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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8822386" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>If people feel like they can trip traps because they'll survive, that's not a problem of the system it's a problem with the DM. What's the purpose of the trap? Is it just to add a bit to the attrition? If the PC takes any damage at all or has to expend resources to escape then it's done it's job. If the point is to severely damage or kill the PC then just, I don't know, up the damage of the trap.</p><p></p><p>Sorry, but I'll never understand how people think D&D 5E is on "easy" mode and that there's nothing they can do about it. You're the DM. Experiment a little. Switch things up. Create some new monsters that are based on lower level monsters so they don't have a ton of hit points but always hit with advantage. Give the enemies cursed blades that drive the bearer insane but do triple the damage the weapon would normally do in psychic damage. </p><p></p><p>I regularly have one or more PCs knocked unconscious in encounters even when I throw monsters at them that come straight out of the book.</p><p></p><p>Obviously play whatever edition you want. Just don't blame the fact that you didn't make traps dangerous in 5E on the edition.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8822386, member: 6801845"] If people feel like they can trip traps because they'll survive, that's not a problem of the system it's a problem with the DM. What's the purpose of the trap? Is it just to add a bit to the attrition? If the PC takes any damage at all or has to expend resources to escape then it's done it's job. If the point is to severely damage or kill the PC then just, I don't know, up the damage of the trap. Sorry, but I'll never understand how people think D&D 5E is on "easy" mode and that there's nothing they can do about it. You're the DM. Experiment a little. Switch things up. Create some new monsters that are based on lower level monsters so they don't have a ton of hit points but always hit with advantage. Give the enemies cursed blades that drive the bearer insane but do triple the damage the weapon would normally do in psychic damage. I regularly have one or more PCs knocked unconscious in encounters even when I throw monsters at them that come straight out of the book. Obviously play whatever edition you want. Just don't blame the fact that you didn't make traps dangerous in 5E on the edition. [/QUOTE]
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