Traps (Cybergems)

Creating Triggers and Traps: Triggers and traps are items, and are created as such.

Trap Triggers

Statistics

Detection Method: How the trigger detects a victim.

Stealth: How well the trigger is hidden. Some triggers can't be simply found at a glance and are instead hidden. By default, this makes them poorly-hidden, although you may choose to make them immediately obvious if you wish.

Cost: The number of coins the trigger is worth. By doubling the price and making a DC 9 Legerdemain check, you can give the trigger +2 Stealth or improve it from poorly-hidden to decently-hidden.

Disarm: The Items check DC to break the trigger without triggering it, with 3 rounds of concentration. +2 to the DC brings it down to 2 rounds, or +4 to the DC brings it down to 1 round. +3 to the DC disables the trigger without breaking it. Failing the check triggers the trap.

Trigger List

Triplaser:

Detection Method: The triplaser detects when the path to the sensor on the other wall is obscured. When the creature starts to move past it, it can attempt a DC 8 Agility check as an immediate action to pull back before the triplaser is tripped.

Stealth: 2

Disarm: 3

Cost: 1 coin

Button:

Detection Method: The button is intentionally pressed, as a lesser action.

Stealth: Hidden

Disarm: 3

Cost: 1 coin

Computer: This is a personal computer, carefully placed.

Detection Method: The computer has a camera and microphone.

Stealth: 4

Disarm: 4

• Sound Detector: This is a Program.

Detection Method: The microphone listens for distinctive noises of a broad type, like speech, footsteps, explosions, or car engines. When an appropriate sound is detected within the specified distance, it triggers.

• Voice Recognition: This is a Program.

Detection Method: The microphone listens for someone's voice, with an Insight of +4. If a voice attempts to speak the passcode, but isn't on the permitted list, it triggers.

• Facial Scanner: This is a Program.

Detection Method: The camera looks for someone's facial features, with a visual Search. If a face presents itself to be scanned, but isn't on the permitted list, it triggers.

• Message-Activated: This is a Program.

Detection Method: The computer waits for a specific command to be sent to it over the network (a lesser action). Falsifying the command has a Hacking difficulty of 3.

• Timed: This is a Program.

Detection Method: The computer waits for a specific amount of time, then triggers. It can be set to do this recurrently, with any timings.

Trap Effects

Statistics

Stealth: How well the trap is hidden. Some traps can't be simply found at a glance and are instead hidden. By default, this makes them poorly-hidden, although you may choose to make them immediately obvious if you wish.

Cost: The number of coins the trigger is worth. By doubling the price and making a DC 9 Legerdemain check, you can give the trigger +2 Stealth or improve it from poorly-hidden to decently-hidden. By doubling the price, you can give the trap +3 to Accuracy; this bonus may be obtained any number of times.

Disarm: The Items check DC to break the trap without triggering it, with 3 rounds of concentration. +2 to the DC brings it down to 2 rounds, or +4 to the DC brings it down to 1 round. +3 to the DC disables the trap without breaking it. Failing the check triggers the trap.

Trap List

Door: This opens to drop victims into a hazard below or permit passage to another room, then closes again after 1 round.

Stealth: Hidden

Disarm: 5

Cost: 5 coins per square meter

Concealed Spikes: These spikes suddenly spring forward, making a 1 meter reach melee attack with an Accuracy of +2 for 1d6+1 Physical damage. The spikes retract after 1 round. Spikes can be coated with poison or disease.

Stealth: 3

Disarm: 4

Cost: 5 coins

Automatic Weapon: A weapon is set to attack the nearest creature in a specific line, or the triggering creature, with an Accuracy of +1. It has 2 attacks.

Stealth: 3

Disarm: 3

Cost: 10 coins, plus weapon.

Crusher: The ceiling falls down, making an attack with a +2 bonus for 1d6+3 Physical damage against each creature and unattended object in the area. Targets more than 1 meter from the edge are hit automatically. It takes 5 rounds to lift all the way up again. During the first round, the ceiling is so low that hit creatures are effectively paralyzed.

Stealth: Hidden

Disarm: 7

Cost: 50 coins per square meter.

Klaxon: The Klaxon makes sound. The audible distance can be anywhere from 5 to 500 meters.

Stealth: Hidden

Disarm: 4

Cost: 2 coins

Silent Alarm: The Silent Alarm makes an automated report to the previously specified authorities. It is a program.