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Pendulum BladesHazard 3

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Uncommon Mechanical Trap 
Source Crown of the Kobold King pg. 75
Complexity Simple
Stealth DC 20 (expert)
Description Several swinging pendulums mounted with razor-sharp blades extend from the ceiling and slice into the room below.
Disable DC 20 Thievery to jam the gears and prevent the trap from being activated
Swinging Blades [two-actions] (attack) Trigger This trap must be manually activated by a creature adjacent to the southwest gear stack; Effect Blades swing down to strike at all creatures in area F2 before wrenching to a frozen halt against the opposite walls. All creatures in the central part of this room take 6d6+3 slashing damage (DC 20 basic Reflex save).