Dragon Magic Auras

[BlackSeed_Vash]

I was juist looking at the extra Draconic Auras in Dragon Magic when something about one of them caught my eye.

Dragon Magic page 87
Swiftness: This aura grants you a bonus on Climb, Jump, and Swim checks. It also increases you climb, fly, and swim speeds by 5x your bonus. (The aura doesn’t grant you a fly or swim speed if you don’t already have one.)

The text states that the aura doesn't grant a fly or swim speed, but neglects to mention climb. Would it be safe to assume then that my allies and I gain/increase our climb speed(s) by the correct value?

 

[Darklone]

I'd say you gain an increase. E.g. if you don't have any, you're not faster. Point is, your increased movement speed will let you climb faster... even if you don't have a climb speed. Since Fly and Swim speeds are separate entries, they wrote it that way.

 

[Infiniti2000]

The text states that the aura doesn't grant a fly or swim speed, but neglects to mention climb. Would it be safe to assume then that my allies and I gain/increase our climb speed(s) by the correct value?

It doesn't explicitly grant you a climb speed, so I would say you don't gain one. On the other hand, I would say that it increases your speed while climbing/swimming even if you don't have a listed speed (though that may not be what the text allows). Note that having a Speed is different from the fact that you can still climb using a climb check (as you can also swim without a swim speed). Having a climb/swim speed, however, grants additional benefits and that is not in the text. So, for example, I would say that if you have base land speed of 40ft and a bonus of +2, then your speed while climbing and swimming would be 40/4+2*5=20ft.