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Conditions Every condition and what it does to a creature

Combat Rules Cover, advantage and the core combat rules

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Feats Character feats from every source, with their prerequisites.

Skills Skills and the abilities behind them

Optional Features Eldritch invocations, maneuvers, metamagic and fighting styles

Languages From Common to Abyssal, with their scripts

Deities Gods by pantheon, with alignment, cleric domains and symbol

Skills

Athletics

Governing Ability: STR
Source: PHB

Your Strength (Athletics) check covers difficult situations you encounter while climbing, jumping, or swimming. Examples include the following activities:

You attempt to climb a sheer or slippery cliff, avoid hazards while scaling a wall, or cling to a surface while something is trying to knock you off.
You try to jump an unusually long distance or pull off a stunt mid jump.
You struggle to swim or stay afloat in treacherous currents, storm-tossed waves, or areas of thick seaweed. Or another creature tries to push or pull you underwater or otherwise interfere with your swimming.