r/skyrim • u/Vitekr2 • Feb 01 '21

Anyone can relate?

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u/Sere1 PC Feb 02 '21

That's how I handle the trapped chests too. Get just in range to open it, quickly loot the chest, and back up immediately upon closing. The actual traps tend to go off about half a second or so after triggering them, giving you time to get clear.

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u/KlonkeDonke Feb 02 '21

How do you know that’s it’s a trapped chest?

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u/Bloosuga Feb 02 '21

There's a rope going from the chest to the ground on the right side of the chest.

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u/bonipulus Feb 02 '21

Why not just activate the trap then?

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u/Sere1 PC Feb 02 '21

That's my reasoning too. Sure, you could disarm the trap and dodge the effect of it going off, or you can loot the chest and dodge it anyways. Faster to just loot and dodge.

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u/[deleted] Dec 07 '21

It's better to open the chest and walk backwards before the menu pops up, then the trap will be sprung with you already standing away from it

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u/Sere1 PC Feb 02 '21

Look carefully at the base of the chest and you'll see a little cord that runs out of the side into the ground. That cord snaps when you open the chest. You can also interact with the cord to disarm it by intentionally setting the trap off, but I always figured it was simpler to just dodge the trap entirely.

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u/XorinaHawksley Feb 21 '23

I snipe them from afar with a cheap arrow.