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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 6160033" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Check:</strong> Most tasks with a rope are relatively simple. The DCs for various tasks utilizing this skill are summarized on the table below.</span></p><p> </p><p> [TABLE="class: outer_border, width: 525"] [TR] [TD]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000"><strong>Use Rope DC</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [TD="width: 414"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000"><strong>Task</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">10</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [TD="width: 414"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">Tie a firm knot</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">10[SUP]<strong>1</strong>[/SUP]</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [TD="width: 414"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">Secure a grappling hook</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">15</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [TD="width: 414"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">Tie a special knot, such as one that slips, slides slowly, or loosens with a tug</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">15</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [TD="width: 414"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">Tie a rope around yourself one-handed</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">15</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [TD="width: 414"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">Splice two ropes together</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">Varies</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [TD="width: 414"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="color: #000000">Bind a character</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 511, colspan: 2"]<span style="font-size: 10px"> <span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #000000">1 Add 2 to the DC for every 10 feet the hook is thrown; see below.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"> </span>[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] <span style="font-size: 10px"></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><em>Secure a Grappling Hook: </em>Securing a grappling hook requires a Use Rope check (DC 10, +2 for every 10 feet of distance the grappling hook is thrown, to a maximum DC of 20 at 50 feet). Failure by 4 or less indicates that the hook fails to catch and falls, allowing you to try again. Failure by 5 or more indicates that the grappling hook initially holds, but comes loose after 1d4 rounds of supporting weight. This check is made secretly, so that you don’t know whether the rope will hold your weight.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><em></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><em>Bind a Character: </em>When you bind another character with a rope, any Escape Artist check that the bound character makes is opposed by your Use Rope check.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">You get a +10 bonus on this check because it is easier to bind someone than to escape from bonds. You don’t even make your Use Rope check until someone tries to escape.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Action:</strong> Varies. Throwing a grappling hook is a standard action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Tying a knot, tying a special knot, or tying a rope around yourself one-handed is a full-round action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Splicing two ropes together takes 5 minutes. Binding a character takes 1 minute.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Special:</strong> A silk rope gives you a +2 circumstance bonus on Use Rope checks. If you cast an </span><span style="color: #000000"><em>animate rope </em>spell on a rope, you get a +2 circumstance bonus on any Use Rope checks you make when using that rope.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">These bonuses stack.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">If you have the Deft Hands feat, you get a +2 bonus on Use Rope checks.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"><strong>Synergy:</strong> If you have 5 or more ranks in Use Rope, you get a +2 bonus on Climb checks made to climb a rope, a knotted rope, or a rope-and-wall combination.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">If you have 5 or more ranks in Use Rope, you get a +2 bonus on Escape Artist checks when escaping from rope bonds.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000">If you have 5 or more ranks in Escape Artist, you get a +2 bonus on checks made to bind someone.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 6160033, member: 1"] [COLOR=#000000][B]Check:[/B] Most tasks with a rope are relatively simple. The DCs for various tasks utilizing this skill are summarized on the table below.[/COLOR] [TABLE="class: outer_border, width: 525"] [TR] [TD][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000][B]Use Rope DC[/B][/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [TD="width: 414"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000][B]Task[/B][/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]10[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [TD="width: 414"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]Tie a firm knot[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]10[SUP][B]1[/B][/SUP][/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [TD="width: 414"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]Secure a grappling hook[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]15[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [TD="width: 414"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]Tie a special knot, such as one that slips, slides slowly, or loosens with a tug[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]15[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [TD="width: 414"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]Tie a rope around yourself one-handed[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]15[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [TD="width: 414"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]Splice two ropes together[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 83, align: center"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]Varies[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [TD="width: 414"][SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000]Bind a character[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 511, colspan: 2"][SIZE=2] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]1 Add 2 to the DC for every 10 feet the hook is thrown; see below.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [/SIZE][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [SIZE=2] [COLOR=#000000][I]Secure a Grappling Hook: [/I]Securing a grappling hook requires a Use Rope check (DC 10, +2 for every 10 feet of distance the grappling hook is thrown, to a maximum DC of 20 at 50 feet). Failure by 4 or less indicates that the hook fails to catch and falls, allowing you to try again. Failure by 5 or more indicates that the grappling hook initially holds, but comes loose after 1d4 rounds of supporting weight. This check is made secretly, so that you don’t know whether the rope will hold your weight.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][I] Bind a Character: [/I]When you bind another character with a rope, any Escape Artist check that the bound character makes is opposed by your Use Rope check.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] You get a +10 bonus on this check because it is easier to bind someone than to escape from bonds. You don’t even make your Use Rope check until someone tries to escape.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][B] Action:[/B] Varies. Throwing a grappling hook is a standard action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Tying a knot, tying a special knot, or tying a rope around yourself one-handed is a full-round action that provokes an attack of opportunity. Splicing two ropes together takes 5 minutes. Binding a character takes 1 minute.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][B] Special:[/B] A silk rope gives you a +2 circumstance bonus on Use Rope checks. If you cast an [/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][I]animate rope [/I]spell on a rope, you get a +2 circumstance bonus on any Use Rope checks you make when using that rope.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000]These bonuses stack.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] If you have the Deft Hands feat, you get a +2 bonus on Use Rope checks.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][B] Synergy:[/B] If you have 5 or more ranks in Use Rope, you get a +2 bonus on Climb checks made to climb a rope, a knotted rope, or a rope-and-wall combination.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] If you have 5 or more ranks in Use Rope, you get a +2 bonus on Escape Artist checks when escaping from rope bonds.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000] If you have 5 or more ranks in Escape Artist, you get a +2 bonus on checks made to bind someone. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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