Shallow Grave - Traps

Shallow Grave
Hazard
Level 3 Obstacle
XP 150

The land is dotted with shallow pits, just deep enough to keep the rain from washing away the dirt covering fresh corpses inside.

Hazard: Shallow graves throughout the area quickly fill with a layer of foul-smelling dirt when anyone falls inside, making it hard to get out or make attacks.Perception✦     No check is necessary to notice the shallow graves.TriggerA creature ends its movement or ends its turn adjacent to a shallow grave.AttackNo Action      Melee
Target: Triggering creatureAttack: +10 vs. ReflexHit: The target is pulled 1 square into the shallow grave and restrained (save ends). The target does not get to save against being pulled over the precipice into the shallow grave.Countermeasures✦     Athletics DC 15: A creature restrained by a shallow grave can spend a move action to try and escape with an Athletics check. With a success, the creature is no longer restrained by the shallow grave.

Published in Dungeon Magazine 176, page(s) 46.