Price (Item Level): 10,800 gp (13th)
Caster Level: 9th
Aura: Moderate; (DC 19) conjuration and transmutation
Activation: — and standard (command)
Weight: 20 lb.
This thick, tarred rope comes in 50-foot lengths and weighs twice as much as normal rope. Its magical enhancement grants it hardness 2 and 5 hp, and it requires a DC 25 Strength check to burst. Designated creatures moving over lines and rigging fashioned from this rope gain a +5 enhancement bonus on Balance and Climb checks. In addition, should a crew member fall from the rigging, the lines snake out and grab him in midair, preventing a fall and gently setting the creature to the deck of the ship.
The master of a vessel designates crew members for the secure lines, adding or removing individuals as the ship’s complement changes. Adding or removing a crew member requires a command word.
Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, animate rope, fabricate.
Cost to Create: 5,400 gp, 432 XP, 11 days.
Source: Stormwrack, page 134.