Jumping (Proficiency)

==Player's Handbook==
The character can attempt exceptional leaps both vertically and horizontally. If the character has at least a 20-foot running start, he can leap (broad jump) 2d6+his level in feet. No character can broad jump more than six times his height, however. With the same start, he can leap vertically (high jump) 1d3 plus half his level in feet. No character can high jump more than 1- times his own height.
From a standing start, a character with this proficiency can broad jump 1d6 plus half his level in feet and high jump only three feet.
The character can also attempt vaults using a pole. A vault requires at least a 30-foot running start. If a pole is used, it must be four to 10 feet longer than the character's height. The vault spans a distance equal to 1- times the length of the pole. The character can clear heights equal to the height of the pole. He can also choose to land on his feet if the vault carries him over an obstacle no higher than the height of his pole. Thus, using a 12-foot pole, the character could either vault through a window 12 feet off the ground (tumbling into the room beyond), land on his feet in an opening six feet off the ground, or vault across a moat 18 feet wide. In all cases, the pole is dropped at the end of the vault.
==Player's Option: Skills & Powers==
Jumping: This skill means that a character has unusual abilities to jump across distances, leap incredible heights, and vault with a pole.
A human or elven character with the jumping proficiency can perform a running broad jump of 20 feet without a proficiency check; a jump of more than 20 feet requires a check, with a –1 modifier for each foot above 20. The jumper can do a standing broad jump of 8 feet without a check; longer jumps require proficiency checks with the same penalties.
The character can high jump 4 feet without a check, higher obstacles require a check, with a –1 modifier for every 6" of additional height. If jumping from a standing start, the beginning height is 3 feet, not 4 feet.
Dwarves, gnomes, and halflings are more limited in their jumping ability. For these characters, the basic distances in each category are reduced to 75% of the listed amount—e.g. 15 feet instead of 20 for the broad jump.
A vaulting pole must be at least as tall as the character using it, but no more than twice as tall. The character can vault over obstacles up to the height of the pole. If the obstacles are within 2 feet of the pole's length, however, the character must make a proficiency check. The vaulter can also jump across a space no more than 1 the width of the pole's length. If the gap is greater than the length of the pole, a proficiency check is required.
==The Complete Barbarian's Handbook==
As discussed in Chapter 1, barbarians already have exceptional leaping and springing abilities. In most cases, spending slots on the jumping proficiency won't improve their natural skills. Barbarians usually won't attempt pole vaults, regardless of whether they have this proficiency.
Category:Player's Handbook Proficiencies