Athletics Ability

It’s one thing to say that someone is strong but another thing entirely to say that she is athletic. This ability describes a character’s physical fitness, coordination and endurance, as well as her skill in applying herself to strenuous physical activity. It’s the difference between someone who has honed her strength and coordination to climb sheer rock walls.

Characters use Athletics to climb walls, to leap from rooftop to rooftop and to swim across swift-moving rivers. The more dots in Athletics a character has, the more she can lift.

Trait Effects: A character with Athletics 1 is moderately fit. She can swim, she can run a mile without getting winded, and she is adept at one or more sports. A character with Athletics 3 is in excellent shape. She runs five miles a day and enjoys a variety of challenging sports or activities. A character with Athletics 5 is in the peak of human physical condition. She could be an Olympic athlete or a world-class sports star.