Crypt Cleanser
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Joined: Thursday, 5th December 2013, 04:01
Prevent Zot Traps from Spawning on top of Pan Runes
I just saw this Reddit post where someone found the Glowing rune on top of a Zot trap.
Initially, this seems like a typical "that sucks, but it's not too bad, anyone who can get to a Pan rune can handle a Zot trap" sort of scenario, except there's an issue: Zot traps can cause banishment. Getting banished from a rune floor in Pan means never being able to get that rune. So in this scenario, there is a very small random chance that this character will never be able to get the Glowing rune, and the only thing they could possibly have done to prevent it would have been to learn Apportation before entering Pan.
Sure, the set of events required for this scenario to happen is extremely unlikely (don't learn apportation before entering Pan, Zot trap blocks access to a non-demonic Pan rune, and the Zot trap happens to trigger banishment when you step on it), but the possibility of it happening still seems extremely unfair. And I don't think anything of value is lost if this scenario were made impossible.