Greater Swim

Epic Path \ Types of Movement \ Greater Swim

A creature with a greater swim speed can move through water at its indicated speed without making Swim checks, even during combat. Greater swim grants a +8 racial bonus to Swim skill checks, which must be used when navigating hazards or performing tricky tasks while distracted. Furthermore, while swimming, a creature with a greater swim speed can make a Swim check to perform any actions normally possible with Acrobatics when on land, such as tumbling to avoid attacks of opportunity. Creatures without a swim speed cannot use either Acrobatics or Swim in this fashion while swimming.

• Prone: Creatures with greater swim cannot be made Prone, but any time they are subject to the Prone condition, they are instead Slowed for one move action, after which it automatically clears (even if they don't move).

• Difficult Terrain: Creatures with greater swim are not normally subject to ground-based difficult terrain, and can also ignore the movement penalties caused by hazards like strong currents and vortexes which constitute difficult terrain in water.

• Permitted Movement: Creatures with greater swim can perform charges and make 5-foot steps, run or withdraw.

• Overland Travel: Outside of combat, creatures with greater swim can travel overland at twice the pace of a walking creature with the same speed.