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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ki11erDM" data-source="post: 4425138" data-attributes="member: 58179">Are there simple traps anymore?  When the PCs kill off the boss I want the treasure to be in a trapped chest, just a simple poison needle or something like that.  Mostly for flavor not for some elaborate skill challenge.  I guess it should be Elite or Solo.  How does this look:Poisoned Needle Locklevel 3 Solo Lurker 300XPAs you fumble with the lock you hear a nearly silent ‘click’ immediately followed by a sharp pain in your finger.  Your vanes are beginning to burn, no doubt there was poison on that needle.Trap: a small needle attacks one time delivering its poison.PerceptionDC 19: The character notices a small hole next to the lock.DC 24: The character notices the location of the hidden control panelTrigger: The trap attacks anyone who tries to open the chest but does not by pass the trap.AttackImmediate Reaction MeleeTarget: The creature that triggered the trapAttack: +8 vs. ReflexHit: target takes 1 point of damage; secondary attack: target is effected by Hobgoblin Pirate poison (see below)CountermeasureAn adjacent character can disable the trigger with a DC 24 thievery check Hobgoblin Pirate PoisonLevel 5PoisonAttack: +8 vs Fortitude; ongoing target loses 1 healing surge (save ends). The DCs are based on the Magic Crossbow Turrent with a -5 applied because I think the skill changes they made recently should apply to traps and a +4 because it is a ‘solo’.  The poison does healing surge damage because it is an out of combat encounter.</blockquote>

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