Athletics

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

A swimming action is used concurrently with a movement action. Swimming costs double movement, AKA: for every 10 feet of movement a character spends, that character moves 5 feet.

Action	DC
Calm water	15
Rough water	20
Stormy water	25
Modifiers
Swimming with the current	-5
Swimming against the current	+10
Swimming with equipment	-2 for every 10 lbs over a light load

Climbing

The climbing action is used in concert with a move action. Characters move at one quarter their speed. Characters who fail a check

Action	DC Modifier
Climbing in a chimney	-10
Climbing between two walls at a 90º angle	-5
Slippery surface	+5

Action	DC
Rope with a wall to brace against	10
Knotted Rope	10
Rope without a wall	15
Surface with plentiful handholds	20
Surface with limited handholds	25
Surface with limited handholds	30
Ceiling with handholds	35
A nearly smooth surface (brick wall)	40