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Hi there,
I've got a PC who has a climb speed of 15 feet, and a move speed of 30 feet. As his turn, he's attempting an accelerated climb, but he doesn't want to take a standard action, so he wants to use a second move action in place of it.
Does this mean he can accelerated climb once and then climb again as a double move, for a total of 45 feet?
If so, can he also accelerated climb twice for a total of 60 feet?
Seems like a silly question, but I really couldn't find a distinction on the SRD or on Paizo about double moves when it comes to climbing/accelerated climb.
Thanks!
Does this mean he can accelerated climb once and then climb again as a double move, for a total of 45 feet?
If so, can he also accelerated climb twice for a total of 60 feet?
Yes, and yes.
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Accelerated Climbing: You try to climb more quickly than normal. By accepting a –5 penalty, you can move half your speed (instead of one-quarter your speed).
Action: Climbing is part of movement, so it’s generally part of a move action (and may be combined with other types of movement in a move action). Each move action that includes any climbing requires a separate Climb check. Catching yourself or another falling character doesn’t take an action.
So, if you have a move speed of 30' your normal climb distance is 1/4 (7.5feet) per move action. By taking a -5penalty this increases to 1/2 distance (15feet) per move action.
However, a climb speed changes that.
A creature with a climb speed has a +8 racial bonus on all Climb checks. The creature must make a Climb check to climb any wall or slope with a DC higher than 0, but it can always choose to take 10, even if rushed or threatened while climbing. If a creature with a climb speed chooses an accelerated climb (see above), it moves at double its climb speed (or at its land speed, whichever is slower) and makes a single Climb check at a –5 penalty. Such a creature retains its Dexterity bonus to Armor Class (if any) while climbing, and opponents get no special bonus to their attacks against it. It cannot, however, use the run action while climbing.
So if you have a climb speed of 15' and a move speed of 30' you have the following options (per move action).
A) normal climb: 15' per move actionB) Accelerated climb: 30' (double climb speed) per move action or 30' (it's land speed) whichever is slower.
So, in your example, if you use two move actions you can climb 60' in one round when using an accelerated climb.