Clockwork Grapple

This discreet gadget is a favoured item of those who value high mobility. Packaged neatly into a small package that is affixed to the wrist, this device features strong, thin tether reinforced with iron thread and a hook which can unfold as it fires.

To use it, make a ranged touch attack against whatever you are attempting to hook on (inanimate objects having an effective "touch AC" of 5). This imparts a benefit to climbing as per climbing a rope, or can be set to retract rapidly with a move action. A DC 10 Acrobatics check is required to "dismount" the grapple properly upon reaching the end of the tether when using the retract function. The maximum distance you can move using the retract function is 50ft per move action.

Invented: Approx 1026

Craft DC: 28 (Clockwork)