Hammer of Forbiddance

Simple Hazard 11, Magical trap

Pathfinder 2e (Remaster)

An enormous hammer at an edifice's entrance swings down in an attempt to damage a creature entering an area, push it back, and prevent it from going any further.

Magical
Mechanical
Trap

Level: 11
Complexity: Simple
Kind: Magical trap
Traits: Magical, Mechanical, Trap
Stealth: DC 30 (expert)
Disable: DC 28 Thievery (expert) once on the hammer itself and once on its joint to prevent the hammer from swinging
Attack: Melee hammer +28, 6d8+20 bludgeoning
Defenses: AC 32; Fort +24, Ref +15
Hardness: Hammer Hardness 22; Hammer HP 88 (BT 44); Joint Hardness 16; Joint HP 64 (BT 32); Immunities critical hits, object immunities, precision damage
Reset: The trap resets over the course of the round, and is ready to swing again 1 round later.

Forbid Entry (Reaction)

Divine

Trigger A creature attempts to enter through the entrance; Effect The hammer swings down, making a Strike against the triggering creature.

Attack

Melee: hammer +28, Damage 6d8+20 bludgeoning plus the target is knocked back 10 feet and must succeed at a DC 30 Will save or be unable to enter the edifice through any entrance for 24 hours (on a critical hit, the target automatically fails the Will save); no multiple attack penalty

Reset

The trap resets over the course of the round, and is ready to swing again 1 round later.

Source: Pathfinder GM Core, p. 102

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