Pressure Plate

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Level 1 Trigger · Support

Pressure Plate

This mechanism acts as a trigger for another linked mechanism, and is skillfully hidden from view in the floor.

EV

2

Stamina

-

Size

Any area

Typical Space

One square, up to a 4 x 4-square area

Link

A pressure plate is linked to another mechanism that it activates when triggered.

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Deactivate

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

!The creature triggers the pressure plate.

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

#The pressure plate is deactivated and doesn't trigger.

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Activate

Effect

The linked mechanism is activated. A pressure plate automatically resets and can be triggered repeatedly.

The pressure plate is calibrated to be triggered by creatures or objects of a particular size. The pressure plate triggers when a creature or object of the appropriate size enters its area.

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Upgrade

Tripwire (−1 EV) The pressure plate is a tripwire, which can trigger once and must be manually reset. A concealed tripwire can be discovered with an easy Intuition test.

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Hidden

The pressure plate is hidden until triggered or detected.

Source: Draw Steel: Monsters · printing 1.01