Spell-Stealing Trap clarification

[Jufo]

Hey all

I was reading up on the ranger traps, and fell upon Spell-Stealing Trap and was slightly confused about its wording

it says:

Quote:

The target loses 1d4+1 levels of spells (of its choice). A ranger may increase the number of spell levels lost by 1d4 for each additional daily use of his trap ability he spends when creating this trap.

So does that mean, that if a 7th level wizard (access to 4th level spells and below) stepped on the trap, and the trap rolled a 4 (total of 5 levels of spells lost), the Wizard would then lose access to every spell he can cast for the duration of the trap, or is it badly worded so as to him losing 5 individual spells?

Losing access to an entire level of spells seems strong, while losing access to individual spells (chosen by the victim, no less) seems really underwhelming.

Thanks in advance

[technarken]

You lose spell slots, not whole levels of spells. It's actually quite useful as a means of wearing down spellcasters. Yeah they get to pick, but it's still losing spell slots.

[Quantum Steve]

One 4th-level spell plus one 1st-level spell would be 5 levels worth. Same as two 2nd-level spells and one 1st-level spell.

You don't lose all your spells.

[Jufo]

Thanks, that clears it up. I still think the trap is a little confusingly written, but that helps :)