Vertical Distance - High Jump vs Long Jump: Am I missing something?

[DracoSuave]

The long jump doesn't allow you to add 1.33X your height in order to determine reach for climbing.

So, if you're 6 feet tall, your total reach with a vertical jump is 8 + Athletics Check / 5 (or 10).

If you roll a 20, that means a total reached height of 12 feet, which will allow you to climb to clear that obstacle.

The long jump only gives you 5 feet with that same roll. Not only that, it doesn't allow you to add vertical movement--if you don't clear the entire obstacle, your motion ends before the obstacle.

In order for the long jump to be advantageous in this situation, you need to roll... hmm...

x/4 > x/5 + 4h/3

15x > 12x + 80h

3x > 80h

x > 80h/3

x > 26.6h


So, if you are one foot tall, long jump is better for height than high jump if you can roll a 27 on your athletics check.

At 5 feet tall, however, you need to be rolling considerably more.

 

[ppaladin123]

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vertical leap

Reported as spam. (Weird that there is spam dedicated to high jump systems).

 

[DracoSuave]

Reported as spam. (Weird that there is spam dedicated to high jump systems).

It was like the spammer was waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

In the spam world, that is a critical hit on a skill check right there.

 

[Eldorian]

Well, vertical leap is a good indicator of explosive power in the legs. It's probably some health and fitness spambot.