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Message: <blockquote data-quote="covaithe" data-source="post: 4732388" data-attributes="member: 46559">[sblock=ooc]The fact that I remember the days when you had to pay attention to what character code your backspace key sent...  that makes me old, doesn't it?  Yeah, I was afraid of that.  About disarming spear gauntlet traps by smashing the control panel...  Yeah, the DMG says that, but...   That control panel wasn't just controlling a spear gauntlet trap.  Look what happens when you fail to disarm a magic crossbow trap.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />  Also, who says the trap in question is a spear gauntlet trap?  I made enough mistakes^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H changes to it that I'd have had no qualms having the control panel explode in your face, if I felt there was excessive metagaming happening.  As it is, it's perfectly in character for Palindrom to smash the panel; no problems there.  Just be aware that it's not entirely a risk-free decision.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Oh, and there's no way you're getting that fort around the corner, at least not in one piece.[/sblock]The control panel spits and sparks a bit more under Palindrome's prodding, but there is no obvious effect.  Encouraged, he shoves the second barrel down the next leg of stairs.  It booms and thumps its way to an intact halt at the next landing, without triggering any more surprises.</blockquote>

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