QUOTE How interesting it is that this came up...Because some friends of mine who campaign all the time created a nifty little trap entitled weasel lock. (I kid you not!) And yes, you guessed it...when someone with an unsuccessful save opens a treasure with this on it, starving crazed weasels immediately jump out, latch themselves onto your face and start biting you all over (eighhgh eihehh-oh man they just tear you apart!)
-Erik
Now that is cool!

I like that! My group never made traps that polkariffic.
Though, when I was gone on playing days (ex: AlCon and OC), my DM would create little sidestories so that my character would be gone too. My character would find little Al Conventions and concerts to attend in the campaign too.
-CindyBob