New Trap Ideas

[drathe]

Only very recently. The first time I've seen this was in either Final Fantasy IV, VI (II & III on the SNES) or Super Mario RPG. I think it would make a great twist for HeroQuest too. Can't disarm it, 'cause it'll bite your fingers off!

[Phoenix]

Final Fantasy IV (II on the SNES) is my all-time favorite. you are right. One of the chests is a mimic and attacks the heroes as the try to "search for traps". I don't usually have many problems with it. I believe it is in the Magma Cave (the first 'quest' in the underworld); if I recall correctly.

[drathe]

Yeah, out of all the Final Fantasy titles, FF II (j4) is one of four that I've actually completed. It is just that good! I like the idea of possessed furniture. In Secret of Mana there are Polterchairs that end up attacking you. I've always thought that would be a cool idea in a HeroQuest game. Mayhaps for Local Legends III? Actually, they would fit rather well with some of your Nightmare ideas for Local Legends II. If you don't end up using them, I definitely will at some point in the future. Of course, nothing wrong with both of us using the same great ideas. Or anyone else for that matter. That's why we openly discuss these types of things. Ideas beget ideas... and now I'm rambling...

[Draven]

While at work the other day, I had several ideas for new traps and hazards to add to HeroQuest. Just things that are a little different to keep the Heroes on their toes (if they have any left) .

1) Set a Trap - Example: The Barbarian walks down the corridor and steps on a square marked "X" and basically sets the trap. The next Hero, the Dwarf steps on the same square, and blamo! Sets off the trap and takes damage. Specific trap type, unknown. Use your imagination.

2) Exploding Door Trap - The Hero who opens the door takes 2 Combat Dice of damage and any Hero in a diagonally adjacent square will take 1 Combat Die of damage. Heroes may roll 1 less combat die in defense. This keeps down the pesky "line up and then open the door" dungeon delving.

3) Swivel-Smack - The Hero steps on a square and the wall near him (and the floor beneath) rotate 180 degrees and throws the Hero into an adjacent room causing him damage. This not only gives zargon a chance to harm the heroes, but also separates them for a time being.



There were a few others, but they escape me at the moment.

Tried out your Exploding door trap on my last quest. The look on the heroes faces were priceless. It took them 2 trapped doors to catch on that their "line up and open the door strategy" wasn't going to be the same again.

[Phoenix]

If you really want to try something in a little different, you should check out The Imperial Academy.

http://heroquestbyphoenix.yeoldeinn.com/resources.php

[Milk]

Possessed Treasure - While searching for treasure, the chest comes to life and bites the Hero who searched with two Combat dice. The unprepared Hero cannot defend this attack. The chest now becomes a regular Monster to be controlled by Zargon on his turn.

Once defeated, the chest may or may not contain actual treasure depending on the notes.

Reminds me of the Canibox in dq8. Sure you've never played a dragon warrior/quest game before?

Huh, don't know why I ever added to this before, but in my roll of monsters, I actually created stats for Mimics (both large and small). Though a monster, Mimics won't attack until the proper action is taken: Search for Treasure, Open Door etc, depending on the type of Mimic involved. I remember I made them pretty tough (I think, if I recall correctly, they were some of the toughest monsters on my custom monster list), but of course, being that they are of a magical nature, rather rare.

[Goblin-King]

[This topic was merged from the General Discussion forum on 1/1/15. It continues on to p.7 of this thread.] -Daedalus

Are the heroes getting too clever?
Are they avoiding your traps while blindfolded?
Well get down to Grazul's! We have the latest in traps and deadly devices!

A post in another thread motivated me to start this topic.

The pit is 10ft wide making it a 2x2 square section. Instead of the pit trap actually being where they see it it is behind. The visible trap is only an illusion and its actually solid ground

Quote is from this thread: http://www.yeoldeinn.com/hqforum/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=1872&start=10

The idea is to make an arsenal of creative traps for spicing up those custom quests. Post your ideas here.
Of course, if you'd rather keep them to yourselves I understand that. Some of us might play with each other or share quests.

Well here goes...
My first contributions:

Water Pit:
It works the same way as a normal pit trap as far as detecting and activating goes, but instead of taking damage the hero must immediately strip down to two pieces of armor or he drowns.
If you are a cruel GM you might want to make it one piece of armor or even zero!

Teleport Trap with a twist:
A simple teleport trap. You step on it and are transported to the exit square.
But instead of just being moved annoyingly you are teleported into a fighting pit filled with monsters.
Only by killing the monsters will the return-teleport appear.
You could make it one use only. That way the other heroes can't even help.

[knightkrawler]

Fire Trap
When a hero passes a square marked with a fire trap, he immediately suffers the loss of 2 Body points. He is not allowed to defend, but he can reduce the damage by discarding a water spell card of his choice. The player moves one square further in the direction he was moving when he triggered the trap and then stops his turn.
The fire trap can be passed after having been triggered, the figure taking 2 Body points of damage, and stopping it's turn on the square behind the trap.
It can only be disarmed by a hero who can "see" it discarding a water spell card of his choice.
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This trap gives you a way of dividing the heroes and then conquering them in different ways.
There's at the very least a considerable delay when all heroes try to stay together, because of the stopping your turn when passing the trap.

I use the fire markers from Descent - very neat marker game, Descent.
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Damnit, Daedalus, help me out and put that into less words...

[IvenBach]

*Evil Laugh* The thread of death has started. I must note however that maybe ChaoticPrime should be restricted because he like myself avows to eating babies as a GM. Anywho glad to see that I can inspire GK as he's inspired me. I'll go dig out my Book of Death and see if any traps can keep heroes on their toes.

As this is in the HQ area are we restricting it to Straight HQ or can we post and have people mod them into HQ equivalent traps? All mine are D20 variants based around D&D.

[Sjeng]

Play some Orcs Must Die 1+2, plenty of traps to take inspiration from

grinders, stompers, pushers, acid spitters, swinging maces, dart shooters, air vents, freezing vents, tar pits, fire spewers, spring traps, etc. etc.