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<blockquote data-quote="Syrsuro" data-source="post: 4563079" data-attributes="member: 58162">I think it's intentional.&nbsp;A vertical leap is harder than reaching the same height at the peak of a long jump.&nbsp;Solution:&nbsp; If your players have the room to do it, let them do a long jump to reach the height they need.&nbsp;I.e.:&nbsp;They want to jump onto a five foot ledge.&nbsp;With a running start, the would take a roll of a 25 (25/5 = 5) for a vertical leap.&nbsp;But with a running start, one also reaches a height of 5 on a jump of 20' or 4 squares.&nbsp; A jump of 20' with a running start requires a roll of 20 (20/5 = 4).&nbsp;The difference is:&nbsp; To do the vertical leap, the player only needs to move two squares before the leap.&nbsp; To do the horizonal leap with the apex at the ledge the player needs to move four squares (two before the jump and half-way into the four-square jump is two more squares.)&nbsp;Also note the difference in failure consequences:While attempting the vertical leap you suffer no penalty for failure and can still get up on the ledge by using your body length to reach the edge and pull yourself up.&nbsp; &nbsp;While attempting the 'apex of the horizonal jump' approach if you fail to roll high enough your movement ends and you are prone at the base of the ledge.&nbsp;So the two are different in that one is harder but safer while the other is easier but takes more space and has a greater consequence for failure.&nbsp;Carl</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Syrsuro, post: 4563079, member: 58162"] I think it's intentional. A vertical leap is harder than reaching the same height at the peak of a long jump. Solution: If your players have the room to do it, let them do a long jump to reach the height they need. I.e.: They want to jump onto a five foot ledge. With a running start, the would take a roll of a 25 (25/5 = 5) for a vertical leap. But with a running start, one also reaches a height of 5 on a jump of 20' or 4 squares. A jump of 20' with a running start requires a roll of 20 (20/5 = 4). The difference is: To do the vertical leap, the player only needs to move two squares before the leap. To do the horizonal leap with the apex at the ledge the player needs to move four squares (two before the jump and half-way into the four-square jump is two more squares.) Also note the difference in failure consequences: While attempting the vertical leap you suffer no penalty for failure and can still get up on the ledge by using your body length to reach the edge and pull yourself up. While attempting the 'apex of the horizonal jump' approach if you fail to roll high enough your movement ends and you are prone at the base of the ledge. So the two are different in that one is harder but safer while the other is easier but takes more space and has a greater consequence for failure. Carl [/QUOTE]

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