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<blockquote data-quote="ZzarkLinux" data-source="post: 6795148" data-attributes="member: 77932">Non-Lethal traps IMO exist to:(1) Set the tone for an area(2) Hinder the PCS progress in a non-lethal way.For a tone setter:&quot;You hit a tripwire. Bolts fly across the room, and you take 5 damage. The last bolt digs into a wall, and seems to disturb a spider nest. Dozens of baby spiders fall onto the floor in that area. Better not get too close.&quot;For hindering PCs, I have no problem with status effects:You step on a pressure plate. Some bricks drop from the ceiling and you take 5 damage. A mumified head also drops in the rubble. Make a charisma save (fail). The head reminds you of a friend you recently saw. It's not your friend though, but you still don't want him to end up like that. You are shook up, and a little reckless. Until the end of the day, the next monster you see, you cannot retreat from it or move away from it until it is defeated.Non-Lethal traps definitely have a purpose.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ZzarkLinux, post: 6795148, member: 77932"] Non-Lethal traps IMO exist to: (1) Set the tone for an area (2) Hinder the PCS progress in a non-lethal way. For a tone setter: "You hit a tripwire. Bolts fly across the room, and you take 5 damage. The last bolt digs into a wall, and seems to disturb a spider nest. Dozens of baby spiders fall onto the floor in that area. Better not get too close." For hindering PCs, I have no problem with status effects: You step on a pressure plate. Some bricks drop from the ceiling and you take 5 damage. A mumified head also drops in the rubble. Make a charisma save (fail). The head reminds you of a friend you recently saw. It's not your friend though, but you still don't want him to end up like that. You are shook up, and a little reckless. Until the end of the day, the next monster you see, you cannot retreat from it or move away from it until it is defeated. Non-Lethal traps definitely have a purpose. [/QUOTE]

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