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<blockquote data-quote="Luke" data-source="post: 166360" data-attributes="member: 602">Re: unofficial monkeyboy jump errattaBut the &quot;Jump&quot; skill doesn't work anything like this. It's one of the few core skills that returns a &quot;level&quot; of success, rather than a simple success/fail result.Jump always &quot;succeeds&quot;. It's actually a case of how far you manage to jump.There are different types of jump (Standing, running, 20' running, high jump etc), and they each have different formula.The formula are quite sensible, being capped by height, and improved by higher movement rates.I think that one of the greatest 3rd ed virtues over 2nd ed. is the removal of DM subjectivity with rule detail such as this. Our group really enjoys the &quot;objective realism&quot;, which works well when you can get accurate answers quickly. We've discussed it, and basically agree that there's a lot less player/DM friction in the new system...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Luke, post: 166360, member: 602"] [b]Re: unofficial monkeyboy jump erratta[/b] But the "Jump" skill doesn't work anything like this. It's one of the few core skills that returns a "level" of success, rather than a simple success/fail result. Jump always "succeeds". It's actually a case of how far you manage to jump. There are different types of jump (Standing, running, 20' running, high jump etc), and they each have different formula. The formula are quite sensible, being capped by height, and improved by higher movement rates. I think that one of the greatest 3rd ed virtues over 2nd ed. is the removal of DM subjectivity with rule detail such as this. Our group really enjoys the "objective realism", which works well when you can get accurate answers quickly. We've discussed it, and basically agree that there's a lot less player/DM friction in the new system... [/QUOTE]

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