How does the Athlete feat affect the Centaur playable race?

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The Athlete feat (PHB, p. 165) has a point that says:

climbing doesn't halve your speed.

The Centaur's Equine Build trait (GGtR, p. 16) says:

any climb that uses both hands and feet is especially difficult for you because of your equine legs. When you make such a climb, each foot of movement costs you 4 extra feet, instead of the normal 1 extra foot.

The normal climb normally costs half your speed and athlete negates that, but the equine build costs you 80% of your speed instead of 50%. How would these two interact with each other?

This question has nothing to do with the difference between listed climb speed and walking speed.

Possible duplicate of Is there a functional difference between having a listed climb speed and being able to climb at full walking speed? — goodguy5, Aug 14 '19 at 15:40
Related (but not duplicate) question: What is a Centaur Thief's climbing speed? — divibisan, Aug 14 '19 at 18:48

score 39 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 16 '20 at 10:23

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As of the 2018 Errata, the Athlete feat has been changed

Athlete (p. 165). The third benefit should instead say climbing doesn't cost you extra movement.

—Errata: Player's Handbook, 2018

Because of this change, the Athlete feat would allow a Centaur to ignore all extra costs associated with climbing. The technicality of ignoring "halved" movement speed is no longer relevant.

edited Jun 16 '20 at 10:23

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answered Aug 14 '19 at 15:10

Xirema

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Hmm, that's a trick I'd really like to see in real life. – DJClayworth Aug 15 '19 at 16:41
@DJClayworth check out mountain goats – Rad80 Jan 03 '23 at 06:58

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 25 '19 at 03:44

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You become a mountain goat and essentially have the best climbing in the natural world.

Athlete (p. 165). The third benefit should instead say climbing doesn't cost you extra movement.
~ 2018 PHB Errata

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answered Aug 24 '19 at 13:46

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Welcome to RPG.SE! Take the [tour] if you haven't already, and check out the [help] for more guidance. While you're right to point out the PHB errata, Xirema's existing answer already points this out (and explains the relevance a bit more)... – V2Blast Aug 25 '19 at 03:45

How does the Athlete feat affect the Centaur playable race?

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As of the 2018 Errata, the Athlete feat has been changed

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