@DnDSphinx @JeremyECrawfordDo creatures with a climb speed make Athletics checks? If so, Advantage would be nice-lets make that official. no check needed to climb
— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) July 12, 2016
@DnDSphinx @JeremyECrawfordDo creatures with a climb speed make Athletics checks? If so, Advantage would be nice-lets make that official. no check needed to climb
— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) July 12, 2016
Unfortunately, we can see that in this other post from 2017, in the phrase “not a climbing speed,” the rules don’t allow for test-free climbing. Unlike the link below, in the blog post discussed, the person who answered the question wasn’t Jeremy, despite being an important figure in DND. So, because Jeremy’s priority is to be the project leader, to be more careful with the answers provided, and because the date is later, we should consider Jeremy’s answer.
https://x.com/JeremyECrawford/status/767935159739961344
I made a mistake with the date; 2017 referred to another post on the same topic, but it appears the user deleted the question to Jeremy. I took this link from the following discussion.
https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/rules-game-mechanics/22213-tabaxi-climbing-speed-explanation?srsltid=AfmBOoosi_teYNuwARI00sFIUnB3VnIZ08Waq5H4kRJ0JOytryMbdD5f