Snare
(Enchantment/Charm)
"We shall have it like a coney in a trap.
Then we shall learn what kind of thing it is."
- Unidentified Man of Gondor, The Two Towers
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A^: 2' diameter circle
1/6' per level of the spell caster |
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Effect: This spell
enables the druid to make a snare which is 90% undetectable without magical
aid.
The snare can be made from
any supple vine, a thong, or a rope.
When the snare spell is CAST
upon it,
the cordlike obiect blends
with the background of its location.
One end of the snare is
tied in a loop which will contract about 1 or more of the limbs of any
creature stepping inside the circle
(note that the head of a
worm or snake could also be thus ensnared).
If a strong and supple tree
is neaby, the snare will be fastened to it,
and the dweomer of the spell
will cause it to bend and then straighten when the loop is triggered,
thus causing 1-6 HP
of damage to the creature trapped,
and lifting it off the ground
by the trapped member(s) (or strangling it if the head/neck triggered the
snare).
If no such sapling or tree
is available, the cord-like obiect will tighten upon the member(s) and
then enwrap the entire creature,
doing no damage, but tightly
binding it.
The snare is magical,
so for 1 hour it is breakable
only by storm giant or greater strength (23);
each hour thereafter,
the snare material loses
magic so as to become 1 point more breakable per hour -- 22 after 2 hours,
21 after 3, 20 after 4 --
until 6 full hours have
elapsed.
At that time, 18 strength
will break the bonds.
After 12 hours have elapsed,
the materials of the snare lose all of the magical properties, and the
loop opens,
freeing anything it had
held.
DMG: The material
of the noose can be cut with ony magic blade,
or a non-magical sharp instrument
with a ”to hit” bonus of + 2 or better.
MC: The druid must
have a snake skin and a piece of sinew from a strong animal to
weave into the cord-like
object from which he or she will make the snare.
Only mistletoe
is otherwise needed.
WSG: If the spell
is cast upon a snare that has been prepared
without magical assistance,
the chance of the snare being undetectable
without magical means is
loo%, and furthermore the
snare can only be noticed
on a 50% chance even if some form of
magical detection is employed
on the area in which it is located.
Spring-noose Trap (92.156)