs prefer placing such traps on chests.