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<blockquote data-quote="Mythlore" data-source="post: 4958350" data-attributes="member: 69463">I've just taken into consideration Pbartender's words, and I think I've come to this brilliant conclusion.A trap is something that can damage you. (actual hurt points)A skill challenge is something that might exhaust or tire you. (potential healing surge)An obstacle is something that simply hinders you. (blocks, restricts, slows movement)A hazard is something that adds conditions to the field. (movement penalties, complex actions)In this case, then, the concept that this is a Skill Challenge might be the wrong presentation format for something that is more like a Trap or Hazard.&nbsp; Since it poses a threat of injury and a condition on movement -- penalties for failing to avoid the trap, and a skill check to avoid the trap's effect.&nbsp; Likely: countermeasures might disable it, but it would have to be difficult to handle, unless a rogue wanted to rush through first and risk getting himself blasted by the trap.&nbsp; If he makes it through, he runs the challenge, and then has to do a disable device / thievery check (a little extra die-rolling).&nbsp; Each character then can avoid the trap challenge -- or if there isn't a party rogue, then you can have every character play the game of &quot;help your ally&quot; and apply your +2 to +5 aid bonus to helping another ally across.&nbsp; Failure could result in &quot;blasted by steam, pushed 2 into mud; take hot mud (fire) damage, must swim to next block; slowed for next jump, penalty to next jump check&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mythlore, post: 4958350, member: 69463"] I've just taken into consideration Pbartender's words, and I think I've come to this brilliant conclusion. A trap is something that can damage you. (actual hurt points) A skill challenge is something that might exhaust or tire you. (potential healing surge) An obstacle is something that simply hinders you. (blocks, restricts, slows movement) A hazard is something that adds conditions to the field. (movement penalties, complex actions) In this case, then, the concept that this is a Skill Challenge might be the wrong presentation format for something that is more like a Trap or Hazard. Since it poses a threat of injury and a condition on movement -- penalties for failing to avoid the trap, and a skill check to avoid the trap's effect. Likely: countermeasures might disable it, but it would have to be difficult to handle, unless a rogue wanted to rush through first and risk getting himself blasted by the trap. If he makes it through, he runs the challenge, and then has to do a disable device / thievery check (a little extra die-rolling). Each character then can avoid the trap challenge -- or if there isn't a party rogue, then you can have every character play the game of "help your ally" and apply your +2 to +5 aid bonus to helping another ally across. Failure could result in "blasted by steam, pushed 2 into mud; take hot mud (fire) damage, must swim to next block; slowed for next jump, penalty to next jump check". [/QUOTE]

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