Hello, I have a question about the strength advantage. The Rage skill has an item: "You have advantage on all Strength checks and Strength saving throws". Does this advantage extend to the Athletic skill?
Can someone from the creators of the rules please answer. I didn't find exactly that in the book. And if there is, please indicate in the comments to the article from the book. It's just that my master needs an accurate answer at this point.
A Strength (Athletics) check is indeed a Strength check.
Thank you for responding. Just what to refer to? There doesn't seem to be any precise instructions in the book that if an advantage is given to a characteristic, then it is given to all the skills that are included in this characteristic.
An ability check is named for the ability modifier it uses: a Strength check, an Intelligence check, and so on. Different ability checks are called for in different situations, depending on which ability is most relevant. See the Ability Check Examples table for examples of each check’s use.
Ability Check Examples
Ability
Make a Check To...
Strength
Lift, push, pull, or break something
Dexterity
Move nimbly, quickly, or quietly
Constitution
Push your body beyond normal limits
Intelligence
Reason or remember
Wisdom
Notice things in the environment or in creatures’ behavior
Charisma
Influence, entertain, or deceive
Proficiency Bonus
Add your Proficiency Bonus to an ability check when the DM determines that a skill or tool proficiency is relevant to the check and you have that proficiency. For example, if a rule refers to a Strength (Acrobatics or Athletics) check, you can add your Proficiency Bonus to the check if you have proficiency in the Acrobatics or Athletics skill. See “Proficiency” later in this chapter for more information about skill and tool proficiencies.
So, a Strength check is always a Strength check. If it’s a Strength (Athletics) check, then it’s a Strength check to which you can add your Proficiency Bonus, if you have proficiency in Athletics.
It has to do with how ability checks are defined. Within the rules, there's technically no such thing as "an Athletics check". That's a colloquial shorthand for what the rules call "a Strength (Athletics) check", which means it's a Strength check where you can add your proficiency bonus if you're proficient in Athletics.
Hello, I have a question about the strength advantage. The Rage skill has an item: "You have advantage on all Strength checks and Strength saving throws". Does this advantage extend to the Athletic skill?
Can someone from the creators of the rules please answer. I didn't find exactly that in the book. And if there is, please indicate in the comments to the article from the book. It's just that my master needs an accurate answer at this point.
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ModeratorA Strength (Athletics) check is indeed a Strength check.
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Thank you for responding. Just what to refer to? There doesn't seem to be any precise instructions in the book that if an advantage is given to a characteristic, then it is given to all the skills that are included in this characteristic.
From the Free Rules (Ability Checks):
An ability check is named for the ability modifier it uses: a Strength check, an Intelligence check, and so on. Different ability checks are called for in different situations, depending on which ability is most relevant. See the Ability Check Examples table for examples of each check’s use.
Ability Check Examples
Proficiency Bonus
Add your Proficiency Bonus to an ability check when the DM determines that a skill or tool proficiency is relevant to the check and you have that proficiency. For example, if a rule refers to a Strength (Acrobatics or Athletics) check, you can add your Proficiency Bonus to the check if you have proficiency in the Acrobatics or Athletics skill. See “Proficiency” later in this chapter for more information about skill and tool proficiencies.
So, a Strength check is always a Strength check. If it’s a Strength (Athletics) check, then it’s a Strength check to which you can add your Proficiency Bonus, if you have proficiency in Athletics.
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ModeratorIt has to do with how ability checks are defined. Within the rules, there's technically no such thing as "an Athletics check". That's a colloquial shorthand for what the rules call "a Strength (Athletics) check", which means it's a Strength check where you can add your proficiency bonus if you're proficient in Athletics.
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