Ladrillets

Ultimate Equipment Guide II

Author Greg Lynch, J. C. Alvarez
Publisher Mongoose Publishing
Publish date 2005

Ladrillets, also called punchbricks, are a hidden device added to masonry or brick walls. They seem like common bricks or stones in the structure of a wall; however, when a character tries to Climb the wall, a hidden mechanism causes them to protrude with great force, punching off Climbers. A single ladrillet appears as a common piece of stone or brick, attached to a springing metal cylinder. They are not sold by the unit, however; a customer usually has to pay for a team to apply ladrillets to one entire wall.

A typical ladrillet wall includes a total of punchbricks equal to 10% of the total wall, distributed evenly among its surface. This causes most Climbers to be hit by a punchbrick at least once.

When a creature Climbs the outer side of a wall equipped with punchbricks or ladrillets, he must succeed on a Reflex save (DC 15) for every Climb check she makes. If the save fails, the creature suffers 1d6 points of bludgeoning damage from the ladrillet and then must succeed at another Reflex save (DC 20) or fall down, taking the appropriate fall damage. If a character rolls a natural 1 while making this save, he is instead hit by two punchbricks, for twice the indicated damage.

The attributes of ladrillets are given in trap format, as found in Chapter Three of the DMG. These stats consider the whole wall the punchbricks are built on as a trap. The price given should be added to the total cost of the wall.

Ladrillets: CR 1; mechanical, touch trigger; automatic reset; DC 15 Reflex save avoids; springing brick (1d6 plus Reflex save (DC 20) or fall); multiple targets (as many as are currently Climbing the wall); Search DC 20; Disable Device DC 20 (disables a single ladrillet). Market Price: 900 (per 20 ft. by 20 ft. wall).