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{{3.5e Spell
| name=Animate Rope
| school=Transmutation
| lvl=Artifice 1,  Bard 1,  Sorcerer/Wizard 1
| comp=V, S
| casttime=1 [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]]
| range=Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
| tsea=t 
| subj=One ropelike object, length up to 50 ft. + 5 ft./level; see text
| dur=1 [[SRD:Round|round]]/level
| save=None
| sr=No
}}

You can animate a nonliving ropelike object. The maximum length assumes a rope with a 1-inch diameter.

Reduce the maximum length by 50% for every additional inch of thickness, and increase it by 50% for each reduction of the rope’s diameter by half.

The possible commands are “coil” (form a neat, coiled stack), “coil and knot,” “loop,” “loop and knot,” “tie and knot,” and the opposites of all of the above (“uncoil,” and so forth). You can give one command each [[SRD:Round|round]] as a [[SRD:Move Actions|move action]], as if directing an active spell.

The rope can enwrap only a creature or an object within 1 foot of it—it does not snake outward—so it must be thrown near the intended target. Doing so requires a successful ranged [[SRD:Touch Attack|touch attack]] roll (range increment 10 feet). A typical 1- inch-diameter hempen rope has 2 [[SRD:Hit Points|hit points]], [[SRD:AC|AC]] 10, and requires a [[SRD:DC|DC]] 23 [[SRD:Strength Check|Strength check]] to burst it. The rope does not deal damage, but it can be used as a trip line or to cause a single opponent that fails a [[SRD:Saving Throw|Reflex]] [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] to become [[SRD:Entangled|entangled]]. A creature capable of spellcasting that is bound by this spell must make a [[SRD:DC|DC]] 15 [[SRD:Concentration Skill|Concentration]] check to cast a spell. An [[SRD:Entangled|entangled]] creature can slip free with a [[SRD:DC|DC]] 20 [[SRD:Escape Artist Skill|Escape Artist]] check.

The rope itself and any knots tied in it are not magical.

This spell grants a +2 bonus on any [[SRD:Use Rope Skill|Use Rope]] checks you make when using the transmuted rope.

The spell cannot animate objects carried or worn by a creature.

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Component	V + and S +
Level	Artifice 1 +, Bard 1 + and Sorcerer/Wizard 1 +
Range	Other +
School	Transmutation +
Title	Animate Rope +