Once mastered I have never had a problem with broken items from bashing, and I bash a lot. I got the t? Vambrace that lets me know if there is a trap or not on a box (30k BS at duskruin) so I never miss a trap and if it’s dangerous I detect, if I can’t see it or it’s deadly to bash it goes to the locksmith for break even profits I started learning disarm so I could at least SEE the traps, and with 50 ranks I almost always see the capped box traps on first try, but I also have maxed perception.
Traps safe to bash: plate, jaws, needle, gascloud (I always bash this outside of town and it immediately disperses)
Traps dangerous to bash: poison/disease scarabs (need empath or cure), springs trap (wear a greathelm! If it does hit you you will “remove your helmet” and burn your hands (you don’t actually remove it)) spore trap (need empath to keep you healed, purify air probably helps), fire trap (this one is sketchy as fuck because as you burn you can’t do most things besides “roll” to try to put out the fire, friends can help roll you to try to put out the fire)
Deadly (maybe) to bash: red/onyx/opalescent scarabs, sulphur trap, rods trap, scales trap
Hope that helps, I know I missed a few
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