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Message: <blockquote data-quote="UniversalMonster" data-source="post: 5114524" data-attributes="member: 1034">There's basically two ways to do it. You can use them in combat (and there is plenty of detail in the DMG and DMG 2 about adding a trap to a combat encounter. But your question is really how to do it during the "investigative" or "explorative" phase  of an adventure.. And to those ends, you just use skill checks. Create each trap with a stealth stat (to show how well concealed it is). Get a marching order.. and check passive perception. Characters in the first two ranks of the marching order who "see" the trap get a chance to avoid/disarm/bypass it. Character who don't see it, blunder in.You might also do it this way: DM: Ok you are heading down the south hallway.. you see a series of galleries that stretch off in different directions, and a wild growth of mushrooms up ahead. Player: We continue south. DM: You continue on 20 more feet.. what is your passive perception?Player: uh oh... 15?DM: As you are walking you end up underneath a concealed grate and you are suddenly doused with oil.. followed by a flame jet!(rolls to hit with the flame jet--alternately says "take 2 healing surges of damage") You can make things moire interesting from there. Give traps a to-hit. a DC to disarm, and stealth. You don't have to have them do damage- having them do healing surges is teh same thing and easier to manage.</blockquote>