Is this fair? -- predict the general opinion
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Or at least the dueling ones. 
Angel Tarragon
Dawn Dragon
I'm sure it'll make it to the archives.Treebore said:Hot digity!! Put this one in the history books!
Haffrung Helleyes
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I vote unfair, based solely on the DC of the save.
If we assume a 9th level spell for sake of argument, then the DC would be 10 + 9 + 4 = 23. A 1st level Monk with a 14 CON will make this save on a 19 (so will a 2nd level Monk with a 12 CON). So we're looking at some kind of Epic trap.
The only way I would consider this fair would be if the PCs knew they were adventuring in a dungeon way, way out of their league, and were willingly facing extreme risks. But nothing in the writeup of the question leads me to believe this is the case.
Ken
If we assume a 9th level spell for sake of argument, then the DC would be 10 + 9 + 4 = 23. A 1st level Monk with a 14 CON will make this save on a 19 (so will a 2nd level Monk with a 12 CON). So we're looking at some kind of Epic trap.
The only way I would consider this fair would be if the PCs knew they were adventuring in a dungeon way, way out of their league, and were willingly facing extreme risks. But nothing in the writeup of the question leads me to believe this is the case.
Ken
Kmart Kommando
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Putting a lever there is like putting in a magic deck of cards.
Players have to pull the lever/draw the card(s). It's almost mandatory.
It's like a flash grenade that says Pick Me Up, you know they're going to.
Only way this could be more unfair is if it was a pressure trap or proximity trap.
Reminds me of my old Geometer. Glyph traps everywhere, and the DM ruled that my glyph-radar's range was less than the symbol's range, or that it was around the corner, out of sight, so I had to walk into the area to get to search for it. :\ so I never found any of them.
Until after they went off, of course.
Players have to pull the lever/draw the card(s). It's almost mandatory.
It's like a flash grenade that says Pick Me Up, you know they're going to.
Only way this could be more unfair is if it was a pressure trap or proximity trap.
Reminds me of my old Geometer. Glyph traps everywhere, and the DM ruled that my glyph-radar's range was less than the symbol's range, or that it was around the corner, out of sight, so I had to walk into the area to get to search for it. :\ so I never found any of them.
Until after they went off, of course.
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