SET SPIKE TRAP: Baldur's Gate 2, BG2

Set Spike Trap BG2

In Baldur's Gate 2, Set Spike Trap is a high level ability or BG2 HLA that is available to Rogues such as Thieves, Bards and Kensai Thieves. Not only is it the best Rogue HLA along with Use Any Item, but it is one of the best HLAs in BG2.

Spike Traps are MR-bypassing, illusion-bypassing, no-save and inflict magical damage within a huge radius; they can trivialize almost every combat encounter. Simply set the snares, aggro the enemy and then watch it instantly die. 

There are only a few combat encounters that block this exploit, due to cutscenes / scripts. Everything else can be killed off instantly if enough snares are set. Thus, unlike UAI which is only chosen once, we want to choose SSTs multiple times for stacking-purposes.

[Irenicus]

Set Spike Trap Description

This ability allows the rogue to set a powerful spring-loaded spike trap that does 20D6 damage to the unsuspecting creature that sets it off.

Set Exploding Trap

This ability allows the rogue to set a powerful trap that unleashes a fireball which causes 10d6 damage (save vs. spells for half damage) , and will knock its victims off their feet.

Set Time Trap

This ability allows the rogue to set a magical trap that casts a weaker version of the high level Time Stop spell. For 10 seconds, the flow of time slows for all but the rogue. Often, a rogue will use this trap to get behind an opponent for a free attack.

cf. Bounty Hunter BG2.

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