Rigged Cargo Collapse

Reiver's Right — Location 7 Hazard

A Storehouse Trap Hidden Among the Crates

Near the rear of the Storehouse, several crates of excavation hardware have been stacked beneath a suspended bundle of heavy chain, iron fittings, and pulley assemblies. At first glance, the arrangement looks like ordinary crowded storage.

In reality, a thin tripline runs between the shelving and one of the central aisles. Pulling it releases a retaining pin above, dropping the suspended hardware and knocking the stacked crates forward into the passage.

The trap was not part of the Storehouse's normal security. Someone rigged it recently to discourage anyone from reaching the specialized equipment and shipping records kept farther inside.

[MECHANICAL] [TRAP]

A concealed tripline releases suspended chain and destabilizes several heavy crates, sending them crashing into the storehouse aisle.

Stealth DC 17 (trained) to notice the thin tripline, unusually tensioned retaining rope, or fresh alterations to the shelving

Description A nearly invisible cord stretches across the aisle approximately ankle-high. Disturbing it pulls a retaining pin from an overhead storage frame, releasing heavy chain and causing nearby crates to collapse into the passage.

Disable Thievery DC 15 (trained) to disconnect the tripline without disturbing the release; Crafting DC 16 to brace the shelving and secure the suspended load.

A character who has detected the trap can also avoid the trigger entirely by stepping over the line and warning others, though the trap remains armed.

AC 17; Fort +9, Ref +5

Hardness 5; HP 20 (BT 10)

Immunities critical hits, object immunities, precision damage

Crashing Stores ↻

Trigger A creature crosses the trapped section of aisle and pulls the tripline.

Effect Chains, iron fittings, and several heavy crates crash into a 10-foot-long section of the aisle. Every creature in the affected area must attempt a DC 18 Reflex save.

Critical Success The creature avoids the falling cargo and takes no damage.

Success The creature takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage.

Failure The creature takes 2d6+3 bludgeoning damage and falls prone.

Critical Failure The creature takes double damage, falls prone, and is immobilized beneath fallen cargo.

An immobilized creature can Escape with Acrobatics DC 17 or Athletics DC 17. An adjacent creature can spend 2 actions to attempt Athletics DC 15 to pull enough debris away to free the trapped creature.

Aftermath The collapsed crates make the affected squares difficult terrain until the debris is cleared.

Searching the fallen cargo reveals picks, stone wedges, iron pulley fittings, heavy chain, reinforced cart parts, and other supplies associated with the concealed excavation.

Reset The trap must be completely rebuilt and restacked. It does not reset automatically.

Challenge: Examine the Trap

Once the trap has been detected, disabled, or triggered, its construction provides another clue about the final days of Reiver's Right.

Primary Check Crafting DC 15, Perception DC 16, or Thievery DC 16

Critical Success The character determines that the trap was constructed recently from ordinary Storehouse materials. Several brackets were hastily repositioned, the tripline was cut from supply cord, and the retaining pin came from one of the heavy pulley assemblies. Clue: Someone intentionally trapped the route leading toward the excavation supplies and associated records shortly before Reiver's Right fell silent.

Success The mechanism is clearly improvised and was not part of the Storehouse's original construction. Clue: Someone deliberately attempted to make this section of the Storehouse dangerous to search.

Failure The character recognizes the trap as improvised but cannot determine when it was constructed or what it was intended to protect.

Critical Failure The rough arrangement provides no reliable clue about who built it or why.

The trap should feel like an improvised attempt to protect evidence rather than defend the entire Storehouse. Its placement is deliberate: anyone pushing far enough into the building to reach the unusual excavation supplies, freight tags, and inventory records must pass through the trapped aisle.

Do not use the trap to identify its creator automatically. Hendrick, a Golden Hand agent, or another trusted member of the Lower Works could have rigged it during the camp's final hours.