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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 3450621" data-attributes="member: 11146">Brakkus secures the grappling hook to the end of a length of rope and, seeing that no one volunteers to be the first to make the climb, tosses the hook over the cliff face.  On his first try, the grappling hook flies into the air and latches securely onto the back of a heavy boulder.  Giving the rope a hard tug or three to test how much weight the hook will hold, Brakkus sees that even his weight won't strain the rope's capacity.  The hook has a good hold.Voadam is the first to step forward to make the climb.  Aided by both the natural hand- and footholds in the rock and the rope thrown up by Brakkus, Voadam easily makes the climb and is soon standing atop a 4-foot wide ledge most of the way up the cliff.  From his stance, Voadam can see that the grappling hook is indeed securely wedged on a boulder.  Behind him, a narrow crack in the cliff face looks out over the forest beyond.  A small creature might be able to squeeze through the crack, but certainly no one larger, at least not without widening the hole.  Down below, Mazzel nods enthusiastically and points up at Voadam.  "Aye, he's standing just in front of the cave mouth just now.  You'll have to figger out how to get the largest of your number in through there, but that's the only entrance that I know of.  Once you're in, the gear we left's stowed safely in a hidden cubby, there's a pool in there--don't touch it or look too closely at it!--and then there's the entrance to the passageway."Gamad is next to climb up.  Halfway up the short but steep cliff, Gamad looses his balance and almost falls, but at the last moment grabs hold of a bit of protruding rock and steadies himself.  Hanging on for dear life for several long seconds and then firmly ensconcing himself part of the way up the rock, Gamad fails to make any forward progress for a long minute.  At the last, Voadam hauls a frozen Gamad hand-over-hand while Gamad clings to the rope.  The dwarf makes it up in the end none the worse for the wear, and Voadam lowers the rope, being careful not to disturb its purchase on the boulder.Chev climbs up without incident, and soon enough only Brakkus and Maelicent are left below with Mazzel, Dungeddin, Fognewtin, and Thisbe the badger.</blockquote>

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