i quite like the idea of a trap that just reaches out and GRABS you by the leg or something
A trap that just applies DOT, imagine that for 2nd magic.
Actualy, why not make snare a sudeo-trap spell? Make it so you can set it to the normal snare or to dash forward, or to place it down?
in my reality, getting grabbed by a trap will not activate the cooldown
mages CAN and WILL make a rube Goldberg machine to style on your ass
Thatād be fun and kinda skillful
Its kinda on the person that fell for that chain of traps. Theres a giant magic circle on the ground and you decided to step on it? Ofc you can only set like 3 traps max to prevent a AO from turning into minesweeper
(Imagine if the traps fling you in a direction like the spring trap from clash of clans)
Magic traps sound like so much fun I want them all now, from thrust to the traps and anything else.
this whole idea is just the explosion spell but it kindly waits for the target
with a whole variety of options of pain
Imagine playing a water trap, placing a ice trap on top, then waiting for some poor sod to step on it
This gives me a idea
Makes me think the traps should despawn after you get a certain distance away from them.
Heres my idea.
Lost Spell/Snare thingy?
Can only have up to 3 traps at once. Traps despawn after 60 seconds, or if you are too far away. Traps do not trigger when you are out of combat
Options are as folows:
Range - 20% to 100% (Effects damage and trigger AOE)
Launch Direction - Direction it launches at
Animation - Things like a giant spikeball crushing the player, or dozens of lil magic spheres all colliding into the player
I want to suggest this to the server, but
A. They donāt take āadd thisā suggestions
B. replacing snare would probably ends in you being rambler roleād
c. Thrust would be the same iām pretty sure
I just like the thought of a Goldberg machine that just throws people in revanna into the ocean
i like where this is going, here is my take on it
Trap
230 magic requirement (give or take)
options being
Mechanism
the way you get got
-Explosion, simple damage dealing
-Grasp, grabs enemies that enter its radius and keeps them there for .25 - .5 seconds
-Tendril, reaches out to grab the target (upward facing trap grabs above it yadda yadda) and flings them away from you
Size
simple 100% to 20% scale, increasing damage but decreasing size
feel free to expand on this, i want this to be a spell you obtain multiple scrolls for
I dont like this, stun mechanics aint good. I would love ffor a combo option for mage, but the mods say no.
For another mechanism, why not add somthing unique? Mabye somthing that expends the DOT of the spell all in one go, so the DOT you wouldāve delt is instantly cast AND you get the damage on top.
For those who dont use DOT, why not double the length that it currently has?
grasp would be so short that it would be nearly impossible to combo off of it, simply an option for preventing whatever movement the enemy is doing (probably in your direction and very fast)
alternatively, it could only prevent dodging for .5 seconds
I guess thats fair
although grasp could still be used to get some cheeky damage, this would usually happen if the mage predicted the player entering the trap (making it a prediction tool, still defensive)
this would likely require a bunch of tinkering
this went from us discussing balance to creating a new spell out of our ass
could somebody move this somewhere else please 
I submitted a reqest for suggestion acess like 5 months ago. No one else but me has seen it so I cant post it there
perhaps i will apply for suggestor
there are some really easy suggestions to make 
I have access to suggestions, so we could perhaps drop it on the forums unless thereās a rule explicitly stating that an idea for new spells canāt be suggested?