Traps

In every game of Wizardry, two types of traps can be basically distinguished:

Dungeon Traps
In the early games of the series, a dungeon trap is usually a pit or a spiked pit. Dungeon traps cannot be disarmed by thief skills, though there are sometimes mechanisms to turn off a trap. In Wizardry V: Heart of the Maelstorm, pits are best avoided by the levitation spell Litofeit.

Chest Traps
The second type of traps is used to secure chests against looters (= the characters). It takes a character with a thief skill to identify and disarm a chest trap.

In Wizardry I - V, the priest spell CALFO can identify, though not disarm, a chest trap.

List of Chest Traps in Wizardry I - V:

 * Alarm / Sirens
 * Poison Needle
 * Crossbow Bolt
 * Stunner
 * Exploding Box
 * Gas Cloud
 * Teleporter
 * Mage Blaster
 * Priest Blaster

Disarming Chest Traps
To disarm a chest trap in Wizardry I - V, a character with a thief skill has to be chosen. Then, you have to type in the name of the trap you think is securing the chest. Depending on the character's dexterity, the trap is either disarmed, not disarmed ("You could not disarm it!") or triggered. Disarming may also be unsuccessful if the trap was not identified correctly earlier. Some chests in easier dungeon levels are not trapped at all. If a character attempts to disarm an untrapped chest, the message "The chest was not trapped" will appear, resulting in the party getting the spoils.