17.40 The skill of Trapping.

Trapping is a skill of subterfuge and deception. It deals with your ability to prepare and lay traps to catch the unwary and protect your valuables. To prepare a trap, you need the correct components. Preparing a trap is done by typing PREPARE, followed by the type of trap, followed by what will set it off. Type PREPARE on its own for a broader syntax of this command. After preparation you may wish to POISON the trap. Ensure that you prepare the poison beforehand.

Once prepared, you must LAY a trap. A trap can be laid either in a specific direction to catch passers-by, on an item, to catch the thieves, or inside a box to attack the curious. You will have to PRIME a trap after it has been effect a few times. As you rise in proficiency, the number of traps you can fashion will increase, as will the effectiveness of your trap and your ability to conceal the trap from the perceptive.

All traps require a single piece of iron ore/copper block/tin slab from which to construct the mechanism. Be careful when preparing traps that you have the correct components. Preparation is an intricate process and you could waste valuable commodities if you attempt to prepare under-equiped. You do not always get back the iron/copper/tin used in preparing a trap when you disarm it. By divine edict traps do not work very effectively against the very young people of the land.

Examples:
- Prepare arrows always
- Rub jegga on arrows trap
- Lay arrows northeast
- Prime arrows

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