Military Saddle for a Flying Carpet? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Military Saddle for a Flying Carpet? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Rerednaw
08-30-07, 11:22 AM Or any other way of staying in the carpet if you're knocked out, etc.

Ring of Feather Fall will break the fall, but it would be nice to stay aloft most of the time.

I suppose one could say that they simply have a rope and Use Rope skill...I just want something that is reasonable and not subject to too much table variation.

Anyone?
Jay_Ibero_911
08-30-07, 12:27 PM Or any other way of staying in the carpet if you're knocked out, etc.

Ring of Feather Fall will break the fall, but it would be nice to stay aloft most of the time.

I suppose one could say that they simply have a rope and Use Rope skill...I just want something that is reasonable and not subject to too much table variation.

Anyone?

You don't risk falling off a flying carpet when knocked out because you aren't riding it, you are sitting/standing on it, and it stops moving the moment you stop commanding it...someone would have to bull rush you off the carpet to get you off it.
clannagh
08-30-07, 08:10 PM You don't risk falling off a flying carpet when knocked out because you aren't riding it, you are sitting/standing on it, and it stops moving the moment you stop commanding it...someone would have to bull rush you off the carpet to get you off it.

Ah .. but if the carpet turns to quickly do you keep hurtling forwards in the original direction while the carpet whizzes off in the new direction without you ? :)
Jay_Ibero_911
08-30-07, 09:41 PM Ah .. but if the carpet turns to quickly do you keep hurtling forwards in the original direction while the carpet whizzes off in the new direction without you ? :)

I answer you question with another: Do you have to make ride checks to ride a wagon?
UMiskatonic
08-31-07, 08:43 AM Well, if you want to use logic...

Magic carpets are listed as magic items, not as mounts. So, they operate as other magic items do, and you can no more knock someone off a carpet than you can punch a guy straight out of his winged boots.

Imp. Sunder, on the other hand, is a threat, as is (I suppose) Sleight of Hand.

Sunder opposes sunder, and spot opposes sleight of hand. Good luck.
ShinAkuma2
09-01-07, 07:37 AM You can no more knock someone off a carpet than you can punch a guy straight out of his winged boots.

...Here's hoping in 4th Ed.
KarmaInferno
09-01-07, 07:02 PM Ah .. but if the carpet turns to quickly do you keep hurtling forwards in the original direction while the carpet whizzes off in the new direction without you ? :)

You're applying physics to magic.

Stoppit.

-karma
kenobi65
09-01-07, 07:26 PM Evidence that you don't need a saddle to stay on the carpet during combat:

http://www.lileks.com/institute/funny/batchone/11.html

;)
clannagh
09-03-07, 08:56 PM Evidence that you don't need a saddle to stay on the carpet during combat:

http://www.lileks.com/institute/funny/batchone/11.html

;)

Whoever set the convergence on those .50 cal should have been court martialled.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Rerednaw 08-30-07, 11:22 AM	Or any other way of staying in the carpet if you're knocked out, etc. Ring of Feather Fall will break the fall, but it would be nice to stay aloft most of the time. I suppose one could say that they simply have a rope and Use Rope skill...I just want something that is reasonable and not subject to too much table variation. Anyone?
Jay_Ibero_911 08-30-07, 12:27 PM	Or any other way of staying in the carpet if you're knocked out, etc. Ring of Feather Fall will break the fall, but it would be nice to stay aloft most of the time. I suppose one could say that they simply have a rope and Use Rope skill...I just want something that is reasonable and not subject to too much table variation. Anyone? You don't risk falling off a flying carpet when knocked out because you aren't riding it, you are sitting/standing on it, and it stops moving the moment you stop commanding it...someone would have to bull rush you off the carpet to get you off it.
clannagh 08-30-07, 08:10 PM	You don't risk falling off a flying carpet when knocked out because you aren't riding it, you are sitting/standing on it, and it stops moving the moment you stop commanding it...someone would have to bull rush you off the carpet to get you off it. Ah .. but if the carpet turns to quickly do you keep hurtling forwards in the original direction while the carpet whizzes off in the new direction without you ? :)
Jay_Ibero_911 08-30-07, 09:41 PM	Ah .. but if the carpet turns to quickly do you keep hurtling forwards in the original direction while the carpet whizzes off in the new direction without you ? :) I answer you question with another: Do you have to make ride checks to ride a wagon?
UMiskatonic 08-31-07, 08:43 AM	Well, if you want to use logic... Magic carpets are listed as magic items, not as mounts. So, they operate as other magic items do, and you can no more knock someone off a carpet than you can punch a guy straight out of his winged boots. Imp. Sunder, on the other hand, is a threat, as is (I suppose) Sleight of Hand. Sunder opposes sunder, and spot opposes sleight of hand. Good luck.
ShinAkuma2 09-01-07, 07:37 AM	You can no more knock someone off a carpet than you can punch a guy straight out of his winged boots. ...Here's hoping in 4th Ed.
KarmaInferno 09-01-07, 07:02 PM	Ah .. but if the carpet turns to quickly do you keep hurtling forwards in the original direction while the carpet whizzes off in the new direction without you ? :) You're applying physics to magic. Stoppit. -karma
kenobi65 09-01-07, 07:26 PM	Evidence that you don't need a saddle to stay on the carpet during combat: http://www.lileks.com/institute/funny/batchone/11.html ;)
clannagh 09-03-07, 08:56 PM	Evidence that you don't need a saddle to stay on the carpet during combat: http://www.lileks.com/institute/funny/batchone/11.html ;) Whoever set the convergence on those .50 cal should have been court martialled.