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# Trap Effects; Damage Severity by Level
*Source: SRD / Basic Rules* 

`dice: [](trap-effects-damage-severity-by-level.md#^damage-severity-by-level)`

**Damage Severity by Level**

| Character Level | Setback | Dangerous | Deadly |
|-----------------|---------|-----------|--------|
| 1st-4th | `1d10` | `2d10` | `4d10` |
| 5th-10th | `2d10` | `4d10` | `10d10` |
| 11th-16th | `4d10` | `10d10` | `18d10` |
| 17th-20th | `10d10` | `18d10` | `24d10` |
^damage-severity-by-level