Under the acrobatics skill it states "Creatures with a base land speed above 30 feet receive a +4 racial bonus on Acrobatics checks made to jump for every 10 feet of their speed above 30 feet."
I have two questions based on that line:
1.) Would a barbarian/bloodrager technically qualify for the bonus?
I quote:
Fast Movement (Ex)
A barbarian's land speed is faster than the norm for her race by +10 feet. This benefit applies only when he is wearing no armor, light armor, or medium armor, and not carrying a heavy load. Apply this bonus before modifying the barbarian's speed because of any load carried or armor worn. This bonus stacks with any other bonuses to the barbarian's land speed.
Flavor-wise, any race utilized for either class has been trained, conditioned, etc. to be naturally faster than normal. Therefore, in my opinion, I find it reasonable to assume that a character would gain the racial bonus on acrobatics. Am I wrong? Am I just munchkining?
2.) Would other bonuses to my base speed apply; such as enhancements from spells like Expeditious Retreat or Haste? Or even the elemental movement from the elemental bloodline? For the duration of those effects, I am natural faster than normal, therefore, in my opinion... repeat previous sentiment.
If anyone has any thoughts, comments, criticisms, etc... please feel free to share them.
Thanks!
Yep, all those apply. Well, except for perhaps the elemental movements... Having a fly, swim, or burrow speed generally won't affect your jumping (but this should be reviewed case by case).
The spells haste and expeditious retreat both have the wording: As with any effect that increases your speed, this spell affects your jumping distance (see the Acrobatics skill).
It's actually really strange that the skill mentioned the racial bonus, because anything that changes your speed changes the bonus.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/magic/all-spells/c/cheetah-s-sprint
Maybe it is because of fleas... They already have a racial bonus to jumping, and it is intuitive that a speed increase does not increases a fleas' jump distance.
Hey thanks for reminding of fact both spells already mention they do apply bonuses. I think I knew that but somehow forgot lol. It's good to know that I was actually right and not just powergaming/munchkining.