Rusted Cage Trap

A rusted iron cage hangs above a worn flagstone, rigged to a pressure plate that lets it crash down on whatever steps beneath. The rust is no accident — it hides the seams of a trap that's been waiting a long time.

A creature can spot it with DC 17 Stealth. To deal with it, attempt DC 13 Thievery to harmlessly trigger the trap by nudging the pressure plate, DC 20 Thievery to stabilize the pressure plate so it doesn't trigger, or DC 20 Athletics to Escape from the cage or Force Open the cage once it falls.

Slam Down [Reaction]

• Critical Success The creature avoids the trap, and returns to the space it just left rather than entering the trap's space.
• Success As Critical Success, but the falling trap delivers a glancing blow and 1d6+3 bludgeoning damage to the creature as it stumbles back.
• Failure The falling trap lands on the triggering creature.

Level 1 · Complexity Simple

Stealth DC 17

Disable

• Thievery DC 13 — to harmlessly trigger the trap by nudging the pressure plate
• Thievery DC 20 — to stabilize the pressure plate so it doesn't trigger
• Athletics DC 20 — to Escape from the cage or Force Open the cage once it falls

AC 16

HP 24 · Hardness 5

Immunities critical hits, object immunities, precision damage

Trigger A creature walks under the cage and steps on the pressure plate

Effect The cage drops from the ceiling to trap the triggering creature, who must attempt a DC 17 Reflex save.

Reset The mechanism to manually reset this trap is located in area D15.