Rope Climber
Rope Climber is D&D 3.5 equipment from Rac. Cost 15 gp; Weight 3 lb.
- Kind
- gear
- Category
- adventuring-items-faerun
- Cost
- 15 gp
- Weight
- 3 lb.
This hand-held device consists of a powerful winch and locking wheel assembly that fits most standard ropes. When threaded with a rope, the winch offers one-way travel with the benefit of tremendous leverage. Using the climber to ascend a rope grants a +5 circumstance bonus on Climb checks, but it halves the rate of ascent. Threading a rope through the climber is a full-round action, as is removing it from a rope. The locking wheels turn only in one direction, preventing the user from slipping back down the rope. However, this means that for two people to use the same rope climber, one must ascend the rope, remove the device, and lower it back down to the next user.