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sasigns
May 18th, 2016, 15:23
Do you guys use tokens and just have them hidden or do you tend to use theater of the mind kind of a deal? any advice on how you guys do it would be great
Zacchaeus
May 18th, 2016, 16:06
Here's a post about traps (https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?23954-How-would-I-create-this-custom-trap-in-FG). There are others too.
Trenloe
May 18th, 2016, 16:18
This might depend on what system you're using - and how you as a GM operate. Most will have a story linked to the map (showing a private shortcut/pin) so that the GM knows there's something there, and the body of the story can describe it and have a link to a NPC entry to simulate the traps effects if you wish - the title of the story entry will be the hover over text of the pin.

This thread, and the attached document in post #2 give info on adding in a trap as an NPC - it's for 3.5e/PF but a lot of the process can be applied to other rulesets. https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?30512-Pit-trap-with-XdX-spikes-giving-XdX-damage-each
JohnD
May 18th, 2016, 17:40
Make the dwarf trip it.
Ken L
May 18th, 2016, 21:49
Theater of mind if the traps are described at a specific location. If the trap is positioned where it may come into play during combat I'd use a hidden alpha transparent token of some kind.

I really wish FG had some kind of alpha layer at 50% or adjustable.
Zacchaeus
May 18th, 2016, 22:16
Theater of mind if the traps are described at a specific location. If the trap is positioned where it may come into play during combat I'd use a hidden alpha transparent token of some kind.

I really wish FG had some kind of alpha layer at 50% or adjustable.

Not hugely clear on what you are talking about but this extension (https://www.fantasygrounds.com/forums/showthread.php?20231-Enhanced-Images-%28layers%29-for-FG-3-0-CoreRPG-%28and-rulesets-based-on-CoreRPG%29) might be useful to you.
Nylanfs
May 18th, 2016, 22:28
Bag of infinite chickens
Callum
May 18th, 2016, 22:38
I have a map pin linked to the trap details, for my own reference. In play, I just describe the outcome. If there's some ongoing effect, or an automatically reset trap that's been detected, that might get marked on the map using pointers.
JohnD
May 19th, 2016, 01:41
Bag of infinite chickens

That's what I said.