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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Saeviomagy" data-source="post: 2342543" data-attributes="member: 5890">Well, for starters"To be effective, a symbol of death must always be placed in plain sight and in a prominent location."So - I'd say it's only going to work if it's on the outside of the door, or it doesn't work. Behind me and above my head doesn't qualify as "a prominent location".Beyond that - the search DC is a 33, and can ONLY be found by a rogue. That's pretty high. I'd say it's reasonable to assume that the roguea) Notes debris of powdered opal and diamond, along with some traces of mercury and phosphorus, the required material components of the spell.b) Feels a prickling on the back of his neck.c) Uses a mirror to check.d) Has an insect in a jar that he passes through the portal, triggering the trap without being subject to it himselfe) Taps on the lintel of the door, and notices a different sound from that part of the woodRemember - the guy got a 33! Either he spent 2 minutes because he was sure that the door was trapped, or he got lucky and rolled a 20. Or he's just that damn good.So no - he finds the trap.</blockquote>