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Caustic Dart TrapHazard 11

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Complex Mechanical Trap 
Source Pathfinder #153: Life's Long Shadows pg. 29
Complexity Complex
Stealth +20 (expert) or DC 30 (expert) to notice the three launching mechanisms built into the wall
Description Three launching mechanisms built into the mudbrick walls expel darts containing acidic chemicals. All three launching mechanisms must be disabled or destroyed to deactivate the trap.
Disable DC 32 Thievery (master) to sufficiently jam the tubes to make the trap unable to attack creatures in a single 5-foot square in the room, or DC 34 Crafting (master) to alter one of the three launching mechanisms
AC 31, Fort +24, Ref +15
Hardness 20, HP 80 (BT 40) per launching mechanism; Immunities critical hits, object immunities, precision damage
Dart Barrage [reaction] (attack); Trigger A creature reaches the midpoint of the hall; Effect The trap makes an acid dart against three different random creatures in the hall. The trap then rolls initiative.
Routine (3 actions) The trap uses each action for a caustic dart Strike. The trap loses 1 action for each launching mechanism that is broken or destroyed.
Ranged caustic dart +28, Damage 2d4+5 piercing and 4d4+8 acid
Reset The trap deactivates and resets 1 minute after no creatures are in area C7.