Rune Trap
Ritual 3, Arcana (expert), Nature (expert), Occultism (expert), or Religion (expert) as determined by the tradition of spell cast in the ritual
Pathfinder 2e (Remaster)
You create a magical trap by binding a hostile spell into a rune.
- Uncommon
- Rank
- 3
- Traits
- Uncommon
- Cast
- 1 hour
- Casters
- 1 primary, 1 secondary caster
- Cost
- pigments and oils worth a total value of 5 gp x the rank of the spell to be stored
- Primary check
- Arcana (expert), Nature (expert), Occultism (expert), or Religion (expert) as determined by the tradition of spell cast in the ritual
- Secondary checks
- Crafting
- Range
- touch
- Targets
- 1 object or a 10-foot-by-10-foot area
You create a magical trap by binding a hostile spell into a rune. As part of the ritual you Cast a Spell to store there; it must take 3 actions or fewer, have a hostile effect, and either target one creature or have an area. You can set a password, a trigger, or both. Any creature that moves, opens, or touches the target container, or enters the target area, without speaking the password or that matches the trigger sets off the rune and releases the spell. Once a spell is stored the rune gains all of that spell's traits. A stored spell that targets creatures targets whoever set off the rune, and one with an area centers it on that creature. The rune is a magical trap using your spell DC for both the Perception check to notice it and the Thievery check to disable it, and a creature must be trained in the relevant skill to succeed at either. You can Dismiss a rune you created so long as you can see it.
Degrees of success
- Critical Success
- You create a particularly effective rune, granting a +2 circumstance bonus to the DC to notice and to disable it.
- Success
- You create the rune successfully.
- Failure
- You fail to create the rune.
- Critical Failure
- The rune backfires, dealing 4d6 force damage per rank of the stored spell to you, the secondary caster, and every creature within 10 feet of the ritual's area.
Source: Pathfinder Player Core, p. 395
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