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Quicksand Pit

Environments Designed by Tomás Tarragón
Tier
1
Type
Event
Difficulty
12
Impulses
Immobilize Capture intruders

Environment overview

A pit of quicksand that swallows creatures.

Potential adversaries

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Features

Passives

passive
  • Moving sands

    When a PC enters the Quicksand Trap, set a d6 countdown, starting on 3. Add this die's value to the difficuly of the Quicksand Trap. Whenever a player makes a roll to escape the Quicksand Trap:

    Success with hope: tick down 2
    Success with fear: tick down 1
    Failure with hope: tick up 1
    Failure with fear: tick up 2

    If the countdown reaches 0, the players are free. If the countdown reaches 6, the players are Trapped.

    Questions
    • ¿What other dangers are around the pit?
    • ¿What useful things are around the pit?
  • Immobilized

    In order to move, players need to make a Finesse Roll.

  • Trapped

    When players are Trapped, they can no longer perform any action, and someone shows up.

    Questions
    • ¿Who will show up, and what are their intentions?
    • ¿What will be the cost of being saved?

Actions

action
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Reactions

reaction
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About this environment

A pit of quicksand. It challenges the players to get out, or be captured by someone.

Quicksand Pit

Tier 1 Event

A pit of quicksand that swallows creatures.

Impulses: Immobilize, Capture intruders

Difficulty: 12

Potential Adversaries: —

Features

Moving sands - Passive: When a PC enters the Quicksand Trap, set a d6 countdown, starting on 3. Add this die's value to the difficuly of the Quicksand Trap. Whenever a player makes a roll to escape the Quicksand Trap: Success with hope: tick down 2 Success with fear: tick down 1 Failure with hope: tick up 1 Failure with fear: tick up 2 If the countdown reaches 0, the players are free. If the countdown reaches 6, the players are Trapped.
  • ¿What other dangers are around the pit?
  • ¿What useful things are around the pit?
Immobilized - Passive: In order to move, players need to make a Finesse Roll.
Trapped - Passive: When players are Trapped, they can no longer perform any action, and someone shows up.
  • ¿Who will show up, and what are their intentions?
  • ¿What will be the cost of being saved?

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