Rope of Entanglement

A Rope of Entanglement is a magical rope that can be used to restrain creatures within range.

Description[]

A rope of entanglement is 30 feet long and weight 3 pounds. As an action, it can be used to entangle a creature within 20 feet: the user speaks a command word, and the target must make a DC 15 Dexterity save. If they fail, they become restrained. They can, on their turn, attempt to escape with a successful DC 15 Dexterity or Strength check. Additionally, the wielder of the rope can release them as a bonus action by speaking the same command word. The rope has an AC of 20 and 20 HP, and will regenerate 1 HP every 5 minutes if damaged, unless it is brought down to 0 HP in which case it is completely destroyed.^[2]

History[]

Vox Machina took a rope of entanglement off the body of the erinyes they killed in the City of Brass.^[3] The erinyes had previously attempted to restrain Grog with the rope, but he had saved against the effect.^[4]

Vex first used the rope out of combat, to magically fasten Scanlan to her Broom of Flying in order to cross a hazardous ravine on the Island of Viscan.^[5] She used it again on the same island to pull Kerrek away from a glyph that had caused him to freeze in pain.^[6]

Later, Vex used the rope to catch Astra Trickfoot while the party was dangling her over the bluffs as punishment for attempting to trick Pike into believing she was cursed.^[7]

The rope was first used in combat to restrain a gloomstalker in the Crypts of Thomara as the party prepared for their battle with Vecna.^[8]

Trivia[]

Per the Dungeon Master's Guide the rope technically can work on creatures of any size, but Matt indicated that may not be the case with the rope Vox Machina found.^[9]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 See D&D: Dungeon Master's Guide (2014), 5^th ed., p. 197.
↑ See "Brawl in the Arches" (1x76) from 3:08:24 through 3:10:02.
↑ See "Brawl in the Arches" (1x76) at 2:55:16.
↑ See "Brawl in the Arches" (1x76) at 1:11:08.
↑ See "Deadly Echoes" (1x82) at 4:12:10.
↑ See "The Deceiver's Stand" (1x83) at 3:22:57.
↑ See "Family Matters" (1x96) at 4:25:20.
↑ See "The Final Ascent" (1x113) at 59:20.
↑ See "Brawl in the Arches" (1x76) at 3:10:07.

Art:

↑ Depiction of a rope of entanglement from D&D: Dungeon Master's Guide, 5th edition, p. 199. This page contains unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.

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