It's quite obvious magic, of the kind some magic schools produce in addition to every spell. I admit I had forgotten he's afraid of magic.<br/><br/>And I fully agree with your idea, of course. As before, roll some Dexterity and some climbing-related skill to get down fast ;D!<br/>You can describe the results in your post, too! As guidelines, on a full success, you're on a horse before they can cut the rope. On failure, they'll cut the rope. On a critical success, you'll be away before they can reach the rope, without incurring risk from missiles.<br/>Sounds fair ;)?<br/><br/>Also, you don't need to ask me what your character would do, not unless there's mind-controlling magic. Extreme social influence can give you penalties, but you still get to decide.<br/>There's no mind-controlling magic around right now.