Rope of Crossing

This seemingly ordinary rope enables planar travel across the layers of an Outer Plane. While holding one end of the rope, the bearer can hurl the other end up into the air, where it remains magically suspended, or drop the other end down from a height, such as a cliff or a tree. By moving up the rope, climbers can ascend to higher layers on their current plane; by moving down the rope, climbers can descend to lower layers of the plane. The rope magically lengthens or shortens, depending on how many layers the plane has.

Crossing from one layer to the next is accomplished by climbing 10 feet on the rope. When the climber reaches his destination, he merely steps off the rope, and he is on the new layer of the plane. The rope remains in place until the last climber steps off, at which point the bearer can recoil the rope.

If the plane restricts exit or entry via plane shift or similar magic, this item fails to function.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, plane shift.

Cost to Create: 45,000 gp, 3,600 XP, 90 days.

Source: Planar Handbook, page 83.