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Potion of Climbing, Do you Need to Use Your Hands?
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<blockquote data-quote="Charlaquin" data-source="post: 8114751" data-attributes="member: 6779196"><p>Having a climbing speed means you can move at that speed while climbing, instead of spending 2 feet of movement per foot climbed as usual. It does not allow you to climb in situations where climbing would not otherwise be possible, nor does it exempt you from having to make Strength (Athletics) checks if they would otherwise be necessary. However, it is up to DM discretion when a check is necessary, so you <em>could</em> rule that a character with a climb speed doesn’t need to make a check in a situation where a character without a climb speed would need to. That’s just not one of the default benefits of a climb speed. Also, keep in mind that even if you don’t have a climbing speed, climbing doesn’t normally require you to make a Strength (Athletics) check, unless the surface is slippery, lacks hand and footholds, or there are similar complicating factors that would create a risk of and consequences for failure.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I would not allow a character under the effects of a potion of climbing to climb without their hands. If they are using proper climbing gear, I would probably allow them to stop climbing and use their hands to do something else, while remaining suspended by the climbing gear. If they’re free climbing, I would rule that they must keep at least one hand on the surface they’re climbing at all times to avoid falling, and if they use one hand to take another action (such as attacking), I might call for a Strength check to keep hold with the other hand.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Charlaquin, post: 8114751, member: 6779196"] Having a climbing speed means you can move at that speed while climbing, instead of spending 2 feet of movement per foot climbed as usual. It does not allow you to climb in situations where climbing would not otherwise be possible, nor does it exempt you from having to make Strength (Athletics) checks if they would otherwise be necessary. However, it is up to DM discretion when a check is necessary, so you [I]could[/I] rule that a character with a climb speed doesn’t need to make a check in a situation where a character without a climb speed would need to. That’s just not one of the default benefits of a climb speed. Also, keep in mind that even if you don’t have a climbing speed, climbing doesn’t normally require you to make a Strength (Athletics) check, unless the surface is slippery, lacks hand and footholds, or there are similar complicating factors that would create a risk of and consequences for failure. Personally, I would not allow a character under the effects of a potion of climbing to climb without their hands. If they are using proper climbing gear, I would probably allow them to stop climbing and use their hands to do something else, while remaining suspended by the climbing gear. If they’re free climbing, I would rule that they must keep at least one hand on the surface they’re climbing at all times to avoid falling, and if they use one hand to take another action (such as attacking), I might call for a Strength check to keep hold with the other hand. [/QUOTE]
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