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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 5147633" data-attributes="member: 704"><p>I was leveling up my character (Level 2 Half Orc Barbarian) and I noticed something when choosing my level 2 Encounter power.</p><p></p><p>Tigers Leap (Utility 2, Barbarian)</p><p>Encounter * Primal</p><p>Move Action Personal</p><p>Prerequisite: You must be trained in Athletics.</p><p>Effect: You can make an Athletics check to jump with a +5 power bonus. You are considered to have a running start and can move as far as the check allows.</p><p></p><p>Source: Player's Handbook 2</p><p></p><p>Bounding Leap (Utility 2, Skill / Atheltics)</p><p>Encounter</p><p>Move Action Personal</p><p>Effect: You make an Athletics check to jump with a +5 power bonus. You are considered to have a running start, and the distance you jump can exceed your speed.</p><p>Prerequisite: You must be trained in Athletics.</p><p></p><p>Source: Player's Handbook 3</p><p></p><p>Now, these two powers are nearly identical aside from the power source, and a very slightly different wording for the effect. I am wondering if there is any effective difference between the "Can exceed your speed" wording vs the "move as far as the check allows" wording.</p><p></p><p>I am also wondering if there is any real point to having the same power exist twice aside from the possibility of allowing a Barbarian character to have two different Utility powers available to let him do the same thing.</p><p></p><p>END COMMUNICATION</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lord Zardoz, post: 5147633, member: 704"] I was leveling up my character (Level 2 Half Orc Barbarian) and I noticed something when choosing my level 2 Encounter power. Tigers Leap (Utility 2, Barbarian) Encounter * Primal Move Action Personal Prerequisite: You must be trained in Athletics. Effect: You can make an Athletics check to jump with a +5 power bonus. You are considered to have a running start and can move as far as the check allows. Source: Player's Handbook 2 Bounding Leap (Utility 2, Skill / Atheltics) Encounter Move Action Personal Effect: You make an Athletics check to jump with a +5 power bonus. You are considered to have a running start, and the distance you jump can exceed your speed. Prerequisite: You must be trained in Athletics. Source: Player's Handbook 3 Now, these two powers are nearly identical aside from the power source, and a very slightly different wording for the effect. I am wondering if there is any effective difference between the "Can exceed your speed" wording vs the "move as far as the check allows" wording. I am also wondering if there is any real point to having the same power exist twice aside from the possibility of allowing a Barbarian character to have two different Utility powers available to let him do the same thing. END COMMUNICATION [/QUOTE]
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