Natural Flight? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Natural Flight? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
LachlarlanIII
03-13-07, 03:26 PM Can anyone direct me to the rules that state one cannot fly while wearing medium or heavy armor or carrying a medium or heavy load?

I can't seem to find them anywhere.

Thanks!
Grantor
03-13-07, 03:36 PM It's under Special Abilities, movement modes

Fly
A creature with a fly speed can move through the air at the indicated speed if carrying no more than a light load. (Note that medium armor does not necessarily constitute a medium load.) All fly speeds include a parenthetical note indicating maneuverability, as follows:

Perfect: The creature can perform almost any aerial maneuver it wishes. It moves through the air as well as a human moves over smooth ground.
Good: The creature is very agile in the air (like a housefly or a hummingbird), but cannot change direction as readily as those with perfect maneuverability.
Average: The creature can fly as adroitly as a small bird.
Poor: The creature flies as well as a very large bird.
Clumsy: The creature can barely maneuver at all.
LachlarlanIII
03-13-07, 03:50 PM So, according to that, one can fly while wearing medium or heavy armor as long as they're still carrying only a light load?
Timlagor
03-13-07, 03:53 PM Yes
Grantor
03-13-07, 03:54 PM Note that for players, many sources of flight add additional conditions. For example, the glider wings from various dragonblood feats require that you be in light armor (in addtion to a light load).

But the general rules for flying do not restrict armor, as you suggest. So you should put plate barding on your Paladin hippogriff mount!
LachlarlanIII
03-13-07, 04:01 PM The question was about natural flight in general, but specifically, I don't recall that the Dragon Disciple's "Wings" ability lists any restrictions at all.

S'why I asked. :)

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
LachlarlanIII 03-13-07, 03:26 PM	Can anyone direct me to the rules that state one cannot fly while wearing medium or heavy armor or carrying a medium or heavy load? I can't seem to find them anywhere. Thanks!
Grantor 03-13-07, 03:36 PM	It's under Special Abilities, movement modes Fly A creature with a fly speed can move through the air at the indicated speed if carrying no more than a light load. (Note that medium armor does not necessarily constitute a medium load.) All fly speeds include a parenthetical note indicating maneuverability, as follows: Perfect: The creature can perform almost any aerial maneuver it wishes. It moves through the air as well as a human moves over smooth ground. Good: The creature is very agile in the air (like a housefly or a hummingbird), but cannot change direction as readily as those with perfect maneuverability. Average: The creature can fly as adroitly as a small bird. Poor: The creature flies as well as a very large bird. Clumsy: The creature can barely maneuver at all.
LachlarlanIII 03-13-07, 03:50 PM	So, according to that, one can fly while wearing medium or heavy armor as long as they're still carrying only a light load?
Timlagor 03-13-07, 03:53 PM	Yes
Grantor 03-13-07, 03:54 PM	Note that for players, many sources of flight add additional conditions. For example, the glider wings from various dragonblood feats require that you be in light armor (in addtion to a light load). But the general rules for flying do not restrict armor, as you suggest. So you should put plate barding on your Paladin hippogriff mount!
LachlarlanIII 03-13-07, 04:01 PM	The question was about natural flight in general, but specifically, I don't recall that the Dragon Disciple's "Wings" ability lists any restrictions at all. S'why I asked. :)