Editing Athletics

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[[Athletics]] is the seventeenth skill added to ''[[HighSpell]]''.

Levelling the Athletics skill improves the regeneration rate of your [[Stamina]], allowing you to [[Sprint]] longer distances.
It also unlocks various shortcuts scattered across the game world, allowing for faster traversal.

== Sprinting ==

Athletics directly affects how long you can sprint, and how long your stamina takes to regenerate. A higher Athletics level lets you sprint for longer and recover faster.

At Level 50 Athletics, you can sprint for about 3 mins 10 seconds before running out of stamina.

== Training ==

Obstacle Courses can be found around the map to train your Athletics skill.

=== Kabe Plateau Obstacle Course ===

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The [[Kabe Plateau Obstacle Course]] is the first course, available at level 1. It can be found by travelling due north from the wheat field in [[Middlefern]], up to where the [[Lake Mead|Mead River]] meets the [[Lake Cyan|Cyan River]].

A full completion of the course yields 105 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP, and can be completed in around 55 seconds.

Repeatedly climbing up and down the Netting in the middle of the course for 5xp per action, results in about 5.5k {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP/hr, where as doing a full lap is about 7.5k {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP/hr

=== Swamp Obstacle Course ===

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The [[Swamp Obstacle Course]] is the second course that is accessible at level 25. It can be found by taking the west exit from [[Celadon City]], heading south, then travelling westward along the river that borders the [[Wastelands]]

Unlike the [[Kabe Plateau Obstacle Course]], it is possible to fall off some obstacles on the Swamp course, specifically the stepping stones, rock walls, and log. You take 2 damage for falling off an obstacle. Falling appears to happen less often with a higher Athletics level.

A full completion of the course yields 265 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP, and can be completed in around 65 seconds (without falling).

=== Mount Tan Obstacle Course ===

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The [[Mount Tan Obstacle Course]] is the third course that is accessible from level 50, built into the eastern face of [[Mount Tan]]. It can be found by leaving [[Cairn]] and walking west, straight toward the mountain.

A full completion of the course yields 805 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP, and can be completed in around 60 seconds (without falling).

Course XP Breakdown

Pillar Walk: 25 XP

Wall Climb: 20 XP

Climb Rocks: 10 XP

Broken Column: 25 XP

Broken Column: 25 XP

Climb Rocks: 10 XP

Climb Over Broken Column: 20 XP

Jump Over Wall: 60 XP

Climb Rocks: 10 XP

Leap From Ledge: 600 XP

TOTAL: 805 XP

== Shortcuts ==
Various shortcuts can be found around the map, providing more direct routes between areas. They require specific Athletics levels to use.

Some shortcuts (rocks, logs) can be randomly failed, causing you to fall and take 2 damage. You don't gain {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP when falling off obstacles, but you can still travel the shortcut depending on the direction you intended to travel: for example, falling while descending a rock shortcut will still leave you at the bottom of the shortcut. 

=== Shortcut Locations ===
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{| class="wikitable"
! Level
! Type
! Location
! Map
! XP Gained
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Fence
| style="text-align: center;" | North of [[Middlefern]] Graveyard
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=68|yPos=-80|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 5 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 15 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Fence
| style="text-align: center;" | North of the [[Abandoned Guard Tower]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=23|yPos=-290|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 5 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 15 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Fence
| style="text-align: center;" | South of [[Percy's Mansion]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=-17|yPos=-328|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 5 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 15 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Rocks
| style="text-align: center;" | South of [[Anglham Castle]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=76|yPos=-243|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 24 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Fence
| style="text-align: center;" | Near the [[Nature Obelisk]] [[Bank]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=-166|yPos=-214|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 5 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 25 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Rocks
| style="text-align: center;" | North of [[Sato's Dojo]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=-58|yPos=-359|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 30 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Log
| style="text-align: center;" | Near [[Fury Obelisk]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=-258|lvl=Underworld|yPos=-164|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 35 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Rocks
| style="text-align: center;" | Between [[High Cove]] and [[Pirate's Bay]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=-290|yPos=-300|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 35 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Rocks
| style="text-align: center;" | North-west of [[Summerton]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=-202|yPos=-283|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2" | 35 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2" | Rocks
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2" | [[Land of Elves]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=275|yPos=248|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" rowspan="2" | 10 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=263|yPos=166|zoom=2|clean=true}}
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 35 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Rocks
| style="text-align: center;" | Between [[Swamp Obstacle Course]] and [[Rage Obelisk]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=201|yPos=-147|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 40 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Rocks
| style="text-align: center;" | Between [[Seashell Shores]] [[Bank]] and [[Energy Obelisk]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=-12|yPos=464|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 47 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Rocks
| style="text-align: center;" | Within [[Seashell Shore Dungeon]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=-63|yPos=412|lvl=Underworld|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | ?? {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 53 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Rocks
| style="text-align: center;" | Center of [[Ictirine City]], leading to the [[Lake#Golden|Golden Koi Lake]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=22|yPos=240|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | 30 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | 62 {{SkillIcon|Athletics}}
| style="text-align: center;" | Fence
| style="text-align: center;" | Within [[Pickaxe Dungeon]]
| {{MapLightbox|xPos=-207|yPos=-286|lvl=Underworld|zoom=2|clean=true}}
| style="text-align: center;" | ?? {{SkillIcon|Athletics}} XP
|}

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