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Message: <blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 3292118" data-attributes="member: 1164">A feat of strength can burst the rope to save a characters life. The same amount of strength should burst the rope regardless if the situation is good or bad for the character.  Look what STR it takes to break a rope taking 20. DC 23 is a STR of 16. So to me it is reasonable that the load a STR 15 could bear is safe for the rope, while the load a STR 16 could bear might break the rope. Looking at what that STR can lift and stagger around with tells me the danger zone is 400 to 460LB {Double the normal max load for a STR 16]So a load 400-460 LB has a 5% chance of breaking the DC 23 rope.. Some may say this is too low, but with a feat of strength you can burst the rope. The same amount of strength should burst the rope whether the situation is good or bad for the character. Now to achieve a happy medium, Have the load on the rope take 10 at most times.However on the round the rope is exposed to a major jarring, roll the STR check. All other times the "taking 10" result is used. Thus a hemp rope has a safe use of 400 LB and if no funny business is going on it can handle 2800 LB.[/I]460 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 16 +3520 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 17 +3600 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 18 +4700 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 19 +4800 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 20 +5920 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 21 +51040 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 22 +61200 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 23 +61400 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 24 +71600 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 25 +71840 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 26 +82080 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 27 +82400 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 28 +92800 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 29 +93200 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 30 +103680 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 31 +104160 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 32 +114800 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 33 +115600 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 34 +126400 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 35 +127360 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 36 +138320 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 37 +139600 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 38 +1411200 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 39 +1412800 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 40 +1514720 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 41 +1516640 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 42 +1619200 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 43 +1622400 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 44 +1725600 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 45 +1729440 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 46 +1833280 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 47 +1838400 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 48 +1944800 Lbs. has as an effective breaking STR of 49 +19In the odd occurrence that a 30000lb load is suddenly forced onto the rope and it holds, remember that is just for a single round, next round when the load starts "taking 10" ropes a goner. Assume fate smiled on that moment allowing for the party to have a few seconds to use magic to save the load or to get out of the way.</blockquote>

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