Doctor Proctor
First Post
The problem with "Acrobatic jumps and the like" is that the DO require some strength. You ever see the legs on a gymnast?
Or, here's a better example. My wife was a cheerleader back in the day, and used to constantly work on her legs to help her with all of the cheer stuff. She had a friend that was into martial arts and wanted her to do a scissor lock on him so he could try and escape it. He kept saying "Yeah, just squeeze as hard as you can. I need it to be a good lock to see if I'm doing my escape right." Well, when she squeezed harder, she broke one of his ribs. =)
The point is, while most people think of cheerleading as something that's "Acrobatic", it actually requires a LOT of strength as well. Essentially, if we look at it from a D&D perspective, she had training in Acrobatics AND Athletics...and then would use one or both skills depending on what she was doing.
Or, here's a better example. My wife was a cheerleader back in the day, and used to constantly work on her legs to help her with all of the cheer stuff. She had a friend that was into martial arts and wanted her to do a scissor lock on him so he could try and escape it. He kept saying "Yeah, just squeeze as hard as you can. I need it to be a good lock to see if I'm doing my escape right." Well, when she squeezed harder, she broke one of his ribs. =)
The point is, while most people think of cheerleading as something that's "Acrobatic", it actually requires a LOT of strength as well. Essentially, if we look at it from a D&D perspective, she had training in Acrobatics AND Athletics...and then would use one or both skills depending on what she was doing.