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<blockquote data-quote="Caliban" data-source="post: 1617598" data-attributes="member: 284">They are different. The DMG says so.&nbsp;And the standard alarm spell does not meet the definition of the word trap, so I'm not sure how you can say I'm obscuring the meaning of the word. &nbsp;Trap is not a defined term in the PHB glossary, so generally the only things that are traps are things that are described as traps in the rules. The alarm spell is not described as a trap in the spell description (the way glyphs, explosive ruins, and symbols are). The DMG mentions that it can be used as a trigger for a trap, but nowhere does it state that the alarm spell itself is a trap. &nbsp;Just to be sure, I looked up the word &quot;Trap&quot; at <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/" target="_blank">www.dictionary.com</a> and at the Merriam-Webster dictionary site: <a href="http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&amp;va=trap" target="_blank">http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&amp;va=trap</a>. The alarm spell doesn't seem to meet any of the definitions.&nbsp;In the english language, an &quot;alarm&quot; and a &quot;trap&quot; are two different things.&nbsp;Interestingly, this indicates that the Sepia Snake Sigil may not qualify as a magical trap either (because the spell doesn't state that it's a trap).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caliban, post: 1617598, member: 284"] They are different. The DMG says so. And the standard alarm spell does not meet the definition of the word trap, so I'm not sure how you can say I'm obscuring the meaning of the word. Trap is not a defined term in the PHB glossary, so generally the only things that are traps are things that are described as traps in the rules. The alarm spell is not described as a trap in the spell description (the way glyphs, explosive ruins, and symbols are). The DMG mentions that it can be used as a trigger for a trap, but nowhere does it state that the alarm spell itself is a trap. Just to be sure, I looked up the word "Trap" at [url="http://www.dictionary.com/"]www.dictionary.com[/url] and at the Merriam-Webster dictionary site: [url="http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=trap"]http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=trap[/url]. The alarm spell doesn't seem to meet any of the definitions. In the english language, an "alarm" and a "trap" are two different things. Interestingly, this indicates that the Sepia Snake Sigil may not qualify as a magical trap either (because the spell doesn't state that it's a trap). [/QUOTE]

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