Your group's characters lead dramatic lives filled with constant physical feats. Sometimes they'll be fighting an opponent with a gun, but just as often they'll be climbing mountains, swimming across raging rivers, and leaping across chasms. The Athletics skill determines how well characters perform these actions. It serves as a measure of your character's overall fitness and physical conditioning. Those who actively engage in a regimen of physical training, such as field infantry or scouts, are the most likely to have a high rank in Athletics.