Portcullis

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Featureblock

Portcullis

Level 3

Trap Ambusher

EV 4

A portcullis is hidden in the ceiling of a passage or choke point, waiting to drop when activated.

EV

4

Stamina

9 per square

Size

The area of the corridor to be blocked

Typical Space

2 x 1-square area, up to a 4 x 2-square area

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Deactivate

As a maneuver, a creature adjacent to a portcullis can make an Agility test.

Agility Test

!The creature triggers the portcullis and is affected as if in its area.

@The portcullis is deactivated but the creature is slowed (EoT).

#The portcullis is deactivated and doesn't trigger.

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Activate

A pressure plate, switch, or other linked trigger is activated.

Effect

The Heavy Gate ability.

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Heavy Gate

Free triggered action

AreaWeapon

Distance

Special

Targets

Each creature and object in the area

Trigger

A pressure plate, switch, or other linked trigger is activated.

Special

The area of this ability is the area directly beneath the portcullis when it falls.

Power Roll+ 2

!3 damage; slide 1, ignoring stability

@7 damage; A < 2 restrained (save ends)

#10 damage; A < 3 restrained (save ends)

Effect

The portcullis blocks movement from one side of it to the other. A target slid by the portcullis ends up on one side of it or the other (choose randomly). The portcullis must be manually reset.

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Hidden

The portcullis is hidden until triggered or detected.

Source: Draw Steel: Monsters · printing 1.01