When a sleep of ages trap activates, a pressure plate unleashes a spell that threatens to send intruders into a deep slumber. The dungeon's guardians can then more easily dispose of the sleepers.
Sleep of Ages Trap
TrapXGEp. 1142014
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{
"name": "Sleep of Ages Trap",
"page": 114,
"__prop": "trap",
"effect": [
"When activated, this trap casts a {@spell sleep} spell centered on the pressure plate, using a 9th-level spell slot."
],
"rating": [
{
"tier": 3,
"threat": "deadly"
}
],
"source": "XGE",
"entries": [
"When a sleep of ages trap activates, a pressure plate unleashes a spell that threatens to send intruders into a deep slumber. The dungeon's guardians can then more easily dispose of the sleepers."
],
"trigger": [
"Stepping on the pressure plate triggers this trap."
],
"trapHazType": "SMPL",
"countermeasures": [
"A successful {@dc 20} Wisdom ({@skill Perception}) check reveals the pressure plate. A successful {@dc 20} Intelligence ({@skill Arcana}) check made within 5 feet of the pressure plate disables the trap, and a check with a total of 10 or lower triggers it. A successful {@spell dispel magic} ({@dc 19}) cast on the pressure plate destroys the trap."
]
}