Ravenloft - Castle Ravenloft #1
Looks like it's 'going to the ground'. Leaning out the window again, Violet checks the distance to the ground. 100'; quite a drop. She could climb down...and honestly, that seems to be the best possible choice, given the circumstances. If she lowers herself, that's going to be problematic, because then the rope will be up THERE, and...how will people use it to work their way across the dangerous bridge?
Best to take the risk, herself.
At least there's nothing in the tower, living or Un-alive, to assault her as she gets her climbing gear out and strapped to her hands and feet.
OOC - Okay, as I understand it Violet is basically going to climb down the tower and then secure the rope so people can cross the dangerous drawbridge? Did I miss something? If not, that's what I'm doing.
Violet will take 10. That'll give her a 21 climb, which should be sufficient to climb down "An uneven surface with some narrow handholds and footholds, such as a typical wall in a dungeon or ruins". Better yet, it's a tower connected to a wall, so she should be able to get herself into a corner (hopefully) and use that to get another -5 on the difficulty.
Once she's down, there's plenty to attach the rope to, to allow the group to easily cross the damaged bridge.