The PHB says that a jump is based on strength. The high jump explains it well where if you’re standing then it’s 3ft + str modifier. However, a long jump says you cover a number of feet up to your str score.
So if a character has a -1 str modifier and a score of 8 in str then I would assume the following?
- high jump = 2 ft (3-1)
- long jump = 8 ft if running at least 10 ft first, 4ft if trying to jump from a standing position
Is my interpretation correct?
Mostly correct, but note that your high jump distance is also halved if you don’t move at least 10 ft first. So in your 8 STR high jump example it would be 2 ft if you move 10 ft first, or only 1 ft otherwise.
Yes, that’s right. Thank you for the reminder!