Anytime you need to travel up or down at an angle sharper than you can walk, it’s climbing. You climb to hike mountain paths, to scale fortress walls, to shimmy up cavern ceilings, and to hang off the undersides of great beasts. It’s dangerous, like all good things.

Pace

Climbing allows for three paces: normal (240 ft), half (120 ft), creep (60ft). Slower has better odds of success.

Angles of Ascent

Slope 30°–80°: Less than 30° doesn’t need a climbing roll.
Wall 81°–100°: Straight vertical, or close enough.
Overhang 101°–170°: Like climbing the inside of an arch.
Ceiling 171°–190°: More than 190° is an ass-over-head overhang.

Climbing Roll

Choose a pace, and up your modifiers. If you are at 6 or more, you automatically succeed. Otherwise, roll 1d6 + STR and compare to the table below.

Chance of Success

ADD 1-IN-6 IF:

• You have a rope-line or handholds.
• You are being actively helped by someone else. This, too, can stack if multiple people help you.
• You have an opposing wall to brace yourself against.

SUBTRACT 1-IN-6 IF:

• You are wearing heavy armor.
• You have a pack on your back.
• You have something in your hand, like a sword or torch. This can stack if both hands are occupied.
• You are in darkness or otherwise cannot see the whole route.
• The ascent is wet, icy, smooth, or otherwise difficult to get a grip on.

Failure

If you fail your climbing roll, make a STR Save. If you make the save, roll a d4 on the table below. If you fail roll a d6.

Table CL2: Climbing Consequences