Rates of Climbing– Table 67 (Player’s Handbook)
Table 67:
Rates of Climbing
| —————— Surface Condition ———————-
|
Type of Surface
| Dry
| Slightly Slippery
| Slippery
|
Very smooth *
| ¼
| –**
| –**
|
Smooth, cracked *
| ½
| 1/3
| ¼
|
Rough *
| 1
| 1/3
| ¼
|
Rough w/ledges
| 1
| ½
| 1/3
|
Ice wall
| –
| –
| ¼
|
Tree
| 4
| 3
| 2
|
Sloping wall
| 3
| 2
| 1
|
Rope and wall
| 2
| 1
| ½
|
* Nonthief characters must be mountaineers and have appropriate tools (pitons,
rope, etc.) to climb these surfaces.
** Thief characters can climb very smooth, slightly slippery surfaces at ¼.
However, even thieves cannot climb very smooth, slippery surfaces.
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