2.14 Athletics skill

Governing characteristics: ST, CO

Represents: The skill of running, jumping and other sporty or athletic activity. Includes other physical activities such as dancing and contortionism.

Broad specialisms:

Lifting (i.e. for encumbrance/carrying capacity and weight-lifting purposes);
Stamina (i.e. for avoiding becoming tired);
Running speed;
Jumping distance;
Dancing;
Acrobatics (for example, tight-rope walking, tumbling, gymnastics, trapeze artistry).

Narrow specialisms:

Contortions (i.e. twisting your body into unusual shapes, for example, to escape from restraints);
One specific type of acrobatic maneuver (e.g. tight-rope walking, tumbling, gymnastics, trapeze artistry or resisting knock-back);
One specific dance style (e.g. formal, folk, belly-dancing, etc.);
One specific sport (e.g. football);
Judging the quality of sports equipment;
Judging another's Athletics skill score.

Use with the following characteristics in dice rolls covering:

Characteristic	Use skill with this characteristic in dice rolls covering
ST	Acrobatics (to avoid knock-back) Running speed
CO	Jumping distance Dancing Contortions (to escape bonds or squeeze into a small space) Acrobatics (tight-rope walking, tumbling, gymnastics or trapeze artistry) Sports
PE	Judging the quality of sports equipment Judging another's Athletics skill score
WP	Lifting and carrying items * Stamina (to avoid becoming tired) Stamina (to keep going when tired) Stamina (to keep going when wounded)

* Note that the basic lifting and carrying ability is determined by ST, so ST is more significant than WP or Athletics for this.