Trapmaster Thief - Homebrew Rogue Build

[eriktheguy]

Blast! I read that as burst 1. D'OH!

In that case, I agree - affecting 1 creature for a delayed 2[W] is too weak. What if the "trigger" square stays a 1x1, but the effect is actually close burst 1, from that origin square, once triggered?

Well the way it's worded, it remains a 1x1 square. I think this was the intention of the maker. I think he went with 'blast' because the area is being affected rather than any one target.

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A "nerf" I'd been wondering about ...

What if "setting a trap trigger" were a Ranged 1 action?

In other words, doing it while in close combat would trigger an opportunity attack ..

But, you could pick feats to change that, such as

- Crossbow trapsetter - changes it to a Range 10 action

- Defensive trapsetter - changes it to a Melee 1 action

Now this definitely makes sense. Specifically, he would be wording it as a blast. For example, setting up the shock panel would be a 'blast 1 within 1 square'. It is identical to the close blast, save that it draws opportunity attacks. What do you think OP, does the trapmaster draw OAs when he sets up traps or no?