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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mercule" data-source="post: 6647137" data-attributes="member: 5100">I'm going to be honest and say that this would be very, very dependent upon the flow of action at the time. There's a good argument for either way. The agile, swashbuckling elf? Probably a gimme. The halfling wizard? You're done for the round. Also based around exactly how the check came about. Standing at the bottom of the ridge with a sudden wild hair to climb? Suck it up, you're using the extra movement. Running jump over a chasm that you just barely miss? Standing prone is the only penalty -- parkour!As I've been DMing 5E, I've started to use "character themes" a lot, over trying to find specific stats/rules. The itinerant Valinar (elven) blademaster gets the benefit of the doubt on handling animals (she has proficiency in land vehicles) and stands out like a sore thumb in rural Aundair. The House Phiarlan jeweler just gets a list of the value of any gems/jewelry found and get benefit of the doubt on whether he was hiding/being inconspicuous.</blockquote>