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You Stride, and if you move at least 10 feet, roll an Athletics check in an attempt to Leap horizontally in the same direction. The DC of the check is equal to 5 plus the total distance in feet you’re attempting to move during your Leap (so Leaping 20 feet would require a DC 25 check). You can’t Leap farther than your Speed. This DC might be increased or decreased due to the situation, as determined by the GM.
Success You Leap, increasing the distance you move
horizontally to the desired distance.Failure You Leap the maximum distance allowed by the Leap
action.Critical Failure You Leap the maximum distance allowed by
the Leap action, then fall prone.
So what I'm confused by is that we're told the max distance we can leap is equal to our speed, but a failure does that already? Is a success meant to override the rule on our speed being the maximum?
Leap (p308)
You take a careful but short jump. You can Leap up
to 10 feet horizontally if your Speed is at least 15 feet, or up to
15 feet horizontally if your Speed is at least 30 feet. You land in
the space where your Leap ends (meaning you can typically clear
a 5-foot gap if your Speed is between 15 feet and 30 feet, or a
10-foot gap if your Speed is 30 feet or more).
If you make a vertical Leap, you can move up to 3 feet
vertically and 5 feet horizontally onto an elevated surface.
Jumping a greater distance requires using the Athletics skill
(see pages 146-147).
If you fail Long Jump you move the maximum distance allowed by Leap: 15 feet if your speed is 30+.