Boulder Trap [2137]

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

### E.13.8: Boulder Trap [2137]

      Usage:  USE 2137
      Time to learn: 28 days.
      Time to use: 7 days.
      Piety to use: 7.

This spell creates a boulder trap in a mountain province. The trap will remain in the province for up to one year. If a stack enters the province during that time, the trap will collapse and kill as many as 10 men (or beasts). Each man (or beast) hit by a boulder has a 50% chance of being crushed.

The trap's targets are selected exactly as in combat. Due to their superior footspeed, nobles will not be automatically killed by the trap. If hit, they will instead suffer a 1-100 point wound.

After attacking one stack, the trap will be dispersed.

Priest of Anteus easily spot and avoid boulder traps. Wild beasts moving through the province also avoid boulder traps.