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'''Tiered Skill'''
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The Athletics skill covers actions that require large amounts of physical exertion.
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'''Actions Covered'''
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* Jumping
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* Swimming
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* Climbing
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* Riding
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* Prolonged Exertion
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= Specific Uses =
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== Jumping ==
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A jumping action is used concurrently with a move action. Characters must still move the number of feet that they jump through movement actions.
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The following table of jump distance DCs assumes that the character is getting a 20 foot running start. If this is not the case, the DC goes up by 15.
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{| border = "1"
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! Action
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! [[Difficulty Class|DC]]
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|-
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| Lateral Jump
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|
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|-
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| - 5 feet
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| 10
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|-
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| - 10 feet
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| 15
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|-
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| - 15 feet
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| 25
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|-
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| - 20 feet
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| 35
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|-
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| - 25 feet
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| 45
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|-
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| - 30 feet
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| 55
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|-
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| Vertical Jump*
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|
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|-
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| -1 foot
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| 8
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|-
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| - 2 feet
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| 12
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|-
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| - 3 feet
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| 18
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|-
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| - 4 feet
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| 24
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|-
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| - 5 feet
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| 30
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|-
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| Reduce the fall damage of a downward jump by 10 feet
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| 15
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|}
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* This is in addition to vertical reach. The average human can reach 8 feet without jumping
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== Swimming ==
 
[[Category: Core Rules]]
 
[[Category: Core Rules]]
 
[[Category: Skill]]
 
[[Category: Skill]]
 
[[Category: Unfinished]]
 
[[Category: Unfinished]]

Revision as of 20:25, 23 May 2010

Tiered Skill

The Athletics skill covers actions that require large amounts of physical exertion.

Actions Covered

  • Jumping
  • Swimming
  • Climbing
  • Riding
  • Prolonged Exertion

Specific Uses

Jumping

A jumping action is used concurrently with a move action. Characters must still move the number of feet that they jump through movement actions. The following table of jump distance DCs assumes that the character is getting a 20 foot running start. If this is not the case, the DC goes up by 15.

Action DC
Lateral Jump
- 5 feet 10
- 10 feet 15
- 15 feet 25
- 20 feet 35
- 25 feet 45
- 30 feet 55
Vertical Jump*
-1 foot 8
- 2 feet 12
- 3 feet 18
- 4 feet 24
- 5 feet 30
Reduce the fall damage of a downward jump by 10 feet 15
  • This is in addition to vertical reach. The average human can reach 8 feet without jumping

Swimming