As posted and confirmed on the forum that
- recovering trap DC = 10 + disarming DC
In this the Grimoire is wrong too, do we need another confirmation? I havent added this info yet cause I don't really understand it. -- Chrominium 09:27, 27 Oct 2005 (PDT)
I'll confirm and change. (I've played enough Rogues to know that it is much more difficult to recover a trap than to disable it.) --The Krit 12:48, 19 Nov 2005 (PST)
Regarding the disable trap and set trap synergy, does this depend on base ranks or modified ranks? Harleyquin 11:25, 7 Dec 2005 (PST)
Base ranks. Your modified skill is called "skill", not "ranks". (And I have checked this in game.) --The Krit 20:19, 21 Dec 2005 (PST)
Regarding the special comment, would a wizard with high intelligence and enough points in disable trap be able to disarm traps with DCs over 35? Harleyquin 11:21, 5 January 2006 (PST)
There is a special factor in disabling a trap with a DC of over 35 that makes it impossible to disable if you don't have at least 1 Rogue level regardless of one's Disable Traps skill. --Countess Terra 13:02, 5 January 2006 (PST)
As far as I know a spectacular failure can happen only if you're in combat. The Find Trap spell will remove traps regardless of the DC (perhaps worth a note). --Kamiryn 01:06, 6 January 2006 (PST)
Disable trap buffs?
Do any buffs help the disable trap ability? Intelligence? Dexterity? Does this vary from PW to PW? Worth a comment?
- The page does say Intelligence. GhostNWN 09:43, 26 April 2006 (PDT)
Rogue only?
Someone added the following:
Any character with a high enough skill can Recover any trap, even if the DC to Disable the trap is 35+.
Is that true? I thought only rogues could handle traps with DC 35+. -- Alec Usticke 21:34, 3 August 2006 (PDT)
- I ran some tests. Apparently the "disarm" and "handle" are not interchangable. I wonder if that's a bug or design? I'll submit a bug report on it and let BioWare decide. --The Krit 07:32, 23 August 2006 (PDT)
- I have these findings
- Some traps can be marked not disarmable. If this is the case, these traps cannot be disabled or recovered by the character but can be flagged and examined provided the search DC is met.
- Some traps are marked disarmable. If this is the case a non-rogue can see the trap only if the search DC is 35 or less. If he detects it and the disable DC is 36 or above they cannot be disabled, but can be flagged, examined, and recovered.
- WhiZard 20:56, 4 April 2009 (UTC)
- True, the ability to mark traps as not disarmable is not mentioned in the article. I'll add that. --The Krit 17:15, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
Examane traps
What info do you get when you examane traps? Is it just bare bones info? Do you get better info the better your roll vs the DC? Should this info be put into the article? Grom56 03:49, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
- You are told the type of trap (frost, holy, etc.) and the strength (minor, average, etc.) and are given some nice flavor text describing the mechanism. (Just try it in the game to see what the text is. Maybe grab a screenshot while you're at it.) How much your die roll beats the DC does not matter. --The Krit 16:27, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
- Thanks TK. I'll do that next time I'm in game with a Rogue. Grom56 02:53, 26 July 2009 (UTC)
Flagging vs. Detecting
If a rogue detects an epic trap and then flags it, can a non-rogue member of his party recover the flagged epic trap assuming that member has achieved an adequate Disable trap skill level by some means? This eventuality/scenario is virtually impossible for me to test without assistance. --Iconclast 10:40, December 4, 2011 (UTC)
- First, not impossible to test. There are two unrelated DCs involved; the DC to detect the trap has no relation to the DC to disable it. So you could give an epic trap a detection DC of, say, 1, which should have the same result as having it be flagged by a rogue. Leave the disable DC alone, and you have the scenario you want. Second, any class can recover any trap: "The special prohibition involving rogues only applies to disarming a trap. Any class can successfully examine, flag, or recover any trap, provided the skill check is passed." So, sure, the non-rogue could recover it. --The Krit 11:23, December 4, 2011 (UTC)