For 1.3b:
For the torch/es, both Arni and Scylax have Unseen Arm, so may be able to help in this regard (Scylax has Conc 3, so can keep it up continuously for 15 minutes)
Is there space for Scylax up there? He would rather Wizard's Leap than climb (-2 Str + no Athletics), but would need a clear, flat space to appear in.
Scylax can spont something like Fist of Shattering, but like this: PeTe 10
Base 4 R:Touch D: Mom. T:Part, destroy Stone up to a pace across in volume. Creating a furrow in the top of the obstacle (not the ceiling of the cavern!) 6" deep x 18" wide x 10' long is possible, correct (that's why I am using the Part Target)?The furrow can be made deeper and wider if it does not have to be so long. Extra magnitudes would go to make the furrow's dimensions larger.
Spont cast would be PeTe 16 + 2 Sta +1 Loud voice (guessing he can't gesture vigorously up there) - whatever penalties IonianD sees fit + roll, should be able to create a much more comfortable crawlspace. Does this solve some of the difficulties at this juncture, or am I understanding this wrong? Brave rolls might be eased, and the Athletics contortionist could be avoided as well.
Scylax is not particularly Brave, but he is Pragmatic +1, would this apply to this roll (there's no other choice)