[Crossbow?]

Here is what I picture the rope-bolt to be like, and why I think it could be made to work (given a lot of stretching for fantasies sake.)

 

Imagine the head of the bolt to be four prongs, like one of those gardening tools you jam into the ground and twist to tear up a plug of dirt.  The prongs would be arranged so that the points would form a square if you looked at em head on, equidistant from one another.  These prongs would be the anchor of the bolt. Set in the middle of the four prongs is the corkscrew head, primed.  You fire it, the prongs and the tip of the corkscrew  sink into the wood lets say 3 inches, not impossible with a crossbow keeping in mind they have a lot more power than a similar sized bow.

 

So now the prongs are set and the screw point is too.  The second stage is triggered.  A powerful spring mechanism, contained within the shaft (whichis why I recommended they should be made outta metal) is released and begins to unwind, driving the screw head into the wood.  The four prongs are now acting as anchors to give the mechanism counter screw leverage against which to push, keeping the screw headdriving forward instead of it pushing itself out of the wood.  So now we have four anchors 3 inches deep into the wood and the corkscrew mechanism driving lets say an additional 6 inches in.  Considering that the Thief is a smaller sized dude, thats a lot of anchoring.  Hell, rock climbers tap pitons into cracks a LOT less deep than.  Finally, a small but sturdy ring holds the rope attached to the prong part of the head.

 

As oddity pointed out, the player need see none of this but I wanted to describe it specifically to make it believable.  Obviously, such a tool would be way expensive, this isnt the work of the local blacksmith I assure you, maybe gnomes or some mechanically inclined breed.  The mechanism would not be retrievable though the rope could be, thus limiting them.

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Although out of the realms of plausability, you could possibly use the corkscrew bolt to pluck guards from rooftops and loot them. Quite useful if there is a person holding an important key on higher ground.

[Dawn Of The Dead Mod For D3]

The modeler of my mod (space hulk: the brood) is the project leader for the dawn of the dead mod. And i must say it looks fucking amazing!

[Facial Expressions?]

It'd be nice to see my enemies cowering in their boots as i jump on them!

[A Thief Mod? Who'd Have Thunk It?]

I personally think that this mod is going to be Bad-ass when it is finished.