Operating Flying Carpets [Archive] - Wizards Community

Operating Flying Carpets [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
jstorrie
10-16-07, 09:23 PM Are flying carpets–

a) a standard action to activate, a free action to direct (so you get full actions on them)
b) a standard action to activate, a standard action to direct (making them fairly useless in combat, but as implied by the rules as a) )
c) a standard action to activate, a move action to direct (which sounds reasonable, but is nowhere implied by the flying carpet or wondrous item rules textx)
d) other?
paigeoliver
10-19-07, 06:39 AM The item description specifically makes a distinction that the command word is for activation only, thus I would be inclined to rule that no actions are taken up once it is activated.
cetiken
10-23-07, 06:25 PM Personally I'd like to use mounted combat rules, but that has no justification in the rules at all.
The_Jester
11-04-07, 10:45 AM Rules aren't specific. Clearly a standard to activate with a command word.
After that:
"The carpet is then controlled by spoken directions."
Which could technically make it a free action (speaking).

The simplest way is just using the mounted combat rules.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
jstorrie 10-16-07, 09:23 PM	Are flying carpets– a) a standard action to activate, a free action to direct (so you get full actions on them) b) a standard action to activate, a standard action to direct (making them fairly useless in combat, but as implied by the rules as a) ) c) a standard action to activate, a move action to direct (which sounds reasonable, but is nowhere implied by the flying carpet or wondrous item rules textx) d) other?
paigeoliver 10-19-07, 06:39 AM	The item description specifically makes a distinction that the command word is for activation only, thus I would be inclined to rule that no actions are taken up once it is activated.
cetiken 10-23-07, 06:25 PM	Personally I'd like to use mounted combat rules, but that has no justification in the rules at all.
The_Jester 11-04-07, 10:45 AM	Rules aren't specific. Clearly a standard to activate with a command word. After that: "The carpet is then controlled by spoken directions." Which could technically make it a free action (speaking). The simplest way is just using the mounted combat rules.