Athlete
- Faster, stronger, higher… better.
The Athlete transforms their body into a precision instrument, pushing physical capability to amazing heights through discipline and relentless practice. Fleet of foot, swimming like fish, they move with the mastery of a virtuoso and master feats of physical excellence: running, jumping, swimming, climbing, lifting, endurance challenges, and maintaining peak performance under stress. Athletes excel at improving their physical limits.
They aren't combatants — boxing and wrestling are Warrior territory, as are pitching and hitting a ball. Athletes might compete, but they focus on doing something better — running faster or further, jumping higher, lifting more. They excel at physical challenges: outrunning pursuers, swimming treacherous currents, scaling walls, or carrying what seem like impossible loads. Their training creates advantages that enhance other abilities, but the Athlete Role focuses on physical excellence for its own sake.
Need to lift a gate? Bend those bars? Scale a cliff in record time? Maybe catch that pickpocket? Trust an Athlete.
Common Athlete Maneuvers
The best Athletes make physical excellence a way of life. They find ways to achieve more through intelligence and dedication than raw talent alone could provide.
Movement Specializations
- Sprinting — Explosive speed, maximum velocity, efficient running form
- Endurance Running — Pacing strategies, energy conservation, tireless endurance
- Swimming — Stroke efficiency, breath control, aquatic movement in all conditions
- Climbing — Route reading, sure grip, body positioning on vertical surfaces
Strength and Agility
- Powerlifting — Maximum strength with minimal injury
- Acrobatics — graceful movement through complex spaces
- Mounted Sports — Riding excellence for speed and agility in dealing with obstacles
- Catfall — maximizing jumping height and distance, and learning to land with minimal injury