====== Jump (STR; ARMOR CHECK PENALTY) ======

**Check:** The character jumps a minimum distance plus an additional distance depending on the amount by which the character's Jump check result exceeds 10. The maximum distance of any jump is a function of the character's height.

Type of Jump          ^ Minimum Distance ^ Additional Distance      ^ Maximum Distance ^
| Running jump[(:table:stars:>The character must move 20 feet before jumping. A character can't take a running jump in heavy armor.)]       |  5 ft.           | +1 ft./1 point above 10  | Height x 6       |
| Standing jump       |  3 ft.           | +1 ft./2 points above 10 | Height x 2       |
| Running             |  2 ft.           | +1 ft./4 points above 10 | Height x 1 1/2   |
| high jump[(:table:stars:#1)] Standing |  2 ft.           | +1 ft./8 points above 10 | Height           |
| high jump Jump back |  1 ft.           | +1 ft./8 points above 10 | Height           |

*The character must move 20 feet before jumping. A character can't take a running jump in heavy armor.

The distances listed are for characters with speeds of 30 feet. If the character has a lower speed (from armor, encumbrance, or weight carried, for instance), reduce the distance jumped proportionally. If the character has a higher speed (because the character is a barbarian or an experienced monk, for instance), increase the distance jumped proportionally.

Distance moved by jumping is counted against maximum movement in a round normally.

If the character intentionally jumps down from a height, the character might take less damage than if the character just fell. If the character succeeds at a Jump check (DC 15), the character takes damage as if the character had fallen 10 feet less than the character actually did.

**Special:** If the character has 5 or more ranks in Tumble, the character gets a +2 synergy bonus on Jump checks.

A character who has the Run feat and who makes a running jump increases the distance or height he clears by one-fourth, but not past the maximum.