The world building in Arkham is always very good, but you need to use some imagination to understand why some cards say what they do. In this case, jumping from the balcony directly to the ground floor would definitely hurt, so you need to take 2 damage. It's those little things behind the card text that make them so great.
Cinematically, if you move without a move action, such as with Shortcut, Pathfinder, or Elusive, you don't take damage!
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Death by Chocolate
· 1447
In a recent game, someone did jump off the balcony to get away from a hunter. I was so happy; it was like having a little checkbox on my personal "Arkham Achievements" list checked off.
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LivefromBenefitSt
· 1052