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<blockquote data-quote="Altalazar" data-source="post: 6122" data-attributes="member: 939">Mine happend a few weeks ago in a 3E campaign - at 5th level then.It involved a 45 degree angled down stone shaft in the heart of a pyramid that was lined with oil and bat guano - the halfling rogue took one step onto it while holding a torch (and not really looking closely at it first) and blew his balance check so slid down the shaft all the way to the pit trap - managing to use a grappling hook to arrest his descent - the wild elf followed after him, also somewhat unwittingly, a few seconds later.&nbsp;&nbsp; The halfling (Chase) managed to keep a hold of the torch, away from the oil soaked floor and walls as he slid down.&nbsp; The net result was the halfling ended up falling over into the pit that was way down the shaft, holding onto the rope with one hand, the torch with the other hand, above the 60 foot deep pit (halfway down) that was filled with spikes - and there was a stone block above the pit, just waiting to drop.&nbsp; The walls of the pit were lined with studs that when you stepped onto/off of them set off something nasty.So the halfling is already hanging precariously, when the elf drops in, almost knocking the halfling off - torch and all (oil in the pit too).&nbsp; The halfling ends up stepping on a stud - *click* - so he tries to disarm it so he wont set it off when he steps off.&nbsp; He blows it, *click* other foot on another stud.&nbsp; Tries again, *click* now has one hand on a stud too.&nbsp; Now he has penalties and one last chance - disarms the hand one.&nbsp; Then the foot, then blows it again *click* -&nbsp; let's just say there were a lot of *clicks* as he tried to get up out of that pit.&nbsp; The elf above him fared a little better.&nbsp; They finally both manage to get out of there.&nbsp; The party up top manages to get a rope down to where their grappling hook is (can't reach further) so they grab a hold of it up there.&nbsp; Then they decide they want to set off the trap.&nbsp; While they are still in the shaft.&nbsp; D'oh!&nbsp; They figured they'd trip the block into the pit.&nbsp; They seem to have forgotten about all that oil.&nbsp; They didn't anticipate the eight lit torches that fell along with the block into the pit.&nbsp; Much scrambling and pulling of rope later, after filling the whole inside of the pyramid with choking black smoke, they got their asses out of there - barely.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Altalazar, post: 6122, member: 939"] Mine happend a few weeks ago in a 3E campaign - at 5th level then. It involved a 45 degree angled down stone shaft in the heart of a pyramid that was lined with oil and bat guano - the halfling rogue took one step onto it while holding a torch (and not really looking closely at it first) and blew his balance check so slid down the shaft all the way to the pit trap - managing to use a grappling hook to arrest his descent - the wild elf followed after him, also somewhat unwittingly, a few seconds later. The halfling (Chase) managed to keep a hold of the torch, away from the oil soaked floor and walls as he slid down. The net result was the halfling ended up falling over into the pit that was way down the shaft, holding onto the rope with one hand, the torch with the other hand, above the 60 foot deep pit (halfway down) that was filled with spikes - and there was a stone block above the pit, just waiting to drop. The walls of the pit were lined with studs that when you stepped onto/off of them set off something nasty. So the halfling is already hanging precariously, when the elf drops in, almost knocking the halfling off - torch and all (oil in the pit too). The halfling ends up stepping on a stud - *click* - so he tries to disarm it so he wont set it off when he steps off. He blows it, *click* other foot on another stud. Tries again, *click* now has one hand on a stud too. Now he has penalties and one last chance - disarms the hand one. Then the foot, then blows it again *click* - let's just say there were a lot of *clicks* as he tried to get up out of that pit. The elf above him fared a little better. They finally both manage to get out of there. The party up top manages to get a rope down to where their grappling hook is (can't reach further) so they grab a hold of it up there. Then they decide they want to set off the trap. While they are still in the shaft. D'oh! They figured they'd trip the block into the pit. They seem to have forgotten about all that oil. They didn't anticipate the eight lit torches that fell along with the block into the pit. Much scrambling and pulling of rope later, after filling the whole inside of the pyramid with choking black smoke, they got their asses out of there - barely. [/QUOTE]

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