Eeam Wrote:Honestly, when was the last time you jumped or hurdled yourself over things taller than you are? I'm just saying if you want to use the realism argument, then try to factor in the fact that our characters will be wearing heavy armor and/or carrying heavy gear. Vaulting yourself six feet into the air while wearing a full metal suit of armor and a heavy harpoon just looks... Stupid. :I
(Unless of course you're a Dragoon.)
Someone else made the "heavy armor" argument earlier. The thing with that is, most armor and weaponry is really not that heavy at all. As I refrenced earlier, the armor that medieval Knights wore in most parts of the world between the 14th and 16th century only weighed between 60 and 70 lbs, that's a full set of plate armor. The "Heavy Armor" myth started from jousting sport armor, which was significantly heavier than field armor, because manueverability wasn't as big of an issue as it was in open warfare.
In that regard, DDO had an interesting mechanic that took into consideration the type of armor that you wore. Someone wearing cloth or leather would be much more mobile(i.e. able to jump higher/farther and move quicker) than someone wearing plate. Just a thought.
I'm not quite sure where the "Jumping over things taller than you" came from, as no one really mentioned anything(in this thread) quite that extreme. But, although extreme, it is not impossible. Watching the summer olympics is a clear sign of that. Though, I cannot speak for everyone else, personally, I wouldn't expect to be able to jump to the point of that extremity. But, I would expect a means to get over a two-three foot wall, as opposed to running all the way around.
With that said, again, I would like to point out the Pugilist ability "Seismic Shock", where the character does, in fact, leap a good six-seven feet in the air and this can be performed while wearing a full metal suit of armor.
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