Caltraps

Type: skill
Syntax: caltraps <optional direction>
Lag: 0.5 rounds
Cost: 25 mana
Duration: 1/2 Hour
Range: User's current room
Subtype: Directional flee, Trap, Stat reduction
Classes: watcher (19), assassin (20)
Aliases: caltrops
See also: withdraw

Watchers learn two primary uses for caltraps. The first is used in battle-- they may throw a handful of caltraps at their opponent, dealing dexterity damage if they are not flying, and allowing the user to flee in a direction of their choice, or randomly if they does not specify an argument.

Outside combat, the skill may be used without an argument to spread some caltraps about the room. Anyone who walks into them will incur a penalty to dexterity.