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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GlassEye" data-source="post: 5539798" data-attributes="member: 40413">A bit of preparatory exploration indicates that the top of the tunnel that leads out into the surrounding body of water is only a few feet below the surface of the water of the cave.  The tunnel itself is a hole nearly five feet in diameter.  The water surrounding the entrance is deep and so will require a bit of swimming to reach.[sblock=OOC]'k, first things first: Stump's boat.  Considering Stump is small and had to either transport the boat down here by himself or fabricate it, the 'boat' is a small coracle three feet in diameter and no more than 12 inches deep at the center.I'll forgo a big discussion of the mechanics of the situation to say that your characters, based on the information already given (the 20 ft. shaft down to the cellar/cave) and what they can calculate of distances based on what they've experienced of the island, can figure they'll only have to swim approximately 40 feet.If you still wish to use the boat, I can see reducing the checks to one DC 10 Str check (total per round, not per PC) but the need for swimming is enough of a distraction that you can't take 10.  Handling the boat will also reduce your movement for the round by five feet.[/sblock]</blockquote>