I just read the excert from the Manual of the Planes posted on the Wotc site, and I have to say it really got the ideas flowing.
Yes it is a bit different than the old style Rope Trick spell, certainly not something that'll get used as often due to cost of material component.
What occurred to me though was how useful it would be for a team of assassins or thieves, or what-have-you to sneak into place, cast it, and hide out till the appointed time to strike.
Likewise, a group of PC's could be rampaging through a dungeon and a group of the baddies could cast it, hide, and emerge to strike the PC group from behind when they believe they've cleared that part of the complex.
And of course it does have the possibility for being spotted with good perception checks, so it isn't a sure thing.
And the material component, a rope woven of silver valued at 2,000gp or more, makes for good treasure to have lying around somewhere even before players get their hands on the ritual.
I like it.
Yes it is a bit different than the old style Rope Trick spell, certainly not something that'll get used as often due to cost of material component.
What occurred to me though was how useful it would be for a team of assassins or thieves, or what-have-you to sneak into place, cast it, and hide out till the appointed time to strike.
Likewise, a group of PC's could be rampaging through a dungeon and a group of the baddies could cast it, hide, and emerge to strike the PC group from behind when they believe they've cleared that part of the complex.
And of course it does have the possibility for being spotted with good perception checks, so it isn't a sure thing.
And the material component, a rope woven of silver valued at 2,000gp or more, makes for good treasure to have lying around somewhere even before players get their hands on the ritual.
I like it.
