Pit Trap Clues Bushcraft Trap Clues
1 Inexpertly concealed by leaves, traces of wood stand out from stone
2 Faint, trickling sounds, as water runs to the lowest point, pooling slightly at the edge
3 Dusty footprints stop abruptly near the flagstone, continue in a few feet
4 Spiderwebs are thick in this corridor, save for a convenient gap to pass through
5 Holes where pitons were once driven in the walls at about ankle high
6 Large Bent and Rusty Iron Hook, hangs on the wall nearby (used to pull the trap closed)
7 Slight sag here has caused most of the gravel and grit to aggregate in this area
8 Torch Sconces are evenly spaced, for the most part, there's a wider gap here
9 Motheaten and worn, even the slightest breeze can disturb the painted canvas covering
10 Smell of mold and brackish water tickle nostrils here, stronger for the shorter folks
Dart Trap Clues
1 Almost imperceptible groan/slight crackle of something straining under incredible tension
2 It narrows a bit here, walls are of a slightly different stone and character than others
3 Stone/Mortar is noticeably chipped/scratched here, splinters are swept against the wall
4 Line of rust bisects the floor here (former twine tripwire, moved a few feet ahead)
5 Stirred by wind-currents, an out of place fluff from a Feather floats listlessly in the air
6 Something has bored evenly spaced holes, about chest level high here
7 Dark stains stipple the ground, some coin sized, and one larger where the liquid puddled
8 At just the right angle something glints in torchlight ahead
9 Fletched with oily onyx feathers, the shaft of a small arrow sticks proudly in a wall
10 Slightly askew/raised, the flagstones here have a slight lip that could stub toes
Crushing Trap Clues
1 Narrow notches from ceiling to floor seem painstakingly smoothed
2 There's a discoloring scarlet smear glistening on the ceiling here
3 Mistook for a stain on the floor, a flattened Rat, legs splayed in all directions
4 A scree of stone shards and rough pebbles form a thin, straight mound ahead
5 Abruptly jutting out, why the width isn't as even here is puzzling
6 Parallel furrows bisect path ahead, slimy with what seems to be some kind of grease
7 The haft of what must of have been a very Sturdy Spear, violently broken in half
8 Bent /pitted with Rust, three links of what must have been a massive chain rest here
9 Overhead, character of the stone seems to change: rougher Stones spackled to blend in
10 Alcoves/indentions here seem to line up with corresponding protrusions
Confining Trap Clues
1 Worn smooth by rope burns, sturdy metal rings are bolted to the ground here
2 Oddly symmetrical rectangular arrangement of flaky rust stains the stone
3 Deep and dark divots drilled into the floor ahead, each about a handspan apart
4 Something repeatedly scraped away the surface of the walls here, carving grooves
5 Small and sharp, a few crude metal barbs attached to fluffs and bits of twine
6 Dollops of greasy black pitch have dried into nuggets and globs here
7 Archways received more attention in this area, more reinforced/robust
8 Hardened flakes of paint, seen on the ceiling in patches elsewhere, lie on the floor here
9 Tarnished metal runners glower at each other from either side here, slick with tallow
10 Sturdy Rivets, size of an Ogre's thumb, jut out of a twisted and sheared Iron Band
Navigation Trap Clues
1 Every fourth stone step here is slightly askew, dipping downward or a little proud
2 Faltering and fragile breeze seems to ooze through cracks, smelling stale & lonesome
3 Smeared in a semi-circle, dust smoothed in front of a wall with narrow round buttress
4 Rattle of chains, followed by a metallic whine that ceases with a shudder
5 Crude arrow, carved by Dagger-tip, then crossed-out: Points from whence you came
6 Even those without Dwarfsense can detect a slope here, thanks to water trickling
7 An otherwise nondescript ceiling is interrupted by straight courses of mortared stone
8 Extremely substantial, hinges on the doors here have been painstakingly reinforced
9 Lower Iron Rungs hang listlessly from an embedded ladder, fallen out of their perches
10 Savaged by Mattock, hand-sized hole reveals a hollow brimming with rusty workings
1 Large shovel-marked mound of damp earth, inexpertly hidden by branches/brush
2 Branch arching downward, as if bent is a little out of place
3 Ripe and pungent scents make noses wrinkle: Rotting meat nearby
4 Leaves thickly carpet the ground here, some forming small mounds and piles
5 Haphazard stacks of branches, sized for smaller saplings, each sliced off crudely
6 A frayed cubit of Rope, cut and cast aside, rests in mud
7 Driven into damp earth, roughly pruned wooden stakes from still-green wood
8 Signs of digging here, the impression remaining from where a large stone was moved
9 Supple vines, bark peeled back in places and bereft of leaves unlike their fellows
10 Felled unnaturally, thick logs still bear notches from mis-timed Axe bites
Pummeling Trap Clues
1 Pulverized to matchsticks, pretty sure that used to be a stool or chair of some kind
2 An out of place "piney" smell, traces of resin and rough scabs of bark
3 Ceiling begins sloping up rather dramatically, taking itself out of your torchlight
4 Bits and traces of hair and bone, embedded in the mortar, long after it set
5 Deep circular niche glistens with grease and has ensnared all kinds of small insects
6 One side savagely dented, a cast-off Helm is now home to cobwebs
7 Dull scraping sound punctuated by clangorous clicks, stops as soon as it starts
8 Repeated Pummeling appears to have worn a depression in the stone here
9 Broken clay shards, some crushed to powder, swept unceremoniously aside here
10 Shaped and hewn to about head-size, a few bloody Boulders roll with surprising ease
Gas Trap Clues
1 Torchflame suddenly sputters, taking on anemic pallor then vigorously burning
2 Astringent, medicinal smell in the air: Almost like strong Spirits gone sour
3 A low haze seems to lethargically pool ankle-high here, can't quite place the smell
4 Scraps of cloth, maybe handkerchiefs, all caked with crusty red stains
5 Some surfaces are lightly encrusted with a sickly chartreuse, salt-like substance
6 Muffled but steady hiss, very slight but strangely even in modulation and volume
7 Eyes water, you can see the sclera of your companions start to redden significantly
8 Is something dead within walls here? Smell of rot, like Roses left too long in a vase
9 Shards of shattered glass seem to be swept into neat piles near corners
10 Almost a score of Lizard/Mice corpses, gruesomely contorted in unnatural positions
Slashing Trap Clues
1 Femur, split by a very smooth and flat break, long since robbed of marrow by vermin
2 A very thin layer of soot lines a narrow notch graven through the floor here
3 Wall covering has seen better days given those very large moth holes
4 A trio of Whetstones, polished and worn smooth from use was discarded here
5 Deep and violently scored gouge mars surfaces here, neck high to an Elf
6 Hastily rinsed, what look like bloodstains merely driven to the edges of now dry pools
7 Plaster has been re-applied here recently, it's slightly darker than the older layer
8 Standing out from usual ambience, a low murmur and snap of something straining
9 Heavily nicked and nearly rusted through, the remains of a Poleaxe blade
10 An oxidized and gap-toothed gear, size of a buckler, rests sanguinely against a wall
Magical Trap Clues
1 Ears pop suddenly, you didn't even realize they were stopped up
2 Scurrying by: a Rat with a twitching Toad's leg erupting from it's back
3 Unmistakable fragrance of burning hair seems to alternate with that of lavender
4 An eye decoration stares blankly, did you just see it blink out of your periphery?
5 Startling but harmless "shocks" as you adjust your gear, the air doesn't seem that dry
6 Light briefly bends, like gazing above a campfire, before shuddering back into place
7 Very brief tension in your Skull, like the onset of a Migraine thankfully passes
8 Motes of light, akin to cinders but in a panoply of colors flit to-and-fro
9 Gooseflesh races up and down your arms, with hairs standing at attention
10 A distinctive "Pop" like the uncorking of a bottle followed by tinkling chimes
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