Table 66:

Climbing Modifiers

Situation	Modifier
Abundant handholds
(brush, trees, ledges)	+40%
Rope and wall **	+55%
Sloped inward	+25%
Armor:
Banded, splint	-25%
Plate armors (all types)	-50%
Scale, chain	-15%
Studded leather, padded	-5%
Character race: *
Dwarf	-10%
Gnome	-15%
Halfling	-15%
Encumbrance	-5% †
Surface condition:
Slightly slippery
(wet or crumbling)	-25%
Slippery (icy, slimy)	-40%
Climber wounded below ½ hp	-10%

* These are the same as the modifiers given in Table 27. Make sure that thief characters are not penalized twice for race.

** Rope and wall applies in most climbing situations in which the character is able to brace his feet against the surface being climbed and use a rope to assist in the task.

† This is -5% per encumbrance category above unencumbered, or per movement rate point lost off normal movement rate.

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