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Does the altitude start from square 0 or square 1?
Some forms of fly have an altitude limit (like those granted by Form of the Vengeful StormDDI, Sky HookDDI, DuskwalkDDI and Wings of Elevated ThoughtsDDI).
Altitude limitDDI merely says that:
If ...
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Can a character purposefully “fall” to avoid incurring an Opportunity Attack?
I understand from an existing question that a fall does not trigger an Opportunity Attack, but what happens if the player purposefully initiates the "fall", e.g. the character flies to a position ...
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Monk and Swift Flight
The monk power Swift Flight [ddi] states
You fly a number of squares equal to your speed + your Wisdom modifier. If you don’t land at the end of this movement, you fall.
Can a monk fly these ...
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If a flying or hovering creature is knocked prone, does it still have to stand?
A creature like the Bloodkiss beholder hovers and flies 6.
If a rogue knocks this creature prone with a jumping blade assault, does the creature still have to stand?
Does knocking a flying or prone ...
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Flying straight from prone
I had a dragon that was knocked prone, but the handbooks are very vague about the rules regarding flight. If the dragon has move 10 fly(hover) 10 could a dragon simply fly from prone position, or must ...
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Can a pixie fly higher than their altitude of one?
In the pixie description on the compendium:
Altitude Limit: You fall at the end of your turn if you are using your racial fly speed and are more than 1 square above the ground (see the rules for ...
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Can a flying creature with Hover be knocked prone?
If a creature is flying and has the Hover keyword, what happens to it when an attack power inflicts the prone condition on it?
(created to discuss the issue as raised in Would flying monsters ever ...
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What are the rules for forced movement into and out of water and flying?
The rules say that pulling, pushing and sliding is normally horizontal movement. However that changes in water or for flying creatures, where the forced movement can be in any direction.
What about ...
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What paragon paths and epic destinies grant wings or flight?
In D&D 4th edition, which paragon paths and epic destinies grant wings or flight?
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Are there any established rules for flying in combat for D&D 3.x or d20 Modern?
My game is d20 Modern, but the two systems are very similar, so either is fine just to give me some templates to work from. I'm basically looking for anything that isn't me pulling stuff out of thin ...
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Aerial combat in 3.5e
I have a player who is using a homebrew flying race to add to his heal/buff cleric's survivability. He's promising not to use it too much to his advantage, especially because none of us have any ...
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How fast is the Exploration Speed of a Greater Flying Carpet with two riders?
Straight to the references:
Greater Flying Carpet (Mordenkainen's Magnificent Emporium p85)
A greater flying carpet carries creatures and objects at a speed of fly 6 and can hover. A character on ...
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What happens when a creature with a flight speed falls from great heights?
What happens if a creature with a flight speed/altitude of 4, suddenly, for whatever reason, finds itself 50 squares above ground?
Does it fall/crash until it reaches an altitude of 4, then fly as ...
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Can I double move or use a standard action after using Scion of Arkhosia's Overland Flight?
In combat, can my Dragonborn Barbarian use the Scion of Arkhosia's overland flight 12 in combat, move the 12 squares given by the overland flight from the paragon path, land, then use a standard ...
