Harlequin's trap

Version 0.33: This article is up to date for the latest stable release of Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup.

A magical trap left behind by the ineffable, spectacular revues of chaos. When you or a hostile monster steps on it, up to three of the strongest monsters in sight will have their attacks temporarily interwoven with a touch of chaos. Your allies will avoid stepping on it.

A harlequin's trap is a trap that buffs 2-3 strongest monsters in the trap's line of sight by chaos-branding their melee attacks for 20-28 turns. The trap cannot affect holy monsters.

This trap rarely spawns naturally in the Depths, Zot, and Pandemonium.

Strategy

Chaos can inflict deadly effects like slow, berserk, and 1 turn paralysis, so be careful. It only affects melee attacks, so it isn't too dangerous if it affects enemies that don't rely on melee, and you can keep your distance to avoid it.

History

• This trap was added in 0.33.