Xellos' compass needle points steadily in one direction, giving all of you the impression that you are indeed headed in the correct direction. 

You continue to wind your way through the strange rock formations for a few more hours, and then, suddenly, the landscape in front of you changes dramatically. The jagged rocks give way  to a massive canyon that cuts across your path. The canyon stretches as far as you can see to your left and to your right, and most alarming is the fact that you cannot see how deep it is. It almost seems as if the blackness of space lies before you; you can barely see the opposite side of the chasm. 

As detected by Ozum, however,  dozens of narrow stone parapets stretch across the blackness in front of you. Many of these "bridges" cross each other; so the overall appearance is that of a bizarre stone spider web that reaches across this dark canyon. Any path you might choose is no wider than two or three feet; so, any effort to cross this canyon will require you to walk in a single-file line. 

Xellos says, "Thoradin, do these pathways appear to be stable? You love rocks right?"

"Well, Xellos, they seem solid...solid indeed," Thoradin replies. "They don't seem, however, very efficient. See how they rise, fall, twist, and turn? Not one of these bridges appears to travel straight from this side to the other. Hard to tell where each one leads."

From where the group stands, you can see a dozen different narrow rock pathways on your side of the chasm. As they extend outward, across the darkness, you cannot be sure where each one leads. You have the impression that you will have to make a guess at which bridge, or bridges, to use.

Ozum starts crossing at 7 but clearly has his boots ready in case he falls.

OOC: Can we use Celebquesse to check the bridges? In case yes: 13 perception. Or investigation 16

Frandal will wait a few seconds as the eagle does her reconnaissance and follow her instructions. If she cannot discern wich one is the better to cross, the elf start to cross the number 6.

Xellos sees Frandal's bird take to the sky and holds off on crossing. 

He yells out to Ozum, "Hey Ozum, remember your Rope of Climbing just in case!"

OOC: Sorry if I missed this, but how far apart are the bridges from each other?

Ozum: You move forward carefully, but after two or three minutes you realize that you've selected a dead end. This particular bridge will be of no use in reaching the other side. 

Frandal: Celebquesse takes flight, heading high over the chasm that lies before you; she returns a few minutes later and reports that none of the bridges actually spans the entire distance of the chasm. To successfully reach the other side may require jumping, flying, rope, or magic. 

(The bridges, on average, are separated by a distance of 10  to 15 feet. They do not travel in straight lines, however; nor are they parallel. So, in some places the distance is greater, in others less)

Coming back Ozum smacks his little gnomish hand against his forehead. "You're absolutely right Xellos, I think everyone can get across this way." Ozum retrieves the rope of climbing from his pack and orders it to knot itself up for easy climbing. He holds onto the top as it begins to rise. "Who wants to climb on?" "We can use this as a safety precaution and maybe to switch between bridges if we come across a dead end."

“I can try to lead the way..” 

(Can Acrobatics can be used to jump from one bridge to another? If so and in order to speed up things, Frandal, using Celebquesse guidance to choose the easiest path between them 

Acrobatics: 15 

He will be tied up for safety )

(I'm assuming Frandal conveyed his findings with this post)

Xellos says as he comes closer to the others, "I unfortunately do not know Feather Fall so we really need to be careful here. Ozum, I don't recall, but can you simply turn into a bird and fly over? Or even turned into a spider and scurrying over... then letting down the rope for us?"

OOC: Posted in PM thread, but can Ozum use spider silk while in Spider form to aid us?

"I'm not sure I could pull everyone, you all are much bigger than knows and have considerable weight ... no offense! Sorry. I believe Sariel could split the duty with me though, and Arissa has the ability to make others fly. That could work. What does everyone think?"

OOC: I mean could Ozum spray sticky goo on his rope to possibly make us hold on better? Sorry should have made that clearer ;) Although the thought of using his spider form as a beast of burden does sound amusing

Xellos is in favor of anything that can allow us to bypass or aid in their crossing says, "If any one of us can bypass the rope then that would be ideal."

Arissa thinks for a moment. "I could grant one of us the power to fly for a short while. I could also create a dimension door, although this would consume much of my magical abilities if I were to use it to transport more than one other person."

(Frandal is already trying to bypass the rope)

Using the information provided by Celebquesse, you opt to make use of one of the narrow stone parapets approximately 80' to your right. This bridge does not cross the entire chasm, but its end is only 40' from another bridge that the party can use. The distance is too great for Frandal to jump, but via Ozum's Rope of Climbing the party can cross the gap. The rope can be safely secured on both sides; so the whole affair seems quite safe.

Sariel speaks up. "For anyone who'd rather not cross the rope, I can cast jump." 

Arissa attempts to use the rope, preferably without falling to her doom. 

OOC: I'm assuming crossing using the rope would be an Athletics check? Or is this more like a walking a tight rope with Dex?

Seeing Arissa cross, Xellos is cautious and waits to see how it plays out.

Frandal will use the rope too. 

Ozum will fly just above the rope with his boots.

Xellos will likely use the rope, but he's hanging back to make sure the others make it across safely.