Tabula Candida

Doodles of a distracted historian

Tourist trap

Posted on September 18, 2021 by tabulacandida

Outside a dungeon a goblin sits near a sign saying “The Lair of the Trapmaster. Admission 5 gold”
Goblin: Hail, adventurers! Looking for a good dungeon delve? Try the Lair of the Trapmaster for the most devious challenges in the realm! Just 5 gold a head to get in!
Fighter: Well, we're in between adventures at the moment, I guess we could spare the time, but...
Goblin: Just think of all the treasure that could be hidden within! Who know what lies beyond those doors?
Wizard: I never heard of a dungeon with an entrance fee before.
Goblin: Look, I'm just the door goblin. You got questions, you can take them up with the Trapmaster after you defeat him.
Fighter (handing over a purse): Okay, what the heck.
Inside the dungeon, an empty room and the door slams shut after the party enters.
Fighter: Hey what is this?
Wizard: It's an empty room!
Fighter: Where are the-- Oh... Oh, that is devious.
The goblin delivers the purse to the Trapmaster.
Goblin: More gold, boss!
Trapmaster: I still can't believe they keep falling for it.
Goblin: Suits me! This is so much easier than climbing down into the spike pits to rifle the bodies for loose change! — Dungeon smarter, not harder.

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