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Athletics (Str)

Source Player Core pg. 234 ^2.0
Athletics allows you to perform deeds of physical prowess. Most Athletics actions let you move about the environment (Climb, High Jump, Long Jump, Swim) or control your opponent's movement in combat (Grapple, Reposition, Shove, Trip, and Disarm). Escape: When you use the Escape basic action, you can use your Athletics modifier instead of your unarmed attack modifier.

Item Bonsues for Common items

Ability/Skill	Item	Bonus	Level	Category	Consumable?	Note
Athletics	Climbing Kit (Extreme)	+1	3	Adventuring Gear	No	Athletics checks to Climb
Athletics	Crowbar (Levered)	+1	3	Adventuring Gear	No	Athletics checks to Force Open anything that can be pried open
Athletics	Diving Suit	+1	3	Adventuring Gear	No	Swim checks made underwater
Athletics	Portable Ram	+1	3	Adventuring Gear	No	Checks to Force Open doors, gates, and other similar obstacles
Athletics	Aerial Cloak	+1	3	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to Jump
Athletics	Whip Tail	+1	3	Grafts	No	Athletics checks to Climb
Athletics	Spiny Lodestone	+1	4	Spellhearts	No	—
Athletics	Lifting Belt	+1	4	Other Worn Items	No	—
Athletics	Superior Catch Pole	+1	4	Adventuring Gear	No	Athletics checks to Grapple with the pole
Athletics	Helmsman's Recourse	+1	5	Specific Shields	No	Athletics checks to Swim
Athletics	Living Leaf Weave	+1	5	Alchemical Other	No	Athletics checks to Grapple, varies by consumable level
Athletics	Constricting Whip Tail	+1	7	Grafts	No	Athletics checks to Climb
Athletics	Spiny Lodestone (Greater)	+1	8	Spellhearts	No	—
Athletics	Helm of Underwater Action	+1	9	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to Swim
Athletics	Spiderfoot Brew	+1	0	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	Athletics checks to Climb
Athletics	Bestial Mutagen (Lesser)	+1	1	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Athletics	Blood Sap	+1	1	Drugs	Yes	—
Athletics	Grit	+1	1	Drugs	Yes	—
Athletics	Deadweight Mutagen (Lesser)	+1	1	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	Athletics checks to Shove and Trip
Athletics	Gecko Potion	+1	1	Potions	Yes	Athletics checks to Climb
Athletics	Bronze Bull Pendant	+1	2	Talismans	Yes	Athletics to Shove
Athletics	Monkey Pin	+1	2	Talismans	Yes	Athletics to Climb
Athletics	Savior Spike	+1	2	Talismans	Yes	Athletics to Grab an Edge
Athletics	Crystal Shards (Moderate)	+1	4	Alchemical Bombs	Yes	Athletics checks to Climb affected spaces
Athletics	Egg Cream Fizz	+1	5	Alchemical Food	Yes	Athletics checks to Climb, Leap, and Swim
Athletics	Lionfish Spear	+2	0	Specific Magic Weapons	No	Athletics checks to Swim
Athletics	Alacritous Horseshoes	+2	7	Companion Items	No	Athletics checks to High Jump and Long Jump
Athletics	Boots of Bounding	+2	7	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to High Jump and Long Jump
Athletics	Constricting Whip Tail	+2	7	Grafts	No	Athletics checks to Grapple
Athletics	Portable Ram (Reinforced)	+2	9	Adventuring Gear	No	Checks to Force Open doors, gates, and other similar obstacles
Athletics	Armbands of Athleticism	+2	9	Other Worn Items	No	—
Athletics	Electric Eelskin	+2	10	Specific Magic Armor	No	Athletics checks to Swim
Athletics	Tideplate	+2	10	Specific Magic Armor	No	Athletics checks to Swim
Athletics	Helmsman's Recourse (Major)	+2	11	Specific Shields	No	Athletics checks to Swim
Athletics	Stampede Medallion	+2	12	Eidolon Items	No	Athletics checks to Shove or Trip
Athletics	Spiny Lodestone (Major)	+2	12	Spellhearts	No	—
Athletics	Sharkskin Robe	+2	12	Other Worn Items	No	—
Athletics	Helm of Underwater Action (Greater)	+2	13	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to Swim
Athletics	Stampede Medallion (Greater)	+2	15	Eidolon Items	No	Athletics checks to Shove or Trip
Athletics	Bestial Mutagen (Moderate)	+2	3	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Athletics	Deadweight Mutagen (Moderate)	+2	3	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	Athletics checks to Shove and Trip
Athletics	Dragonfly Fulu	+2	7	Fulu	Yes	Athletics checks to High Jump or Long Jump
Athletics	Ensnaring Disk	+2	7	Talismans	Yes	Disarm
Athletics	Delve Scale	+2	10	Alchemical Food	Yes	Athletics checks to High Jump or Long Jump
Athletics	Crystal Shards (Greater)	+2	12	Alchemical Bombs	Yes	Athletics checks to Climb affected spaces
Athletics	Alacritous Horseshoes (Greater)	+3	14	Companion Items	No	Athletics checks to High Jump and Long Jump
Athletics	Boots of Bounding (Greater)	+3	14	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to High Jump and Long Jump
Athletics	Avalanche Boots	+3	17	Other Worn Items	No	—
Athletics	Bracers of Strength	+3	17	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to lift a heavy object, Escape, and Force Open
Athletics	Armbands of Athleticism (Greater)	+3	17	Other Worn Items	No	—
Athletics	Stampede Medallion (Major)	+3	18	Eidolon Items	No	Athletics checks to Shove or Trip
Athletics	Titan's Grasp	+3	18	Other Worn Items	No	—
Athletics	Sandals of the Stag	+3	18	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to High Jump or Long Jump
Athletics	Bestial Mutagen (Greater)	+3	11	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Athletics	Deadweight Mutagen (Greater)	+3	11	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	Athletics checks to Shove and Trip
Athletics	Crystal Shards (Major)	+3	18	Alchemical Bombs	Yes	Athletics checks to Climb affected spaces
Athletics	Dragon Handwraps	+4	20	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to Grapple or Shove
Athletics	Bestial Mutagen (Major)	+4	17	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Athletics	Deadweight Mutagen (Major)	+4	17	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	Athletics checks to Shove and Trip

Item Bonsues for Uncommon/Rare/Unique items

Ability/Skill	Item	Bonus	Level	Category	Consumable?	Note
Athletics	Diver's Gloves (Lesser)	+1	4	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to Swim
Athletics	Energizing Tea	+1	4	Tea	No	—
Athletics	Grasp of Droskar	+1	5	Specific Magic Weapons	No	Activate action, once per hour and lasts 1 minute
Athletics	Boots of Free Running (Lesser)	+1	5	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to High Jump and Long Jump
Athletics	Grub Gloves (Lesser)	+1	6	Other Worn Items	No	—
Athletics	Injigo's Loving Embrace	+1	9	Held Items	No	Athletics checks made to Grapple with the net
Athletics	Kinbur's Sandals of Bounding	+1	9	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks made to High Jump and Long Jump.
Athletics	Journeybread	+1	1	Alchemical Food	Yes	Athletics checks to Climb, Force open, and Swim
Athletics	Spiderfoot Brew (Lesser)	+1	3	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	Athletics checks made to climb
Athletics	Elysian Dew	+1	12	Potions	Yes	—
Athletics	Diver's Gloves (Moderate)	+2	9	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to Swim
Athletics	Boots of Free Running (Moderate)	+2	11	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to High Jump and Long Jump
Athletics	Grub Gloves (Moderate)	+2	12	Other Worn Items	No	—
Athletics	The Mountain Man	+2	20	The Deck of Destiny	No	Athletics checks to Force Open, Grapple, Shove, or Trip (+3 at 17th level)
Athletics	The Cyclone	+2	20	The Deck of Destiny	No	Athletics checks made to Climb, High Jump, Long Jump, and Disarm (+3 at 17th level).
Athletics	Applereed Mutagen (Lesser)	+2	4	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Athletics	Demon Dust	+2	6	Drugs	Yes	—
Athletics	Spiderfoot Brew (Greater)	+2	9	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	Athletics checks made to climb
Athletics	Diver's Gloves (Greater)	+3	15	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to Swim
Athletics	Boots of Free Running (Greater)	+3	17	Other Worn Items	No	Athletics checks to High Jump and Long Jump
Athletics	Bracers of Hammers	+3	17	Other Worn Items	No	—
Athletics	Grub Gloves (Greater)	+3	18	Other Worn Items	No	—
Athletics	Mattock of the Titans	+3	19	Specific Magic Weapons	No	—
Athletics	Applereed Mutagen (Moderate)	+3	12	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—
Athletics	Spiderfoot Brew (Major)	+3	17	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	Athletics checks made to climb
Athletics	Applereed Mutagen (Greater)	+4	18	Alchemical Elixirs	Yes	—

Related Feats

To see a list of Feats related to Athletics, click here.

Athletics Untrained Actions

Climb [one-action]

Move
Source Player Core pg. 234 ^2.0
Requirements You have two hands free.

You attempt an Athletics check to move a maximum distance of 5 feet up, down, or across an incline. You're off-guard while climbing unless you have a climb Speed. The GM determines the DC based on the nature of the incline and environmental circumstances; you might get an automatic critical success on an incline that's trivial to climb. If your land Speed is 40 feet or higher, increase the maximum distance by 5 feet for every 20 feet of Speed above 20 feet.

Critical Success You move along the incline, increasing the maximum distance by 5 feet.
Success You move along the incline.
Critical Failure You fall. If you began the climb on stable ground, you fall and land prone.

Sample Climb Tasks

Untrained ladder, steep slope, low-branched tree
Trained rigging, rope, typical tree
Expert wall with small handholds and footholds
Master ceiling with handholds and footholds, rock wall
Legendary smooth surface

Falling

When you fall more than 5 feet, you take falling damage when you land, which is bludgeoning damage equal to half the distance you fell. If you take any damage from a fall, you're knocked prone when you land. You can Grab an Edge as a reaction to reduce or eliminate the damage from some falls. More detailed rules for falling damage appear here.

Force Open [one-action]

Attack
Source Player Core pg. 234 ^2.0

Using your body, a lever, or some other tool, you attempt to forcefully open a door, window, container or heavy gate. With a high enough result, you can even smash through walls. Without a crowbar, prying something open takes a –2 item penalty to the Athletics check to Force Open.

Critical Success You open the door, window, container, or gate and can avoid damaging it in the process.
Success You break the door, window, container, or gate open, and it gains the broken condition. If it's especially sturdy, the GM might have it take damage but not be broken.
Critical Failure Your attempt jams the door, window, container, or gate shut, imposing a –2 circumstance penalty on future attempts to Force it Open.

Sample Force Open Tasks

Untrained fabric, flimsy glass
Trained ice, sturdy glass
Expert flimsy wooden door, wooden portcullis
Master sturdy wooden door, iron portcullis, metal bar
Legendary stone or iron door

Grapple [one-action]

Attack
Source Player Core pg. 235 ^2.0
Requirements You have at least one free hand and your target is no more than one size larger than you.

Attempt an Athletics check against the target's Fortitude DC. You can Grapple a target you already have grabbed or restrained without having a hand free.

Critical Success Your target is restrained until the end of your next turn unless you move or your target Escapes.
Success Your target is grabbed until the end of your next turn unless you move or your target Escapes.
Failure You fail to grab your target. If you already had the target grabbed or restrained using a Grapple, those conditions on the target end.
Critical Failure If you already had the target grabbed or restrained, it breaks free. Your target can either grab you, as if it succeeded at using the Grapple action against you, or force you to fall and land prone.

High Jump [two-actions]

Source Player Core pg. 235 ^2.0

You Stride, then attempt a DC 30 Athletics check to jump vertically. If you didn't Stride at least 10 feet, you automatically fail. This DC might be increased or decreased due to the situation, as determined by the GM.

Critical Success You Leap up to 8 feet vertically and 10 feet horizontally.
Success You Leap up to 5 feet vertically and 5 feet horizontally.
Failure You Leap normally.
Critical Failure You fall prone in your space.

Leap

The Leap basic action is used for High Jump and Long Jump. A horizontal Leap lets you jump up to 10 feet horizontally if your Speed is at least 15 feet, or up to 15 feet horizontally if your Speed is at least 30 feet. You land in the space where your Leap ends (meaning you can typically clear a 5-foot gap if your Speed is between 15 feet and 30 feet, or a 10-foot gap if your Speed is 30 feet or more).

A vertical Leap lets you jump up to 3 feet vertically and 5 feet horizontally onto an elevated surface.

Long Jump [two-actions]

Source Player Core pg. 235 ^2.0

You Stride, then attempt a DC 15 Athletics check to make a long jump in the direction you were Striding. If you didn't Stride at least 10 feet, you automatically fail your check. The GM might increase or decrease this DC depending on the situation.

Success You Leap up to a distance equal to your check result rounded down to the nearest 5 feet. You can't jump farther than your land Speed.
Failure You make a normal horizontal Leap.
Critical Failure You make a normal horizontal Leap, then fall and land prone.

Leap

Reposition [one-action]

Attack
Source Player Core pg. 235 ^2.0
Requirements You either have at least one hand free, or you're grabbing or restraining the target. The target can't be more than one size larger than you.

You muscle a creature or object around. Attempt an Athletics check against the target's Fortitude DC.

Critical Success You move the creature up to 10 feet. It must remain within your reach during this movement, and you can't move it into or through obstacles.
Success You move the target up to 5 feet. It must remain within your reach during this movement, and you can't move it into or through obstacles.
Critical Failure The target can move you up to 5 feet as though it successfully Repositioned you.

Forced Movement

Reposition and Shove force a creature to move. When an effect forces you to move, or if you start falling, the distance you move is defined by the effect that moved you, not by your Speed. Because you're not acting to move, this doesn't trigger reactions triggered by movement. See Forced Movement for full details.

Shove [one-action]

Attack
Source Player Core pg. 235 ^2.0
Requirements You have at least one hand free. The target can't be more than one size larger than you.

You push a creature away from you. Attempt an Athletics check against your target's Fortitude DC.

Critical Success You push your target up to 10 feet away from you. You can Stride after it, but you must move the same distance and in the same direction.
Success You push your target back 5 feet. You can Stride after it, but you must move the same distance and in the same direction.
Critical Failure You lose your balance, fall, and land prone.

Forced Movement

Swim [one-action]

Move
Source Player Core pg. 235 ^2.0

You attempt an Athletics check to move a maximum distance of 10 feet through water. The GM determines the DC based on the turbulence or danger of the water; in most instances of calm water, you get an automatic critical success. If your land Speed is 40 feet or higher, increase the maximum possible distance by 5 feet for every 20 feet of Speed above 20 feet.

If you end your turn in water and haven't succeeded at a Swim action that turn, you sink 10 feet or get moved by the current, as determined by the GM. This doesn't apply if your last action on your turn was to enter the water.

Critical Success You move through the water, increasing the maximum distance by 5 feet.
Success You move through the water.
Critical Failure You make no progress. If you're holding your breath, you lose 1 round of air.

Sample Swim Tasks

Untrained lake or other still water
Trained flowing water, like a river
Expert swiftly flowing river
Master stormy sea
Legendary maelstrom, waterfall

Trip [one-action]

Attack
Source Player Core pg. 236 ^2.0
Requirements You have at least one hand free. Your target can't be more than one size larger than you.

You try to knock a creature to the ground. Attempt an Athletics check against the target's Reflex DC.

Critical Success The target falls, lands prone, and takes 1d6 bludgeoning damage.
Success The target falls and lands prone.
Critical Failure You lose your balance, fall, and land prone.

Athletics Trained Actions

Disarm [one-action]

Attack
Source Player Core pg. 236 ^2.0
Requirements You have at least one hand free. The target can't be more than one size larger than you.

You try to knock an item out of a creature's grasp. Attempt an Athletics check against the target's Reflex DC.

Critical Success You knock the item out of the target's grasp. It falls to the ground in the target's space.
Success You weaken your target's grasp on the item. Further attempts to Disarm the target of that item gain a +2 circumstance bonus, and the target takes a –2 circumstance penalty to attacks with the item or other checks requiring a firm grasp on the item. The creature can end the effect by Interacting to change its grip on the item; otherwise, it lasts as long as the creature holds the item.
Critical Failure You lose your balance and become off-guard until the start of your next turn.

Multiple Attacks with Athletics

Several Athletics actions have the attack trait, meaning that using them more than once in the same turn makes them less accurate. Since these actions use your free hand, you use the traits for your fist attack to determine the multiple attack penalty, so your fist's agile trait applies. Therefore, you take a –4 penalty if the action is your second attack of the turn, or a –8 if it's the third. Some weapon traits allow you to take these actions using a weapon, in which case the penalty might be –5 or –10 if the weapon doesn't have the agile trait. Some characters can get unarmed attacks without the agile trait as well. If it's unclear which penalty to use, the GM makes the call.

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Athletics (Str)

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Athletics Untrained Actions

Climb [one-action]

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