TheWoWDBWalk over the skeletons on the ground, a Tormented Tomb-Robber spawns, you kill it, you get a chance at the piece of rope quest item.
Quest
Be Prepared
A World of Warcraft quest in Uldum. Facts and objectives from the current retail game data.
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When you hand them back to Harrison, who gives you no further clue as to what to do next, you will be forgiven for getting confused. There's a corpse to the... south-east corner? of the room that will start Schnottz Scout.
Don't be a dummy and fly around for 30 minutes, like I did, looking for skeletons. Walk on the ground on your mount, and look for skeletons that are lying dead in the corner. The skeletons you need to kill will only spawn if you are near them.
On a side note, why doesn't Jones have rope? Why do you need to go get it?
Quest facts
LevelLevel 30-35
ZoneUldum
Quest ID27517
Check whether you have already completed this quest
in-game: /run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(27517))
What to do
StorylineUldum, step 53 of 101
RewardsFemurbreak Stompers, 
Helm of Broken Bones, 
Rope-Grip Gloves, 13g 74s, 4,800 XP
Femurbreak Stompers, Helm of Broken Bones, Rope-Grip Gloves, 13g 74s, 4,800 XPDescription
Every adventurer worth their salt knows never to step foot in a cave, dungeon, crypt or tomb without an ample supply of rope... right? You can never have too much of this stuff! You resolve to scrounging every scrap of it you can find from the skeletons here.
Where to go
Pins are the quest’s own POI points from the current retail client, projected onto the in-game zone map. The game marks one blob as the quest’s turn-in; the rest are objective areas. Points that fall outside a map’s window are dropped rather than guessed at.
Turn-inObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaObjective areaIn-game waypoint: /way #249 64.5 28.0
Coordinates
- Turn-inUldum 64.5, 28.0
/way #249 64.5 28.0 - Objective area (centre of the marked area)Uldum 64.6, 30.1
/way #249 64.6 30.1 - Objective areaUldum 65.2, 33.8
/way #249 65.2 33.8
Map coordinates of the pins above. An area the client draws as a shape is given by the centre of its points.
Nearby on the Uldum map
- Thunder on the Sands about 630 yards
- Off To Adventure! about 630 yards
- Desecrate this Fire! about 700 yards
Quests whose map markers the client places closest to this one on Uldum, nearest first. Distances are straight lines between the markers.
Getting there
Flight points closest to the quest’s turn-in marker on Uldum:
- Ramkahen, Uldum
- Dawnrise Expedition, Tanaris
- Gunstan's Dig, Tanaris
From the turn-in, the objective areas lie:
- Objective area
- Objective area
Straight-line distances in yards between the quest’s own map markers (QuestPOI) and the client’s flight-point positions (TaxiNodes); flight paths and terrain are not modelled.
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Choose one of these rewards:
Money13 gold74 silver
Experience4,800 XP
Reward details
Pick one of these
TypePlate Feet
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor17
Stats+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +7 Parry, +5 Mastery
Suited toHoly, Unholy, Protection, Retribution, Arms, Fury, Blood, Frost
Sells to vendors for38 gold33 silver
TypeMail Head
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor13
Stats+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +8 Critical Strike
Suited toElemental, Restoration, Devastation, Preservation, Augmentation, Marksmanship, Beast Mastery, Survival, Enhancement
Sells to vendors for35 gold75 silver
TypeLeather Hands
Item level36
BindingBinds when picked up
Armor7
Stats+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +6 Mastery
Suited toBalance, Restoration, Mistweaver, Devourer, Vengeance, Feral, Guardian, Brewmaster, Subtlety, Outlaw, Assassination, Havoc, Windwalker
Sells to vendors for23 gold47 silver
Item facts are the current retail client’s (ItemSparse); the specialisations for a pick-one item are the ones the Blizzard quest API lists; faction and currency text is the client’s own. Lowest listed price = the US commodity auction house now.
Storyline
Uldum
Part 53 of 101.
Previous: The Thrill of Discovery · Next: Lessons From the Past
- 48Exploding Through
- 49Field Work
- 50A Strange Disc
- 51On to Something
- 52The Thrill of Discovery
- 53Be Prepared
- 54Lessons From the Past
- 55Be Prepared
- 56By the Light of the Stars
- 57Tipping the Balance
- 58After the Fall
- 59Just a Fancy Cockroach
Showing steps 48 to 59 of 101.
Storyline order is the client’s own QuestLine data from the current retail build.
Where this quest fits
Before this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- The Thrill of Discovery
What a find! And somehow it's all remained untouched by plunderers... Listen, <name>. I need to document this site before we disturb anything. While I do, why don't you have a look around - you know, explore a bit. You've earned it. Keep your eyes open for anything unusual. Oh! And please...
After this quest
Taken from the storyline's own step order.
- Lessons From the Past
This unfortunate explorer has clearly suffered a bit of bad luck in the recent past. Prudence dictates that you perform the unenviable task of searching the corpse for clues that might shed light on your surroundings...
Quests that require this one
The storyline at a glance
Uldum has 101 steps, from Easy Money to The Coffer of Promise.
Maps its steps are placed on (steps per map): Uldum (101).
Steps of this storyline count toward:
Other storylines on the Uldum map
- The Fists of the Heavens
Steps, storylines and map placement from the client’s QuestLine, prerequisite and QuestPOI data; neighbouring quest text is Blizzard’s own (quest API), shortened to its opening sentences.