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Treacherous Traps Deck Level 17-20 (5E)
Treacherous Traps Deck Level 17-20 (5E)
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A trap card deck for 5E D&D with 50 ready-to-use traps for level 17-20 parties, from minor setbacks to deadly threats. Compatible with 5E D&D 2014 and 2024 rules.
This is the endgame deck. Level 17-20 characters are nearly unkillable by ordinary means, so these 50 traps are the extraordinary ones: the last line of defense in lich sanctums, dragon hoards, and the vaults of gods, built to endanger heroes who have already conquered everything else.
The deck is 50 tarot-sized cards. Draw one on the fly when the party opens the wrong door, pull a handful during prep, or hand the card across the table when it springs. This deck is also included in the Treacherous Traps Box Set alongside the other four level decks and the random trap generator.
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01 Technical Review
Deck arrived with a mini 12 page user's guide. Its very thorough!
The cards suffer from ther own lack of advertising. It is great quality card stock [Think Bicycle Deck just ever so slightly thinner]. The print is full of vibrant colours. They are plastic coated, so will be splashproof. They actually look waterproof not splashproof. None of this seems obvious from the store entry.
The card layout is incredibly compact without looking tiny or squashed. Follow link provided to see an example of the card.
Notable features from the cards:
Nice clear fonts, great flavour text, the damage on the cards I read were consistent with the DMG 2014 & 2024 [nice] and XGtE, the concept is really clear and the mechanics clearly explained. There is so much to like about these cards.
My one niggle is that any of the DC's I checked seemed low for a level 17 - 20 trap. That said you can bring the save in line with your game. A good basic rule is set the DC level with the level of the trap. 16 - 18, lower end for damage and higher end for conditions.
02 In game review
The cards are nice and varied. Mostly boilerplate traps but imaginately titled and great flavour text.
They removed all the work out of creating a trap for the table. As mentioned they line nicely with both DMG's and XGtE [or the ones I read anyway].
To badly misquote Lord of the Rings "Looks like traps are back on the menu boys!"
So overall, very excellent.
Lots of fun information to trap your adventurers.
Traps are one of those parts of being a Dungeon Master that can really be a head scratcher. Not only do they damage a character, but they have rules for disarming, disabling, or triggering. Not to mention whether they are physical or magical and the plethora of effects that are associated with them! At this point in your players' journey, you might think instant kill traps may be the only way to put the fear of deities in them. Not so! This deck will give you what you need to keep them on their toes, take the stress of trap making out of your hands, and maybe let you draw up plans for one of your own. I can't recommend this enough!