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Trap · Introduced in Book 5
Recycled Summoning Trap
A Recycled Summoning Trap brings two of the user’s guards or minions to the trap after a two-second delay. Each trap works only once.[1]
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Eligible summons
The user needs minions or control of a town for the trap to work. A Sapper’s Table can be used to choose which units it summons. Otherwise, it chooses at random.[1]
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History
Book 5
The Butcher’s Masquerade
Carl recovers one while disarming alarms and practicing Find Traps. With the party’s new authority over a town, he sees a use for it.[1]
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Book 7
This Inevitable Ruin
During Faction Wars, Carl collects enemy traps that are still programmed to summon guards who have died. Those traps can no longer call their intended reinforcements.[2]
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Sources
References are to Matt Dinniman’s novels. Book links open our recap guides.
- The Butcher’s Masquerade, Chapter 28.
- This Inevitable Ruin, Chapter 63.