Green Eyed Liar |
Thre is a mitflit wandering around on some scaffolding 8 feet above the ground. A dwarf PC wants to grab its ankle.
The PC strides 10 feet. Should I require an Athletics check to increase the vertical leap,followed by a second Athletics check to grapple the Mitflit? Or, should I assume the dwarf can reach 8 feet and just go straight to the Athletics check to grapple?
Ascalaphus |
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Dwarves stand around a foot shorter than humans. Which suggests somewhere around 4-5 feet. With the standard 5 feet reach, yeah the dwarf could try to grab the mitflit.
If the mitflit was a bit higher though, things get harder. You can't jump and grab without having some special ability. As soon as your jump is complete, gravity does its thing and before your next action (grapple), you're back down on the ground again.
There are ways to do a jump and then another action, like the Jump spell:
Your legs surge with strength, ready to leap high and far. You jump 30 feet in any direction without touching the ground. You must land on a space of solid ground within 30 feet of you, or else you fall after using your next action.
Regular Leap and Long/High Jump doesn't have that "after your next action" clause.
aThe dwarf could move up to the scaffolding, climb it, and grab the mitflit. But considering the mitflit has a much better climb speed, that's not going to be easy.