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Typically used with: '''Muscle'''.
 
Typically used with: '''Muscle'''.
  
In short: "Going up!" Plummet to your death or awe your onlookers with your fearsome scaling abilities? These are the kind of questions presented to characters with an exceptional Climb skill.  It can be used to effectively ascend or descend vertical distances, ranging from trees and rope ladders to cliffs and glaciers.
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In short: hang on. Awe your onlookers with your fearsome wall-scaling abilities.  Play tug-of-war with an ox.  Turn a screw with your bare hands. These are the kind of possibilities presented to characters with an exceptional Grip skill.  It can be used to effectively ascend or descend vertical distances, ranging from trees and rope ladders to cliffs and glaciers, as well as maintain solid holds on objects.
  
Climbing characters move at one-quarter [[speed]].  Characters trying to climb quickly move at half of their normal speed (with the DL penalty listed below). Characters cannot defend themselves adequately while climbing, and take a −10 to their [[Defense Roll]] to attackers in such circumstances.  A character cannot use a two-handed weapon while climbing (unless, say, the character has more than one set of arms).
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Characters cannot defend themselves adequately while climbing, and take a −10 to their [[Defense Roll]] to attackers in such circumstances.  A character cannot use a two-handed weapon while climbing (unless, say, the character has more than one set of arms).
  
 
If a party member climbing above you falls, you can attempt to catch him or her with a successful [[Lift]] check of 5 + 1/every 10 lbs. of the character.  If you fail, the character continues falling.  If you [[Critical Failure|Critically Fail]] the roll, you follow suit in proper arm-flailing fashion.  This check requires no [[Action Points]], but you must succeed at a [[Reaction]] check against a DL of 10.
 
If a party member climbing above you falls, you can attempt to catch him or her with a successful [[Lift]] check of 5 + 1/every 10 lbs. of the character.  If you fail, the character continues falling.  If you [[Critical Failure|Critically Fail]] the roll, you follow suit in proper arm-flailing fashion.  This check requires no [[Action Points]], but you must succeed at a [[Reaction]] check against a DL of 10.
  
{{Section|Difficulty|The difficulty for a climb check depends on the conditions of the surface.  Detailed below are a few examples of common climbing difficulties.}}
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{{Section|Difficulty|When Grip is used to hang on to an object, there are no set difficulties as it's usually in opposition to another character.
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The difficulty for a Grip check for climbing depends on the conditions of the surface.  Detailed below are a few examples of common climbing difficulties.}}
 
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The following table lists situational bonuses and penalties to the Climb check.
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The following table lists situational bonuses and penalties to the Grip check for climbing.
  
 
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A character that cannot meet the DL for a Climb check is resultantly unable to begin scaling a surface.  If he or she is already climbing and fails a check, the character is unable to continue without another check.  A critical failure usually signifies falling.
 
A character that cannot meet the DL for a Climb check is resultantly unable to begin scaling a surface.  If he or she is already climbing and fails a check, the character is unable to continue without another check.  A critical failure usually signifies falling.
  
{{section|Retry|Climb checks can be retried as many times as necessary (that is, if the character hasn't already failed and fallen to an untimely death.)}}
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{{section|Time|Climbing characters move at one-quarter [[speed]].  Characters trying to climb quickly move at half of their normal speed (with the DL penalty listed above). Other uses of Grip are usually determined instantaneously and take no AP.}}
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{{section|Opposed Rolls|Grip can be used between two characters to vie for the same held object ("It's ''my'' locknar").}}
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{{section|Retry|Grip checks for climbing can be retried as many times as necessary (that is, if the character hasn't already failed and fallen to an untimely death.) Other Grip checks can't be retried without the expenditure of a [[Fate]] point}}
  
 
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Revision as of 13:38, 3 June 2011

Typically used with: Muscle.

In short: hang on. Awe your onlookers with your fearsome wall-scaling abilities. Play tug-of-war with an ox. Turn a screw with your bare hands. These are the kind of possibilities presented to characters with an exceptional Grip skill. It can be used to effectively ascend or descend vertical distances, ranging from trees and rope ladders to cliffs and glaciers, as well as maintain solid holds on objects.

Characters cannot defend themselves adequately while climbing, and take a −10 to their Defense Roll to attackers in such circumstances. A character cannot use a two-handed weapon while climbing (unless, say, the character has more than one set of arms).

If a party member climbing above you falls, you can attempt to catch him or her with a successful Lift check of 5 + 1/every 10 lbs. of the character. If you fail, the character continues falling. If you Critically Fail the roll, you follow suit in proper arm-flailing fashion. This check requires no Action Points, but you must succeed at a Reaction check against a DL of 10.

Difficulty

When Grip is used to hang on to an object, there are no set difficulties as it's usually in opposition to another character.

Climbing

The difficulty for a Grip check for climbing depends on the conditions of the surface. Detailed below are a few examples of common climbing difficulties.

Example DL
A ladder, a very steep hill 0
A knotted rope, monkey bars 5
A tree with few branches 10
A flat rocky cliff, a pole, an unknotted rope 15
An uneven wall with small handholds 20
A wall with a very rough surface (cave wall, brick wall) 25
A rough wall with an inverse slant 30
A nearly smooth wall with incredibly tiny handholds 35
The surface is slippery (ice, grease, slime) +5

The following table lists situational bonuses and penalties to the Grip check for climbing.

Situation Check
The character is trying to move quickly (see above) −10
The character can brace him or herself against a parallel surface +10
The character uses climbing equipment +5

A smooth, flat surface is basically impossible for mortals to Climb short of using magic spells. Magnetic boots, while not magical, allow for climbing of flat, metal surfaces at a DL of 15.

Characters who employ the use of a grappling hook with attached rope during their Climb and can brace their feet against a wall assume a difficulty of 10. If the rope is knotted, assume a difficulty of 5.

A character that cannot meet the DL for a Climb check is resultantly unable to begin scaling a surface. If he or she is already climbing and fails a check, the character is unable to continue without another check. A critical failure usually signifies falling.

Time

Climbing characters move at one-quarter speed. Characters trying to climb quickly move at half of their normal speed (with the DL penalty listed above). Other uses of Grip are usually determined instantaneously and take no AP.

Opposed Rolls

Grip can be used between two characters to vie for the same held object ("It's my locknar").

Retry

Grip checks for climbing can be retried as many times as necessary (that is, if the character hasn't already failed and fallen to an untimely death.) Other Grip checks can't be retried without the expenditure of a Fate point