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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 2059795" data-attributes="member: 1465">Exactly, and not only the amount... put them where it makes sense! If the DM keeps setting traps in the middle of nowhere, such as on a random tile in the room or a line of ground in a corridor, players get crazy about it and start searching every inch of ground. The DM has fun against the players the first time because he surprised them, and then they retaliate&nbsp; <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":]" title="Devious&nbsp; &nbsp; :]" data-shortname=":]" /> Put traps and hidden stuff in places where you would if you were the NPC who lived there, which encourages intuition from the players rather than a &quot;check everything&quot; method.It also helps to describe how the trap or hiding trick works. Not every place is suitable to place a trap or hidden compartment without being easily spotted. Of course, magic makes this more difficult, but OTOH the NPC who put the trap would do so where he or his friends don't accidentally step, and would put the hidden treasure in a place he doesn't risk to forget.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 2059795, member: 1465"] Exactly, and not only the amount... put them where it makes sense! If the DM keeps setting traps in the middle of nowhere, such as on a random tile in the room or a line of ground in a corridor, players get crazy about it and start searching every inch of ground. The DM has fun against the players the first time because he surprised them, and then they retaliate :] Put traps and hidden stuff in places where you would if you were the NPC who lived there, which encourages intuition from the players rather than a "check everything" method. It also helps to describe how the trap or hiding trick works. Not every place is suitable to place a trap or hidden compartment without being easily spotted. Of course, magic makes this more difficult, but OTOH the NPC who put the trap would do so where he or his friends don't accidentally step, and would put the hidden treasure in a place he doesn't risk to forget. [/QUOTE]

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