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Electrified Water WardHazard 8

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Complex Magical Trap 
Source Pathfinder #170: Spoken on the Song Wind pg. 57
Complexity Complex
Stealth +18 (expert)
Description Passing over an invisible rune on the floor between the north and south doors triggers a dancing burst of electricity.
Disable DC 26 Thievery (expert), DC 28 Arcana (expert), or DC 28 Occultism (expert) to harmlessly bleed away the electrical energy from the rune. Once the trap has been activated, the electrical energy is stronger, so three successful checks (of any combination of the relevant skills) are necessary to deactivate it, but these checks can be attempted from anywhere in the room.
Electrocution [reaction] (arcane, electricity, evocation); Trigger A creature passes over the invisible underwater rune between the north and south doors; Effect The trap deals 4d10 electricity damage (DC 26 basic Reflex save) to creatures touching the water, and then rolls initiative.
Routine (1 action) The trap deals 4d10 electricity damage (DC 26 basic Reflex save) to all creatures in the room. A creature that fails the save is slowed 1 (slowed 2 on a critical failure). A creature that isn't touching the water treats the result of its saving throw as one degree of success better.
Reset The pulses stop as soon as no creatures are in the hallway, and then reset after 1 hour.