Lightning Siphon (Elite)
Trap
Level 19 Elite Blaster
XP 4800
Crackling bolts of lightning lash out from the objects and pull individuals closer.
Trap: When a character steps within 5 squares of either of two Large iron dragon statues, the statue starts blasting nearby creatures with ensnaring bolts of lightning.Perception✦ DC 22: The character notices an occasional spark coming from the mouth of the dragon statues.Arcana✦ DC 27: The character identifies the trap as a lightning siphon.Initiative +13TriggerWhen a creature comes within 5 squares of the dragon statues, the trap activates and rolls initiative.Attack * LightningStandard Action Close blast 5Target: Each creature in the blastAttack: +24 vs. ReflexHit: 2d10 + 7 lightning damage, the trap pulls the target 3 squares, and the target is slowed until the end of its next turn.Countermeasures✦ Thievery DC 22: An adjacent character can disable the trap with a successful check.
✦ A character can attack the statue (AC 33, other defenses 31; hp 80; resist 5 all). Destroying the statue disables the trap.
Published in Draconomicon: Metallic Dragons, page(s) 60.