Caltrops

[tofucsek]

I've just started playing a sledgehammer toon and caltrops seem to be fun at the first few levels. Do they ever disappear or have an option to pick them up after the battle?

Thanks for the answer.

[frumple]

They don't dissapear excpet when enemies walk over them and "pick" them up. There is no option to pick them up.

Their usefullness is normally pretty good, few enemies can ignore them. They can soften up mobs or force enemies to take a long way around them.

[Troll]

If you intend on using them often, get the Sure Step feat (immune to acid pools and caltrops).
A fun thing to do when you know you face a group of CQC cenemies is making a corridor of caltrops and standing right on them.

[BAXTER]

You don't need to get sure step just have a spare pair of metal boots. They make you immune to caltrop damage so just put em on and stomp all over the caltrops to remove them.

[Troll]

Or that, forgot about this option for a heavy build, my bad.
Using a stealth crossbow build myself. Being a born hoarder I can't afford the weight of the boots.

[walter]

They are also a good way to detect crawlers and other stealthed enemies (if you already suspect they are around).