1. Braided, not twisted.
2. Manila not hemp.
3. Go ahead and try to climb that rope with bare hands.

Kids do it literally every day in gym class, and sometimes on the way back down they do learn some valuable lessons about abrasion and doing things you’ve seen on TV.

I do think there’s an unspoken assumption for adventurers that they wear gloves for this and many more reasons.

If I’m being honest, I ignore the weight values for items unless it specifically comes up or if a player starts hoarding things aggressively.

Off topic, but imperial instruments always crack me up, with the fractional displays.

That’s insane. Is eigths the minimal resolution, or can it do stuff like “15 and 76/89ths of a pound”?

Those types people climb are much larger in diameter. The thinner the rope the more difficult to hold onto it.

Modern climbing ropes are rated for much heavier than 800lb as well. Iirc the ones I used in school were rated for a couple thousand pounds.

Nylon is a hell of a drug

Usually it is by powers of 2 and only up to 64ths at most (least?). So you might see 3/8, 7/16, 15/32, or 37/64, but never 5/7 or 23/24. Also, usually the fraction is reduced, so the numerator will always be odd (1/4 and not 2/8).

Usually it is by powers of 2 and only up to 64ths at most (least?). So you might see 3/8, 7/16, 15/32, or 37/64, but never 5/7 or 23/24. Also, usually the fraction is reduced, so the numerator will always be odd (1/4 and not 2/8).

This is going to surprise you, but the ropes adventurers would use and gym ropes aren’t the same thing either other than their ability to rip the skin off your hands.

Is this the exact kind they would use?

No, but it’s close enough to point out the weights listed for gear are basically arbitrary.

Nylon isn’t even the best polymer we have for rope making

The numbers are so weird man

Well that’s reassuring… slowly backs away hope … hope they stay odd, get the great fractions of the empire! They are, certainly something, wow… yeah … i gotta go but

I once bought 2cm thick hemp rope for reenactment purposes (can’t recommend, it’s worse than nylon and costs more and maintaining it sucks).

I don’t have any spare, but I chucked some on a scale, and it seems to be about 250 grams per meter, for about 8.5lbs per 50ft.

So D&D rope is even thicker, or its tarred (which you absolutely should do if you dislike drying rope).

Oh come on everyone loves maintaining their ropes, it’s a classic hobby. Wake up, churn your butter, maintain your rope, then it’s time to roast some chicory for your morning coffee.

It’s fantasy system, not metric system 🧌