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Introduction

Trapcrafting allows characters to make their own traps. Any class build can be a trapcrafter. There are two trapcrafting systems in Avlis. The original system was developed by Deider in 2006 and then improved by Croton in 2009. This page refers to a newer system added in 2021 which adds Trapcrafting to the Avlis Crafting System (ACS).

Getting Started

To become a trapcrafter you need to acquire a Trapcrafting Kit. There are a few merchants in Negaria who will sell you this kit. You can do several things with the kit:

If you use the kit and target a spot on the ground it will spawn a trapcrafting station (a small bag which represents the kit). You will use this station to make traps. If you use the kit and target another spot on the ground while you already have a station out the original station will be destroyed and a new one will spawn where you targeted it. When a trapcrafting station is destroyed anything inside it is spilled onto the ground.
If you use the kit on a stack of arrows, bolts, darts or shuriken it will prime that item, allowing it to be used as a component in the creation of projectile traps.
If you use the kit on your PC you will get a temporary Craft Trap synergy bonus to set traps (see below for details).

Note: The Trapcrafting Kit is not a Plot item.

The trapcrafting station is a placeable which can hold inventory. It can be destroyed in two ways:

targeting it with your Trapcrafting Kit
through physical attacks and spells

Destroying the station always dumps its contents on the ground.

One difference between Trapcrafting and other ACS tradeskills is its portability. For other tradeskills such as Blacksmithing and Tailoring you must go to one of the many crafting stations available throughout the servers. With Trapcrafting you can make traps anywhere.

Trapcrafting Experience and Progression

As a part of ACS, Trapcrafting provides both tradeskill and character XP. Trapcrafting XP has a level progression the same as character levels. The XP granted by the original system is different from the XP granted by the ACS version of Trapcrafting.

Differences Between the Original System and the ACS System

Both the original trapcrafting system and the new ACS system share the advantage of portability and both allow you to create the same standard traps which are found in Neverwinter Nights but there are several differences between the systems.

Advantages of the original custom system:

Custom traps (Blinding Light, Darkness, Thorny Tangle, Thunder & Lightning) can be made with different qualities based on the Craft Trap ranks of the crafter. Bonuses to set, detect and disarm the trap are tied to the skill of the trap crafter.
Custom traps can be set without breaking stealth.
Custom traps have various other features.

Advantages of the newer ACS system:

Can craft more than one trap at a time.
Crafting grants tradeskill and character XP.
Bonuses to set, detect and disarm all traps are tied to the Craft Traps skill of the trap setter.
The recipe list has been expanded to include new traps (see below).
All traps are NWN traps. Player Tool 5 is not needed to set or recover traps. All traps set by the PC will have a green trigger.

Traps

The list of traps which can be crafted via ACS is as follows. Items in blue are custom traps.

Type	Strength	Target	Damage	Special	Save	Save DC	Set DC	Detect DC	Disarm DC	Custom Bonus
Acid Blob	Minor	single creature	3d6 acid	paralysis, 2 rounds	reflex	15	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average	single creature	5d6 acid	paralysis, 3 rounds	reflex	20	XX	XX	XX
	Strong	single creature	12d6 acid	paralysis, 4 rounds	reflex	25	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly	single creature	18d6 acid	paralysis, 5 rounds	reflex	25	XX	XX	XX
	Epic	single creature	a lot	paralysis, 5 rounds	reflex	??	XX	XX	XX
Acid Splash	Minor	single creature	2d8 acid		reflex	12	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average	single creature	3d8 acid		reflex	14	XX	XX	XX
	Strong	single creature	5d8 acid		reflex	17	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly	single creature	8d8 acid		reflex	20	XX	XX	XX
	Epic	single creature	a lot		reflex	??	XX	XX	XX
Electrical	Minor	15 ft radius	8d6 electrical		reflex	19	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average	15 ft radius	15d6 electrical		reflex	22	XX	XX	XX
	Strong	15 ft radius	20d6 electrical		reflex	26	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly	15 ft radius	30d6 electrical		reflex	28	XX	XX	XX
	Epic	15 ft radius	30d6 electrical		reflex	35	XX	XX	XX
Fire	Minor	5 ft radius	5d6 fire		reflex	18	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average	5 ft radius	8d6 fire		reflex	20	XX	XX	XX
	Strong	10 ft radius	15d6 fire		reflex	23	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly	10 ft radius	25d6 fire		reflex	26	XX	XX	XX
	Epic	10 ft radius	50d6 fire		reflex	33	XX	XX	XX
Frost	Minor	single creature	2d4 cold	paralysis, 1 round	fortitude	12	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average	single creature	3d4 cold	paralysis, 2 rounds	fortitude	13	XX	XX	XX
	Strong	single creature	5d4 cold	paralysis, 3 rounds	fortitude	14	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly	single creature	8d4 cold	paralysis, 4 rounds	fortitude	15	XX	XX	XX
	Epic	single creature	40d4 cold	paralysis, 5 rounds	fortitude	30	XX	XX	XX
Holy	Minor	single creature	2d4 divine	4d10 dmg vs. undead	none	n/a	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average	single creature	3d4 divine	5d10 dmg vs. undead	none	n/a	XX	XX	XX
	Strong	single creature	6d4 divine	8d10 dmg vs. undead	none	n/a	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly	single creature	8d4 divine	12d10 dmg vs. undead	none	n/a	XX	XX	XX
	Epic	single creature	a lot	a lot more dmg vs. undead	none	n/a	XX	XX	XX
Negative	Minor	single creature	2d6 negative	-1 strength	fortitude	12	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average	single creature	3d6 negative	-1 strength	fortitude	15	XX	XX	XX
	Strong	single creature	5d6 negative	-2 strength	fortitude	18	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly	single creature	8d6 negative	-1 level	fortitude	21	XX	XX	XX
	Epic	single creature	a lot	something	fortitude	??	XX	XX	XX
Sonic	Minor	10 ft radius	2d4 sonic	stun, 2 rounds	will	12	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average	10 ft radius	3d4 sonic	stun, 2 rounds	will	14	XX	XX	XX
	Strong	10 ft radius	5d4 sonic	stun, 3 rounds	will	17	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly	10 ft radius	8d4 sonic	stun, 4 rounds	will	20	XX	XX	XX
	Epic	10 ft radius	40d4 sonic	stun, 4 rounds	will	30	XX	XX	XX
Spike	Minor	single creature	2d6 piercing		reflex	15	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average	single creature	3d6 piercing		reflex	15	XX	XX	XX
	Strong	single creature	5d6 piercing		reflex	15	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly	single creature	25d6 piercing		reflex	15	XX	XX	XX
	Epic	single creature	a lot		reflex	??	XX	XX	XX
Tangle	Minor	5 ft radius		slow, 3 rounds	reflex	20	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average	5 ft radius		slow, 4 rounds	reflex	25	XX	XX	XX
	Strong	10 ft radius		slow, 4 rounds	reflex	30	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly	10 ft radius		slow, 5 rounds	reflex	35	XX	XX	XX
	Epic	? ft radius		slow, ? rounds	reflex	??	XX	XX	XX
Gas	Minor			poison	poison	18	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average			poison	poison	20	XX	XX	XX
	Strong			poison	poison	18	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly			poison	poison	20	XX	XX	XX
	Epic			poison	poison	??	XX	XX	XX
Blinding Light	Minor					??	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average					??	XX	XX	XX
	Strong					??	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly					??	XX	XX	XX
	Epic					??	XX	XX	XX
Darkness	Minor					??	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average					??	XX	XX	XX
	Strong					??	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly					??	XX	XX	XX
	Epic					??	XX	XX	XX
Thunder & Lightning	Minor					??	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average					??	XX	XX	XX
	Strong					??	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly					??	XX	XX	XX
	Epic					??	XX	XX	XX
Darkness	Minor					??	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average					??	XX	XX	XX
	Strong					??	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly					??	XX	XX	XX
	Epic					??	XX	XX	XX
Arrow	Minor			pierces +1 DR		??	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average			pierces +2 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Strong			pierces +3 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly			pierces +4 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Epic			pierces +5 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
Bolt	Minor			pierces +1 DR		??	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average			pierces +2 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Strong			pierces +3 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly			pierces +4 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Epic			pierces +5 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
Dart	Minor			pierces +1 DR		??	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average			pierces +2 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Strong			pierces +3 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly			pierces +4 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Epic			pierces +5 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
Shuriken	Minor			pierces +1 DR		??	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average			pierces +2 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Strong			pierces +3 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly			pierces +4 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
	Epic			pierces +5 DR		??	XX	XX	XX
Magical	Minor					??	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average					??	XX	XX	XX
	Strong					??	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly					??	XX	XX	XX
	Epic					??	XX	XX	XX
Positive	Minor					??	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average					??	XX	XX	XX
	Strong					??	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly					??	XX	XX	XX
	Epic					??	XX	XX	XX
Spell	Minor			1st-2nd lvl spells		??	XX	XX	XX	stuff
	Average			3rd-4th lvl spells		??	XX	XX	XX
	Strong			5th-6th lvl spells		??	XX	XX	XX
	Deadly			7th-8th lvl spells		??	XX	XX	XX
	Epic			9th lvl spells		??	XX	XX	XX

Synergy with the Craft Trap Skill

None of the tradeskills in ACS use any of the Bioware crafting skills (Craft Weapon, Craft Armor, Craft Trap) or feats (Brew Potion, Scribe Scroll, Craft Wand) which were introduced in the Hordes of the Underdark expansion. This holds true for the ACS version of trapcrafting. Ranks in Craft Trap do not increase your chance of successfully crafting a trap. However, ranks in the Craft Trap skill do offer other synergy bonuses:

If you use the Trapcrafting Kit on yourself you gain a temporary bonus to Set Trap for five rounds. This bonus is equal to your Craft Trap ranks divided by five (rounded down). Bonus ranks from items are counted in this calculation.
The detect DC of any trap you set is increased by one for every five ranks in Craft Trap, rounded down. Bonus ranks from items are counted in this calculation. (This does not include the custom traps which must be dropped to be set.)
The disarm DC of any trap you set is increased by one for every five ranks in Craft Trap, rounded down. Bonus ranks from items are counted in this calculation. (This does not include the custom traps which must be dropped to be set.)

Mixing Potions

Once a PC has gained 10 levels in Bartending, they gain the ability to mix potions. When two potions are successfully mixed, the end result is a new potion that will grant the effect of the one the two original potions, but at the combined caster level of the two potions that were mixed. The resulting potion effect is randomly chosen between the two potions.

Example: a bartender mixes two standard NWN potions, Potion of Aid and Potion of Barkskin, both of which have a caster level of 3. If successful, the bartender will create either a new Potion of Aid or Potion of Barkskin, which when drunk will cast its respective spell at caster level 6.

There are some limitations to potion mixing:

You cannot mix two potions of the same spell, even if they are of different caster levels.
Mixed potions cannot be further mixed with other potions.
Only potions that cast spells can be mixed; custom scripted potions such as the Potion of Psionic Resistance cannot be used in potion mixing.

The chance that a bartender successfully mixes two potions is affected by the combined caster level of the potions to be mixed as well as the PC's Bartending and Alchemy levels. In some cases a PC can outdo himself and create a mixed potion which casts its spell with metamagic (empowered, extended, maximized) when drunk. Likewise, it is possible for the bartender to fail when mixing potions, sometimes in spectacular fashion. There are also cases when the bartender can create a mystery potion, whose effects are completely unknown until drunk.