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Rope of Climbing

D&D 5e · 2014·Wondrous items·Uncommon·No attunement

Rope of Climbing

Wondrous item, Uncommon · no attunement


Type
Wondrous items
Weight
3 lb
Attunement
Not required
Rarity
Uncommon
Price
Not specified

What Rope of Climbing does

This 60-foot length of silk rope weighs 3 pounds and can hold up to 3,000 pounds. If you hold one end of the rope and use an action to speak the command word, the rope animates. As a bonus action, you can command the other end to move toward a destination you choose. That end moves 10 feet on your turn when you first command it and 10 feet on each of your turns until reaching its destination, up to its maximum length away, or until you tell it to stop. You can also tell the rope to fasten itself securely to an object or to unfasten itself, to knot or unknot itself, or to coil itself for carrying. If you tell the rope to knot, large knots appear at 1-foot intervals along the rope. While knotted, the rope shortens to a 50-foot length and grants advantage on checks made to climb it. The rope has AC 20 and 20 hit points. It regains 1 hit point every 5 minutes as long as it has at least 1 hit point. If the rope drops to 0 hit points, it is destroyed.

Full item details & properties

Magic properties

Activation
Not specified
Consumable
No
Rope
60 ft., 3 lb., supports 3,000 lb. Action and command word while holding an end animates it; Bonus Action commands the end to move 10 ft. on each of your turns.
Knots and durability
Knots every 1 ft. reduce length to 50 ft. and grant Advantage on climbing checks. AC 20, 20 HP; regains 1 HP every 5 minutes if it has at least 1 HP; destroyed at 0.

Tags & related references

Uncommon →Animated RopeClimbing AidMagicalNo AttunementWondrous Item →

Rope of Climbing FAQ

Does Rope of Climbing require attunement?

No. This entry does not require attunement; follow its activation and use rules.

Is the listed price a guaranteed purchase price?

The source does not specify a price for this entry. Ask your GM about availability and cost.

Rules source: System Reference Document 5.1 ↗

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License available at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. JustRoll independently checked 2014 item text, tables, properties, prices and weights against official SRD 5.1; converted currency to GP and structured mechanics and edition-specific tags. Identity links to 2024 do not transfer rules. Original API snapshots remain unchanged.

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