Can you break your fall by flying?
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If a character in Pathfinder falls could they break their fall by flying, or would they fall to their potential death?
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If a character in Pathfinder falls could they break their fall by flying, or would they fall to their potential death?
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If a character in Pathfinder falls could they break their fall by flying, or would they fall to their potential death?
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If that fails, try attacking the ground and missing.
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If that fails, try attacking the ground and missing.
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If that fails, try attacking the ground and missing.
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From the Fly skill:
If you are falling and have the ability to fly, you can make a DC 10 Fly check to negate the damage. You cannot make this check if you are falling due to a failed Fly check or a collision. See Falling Damage if you fail this check.
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So the flight-capable creature still hits the ground if it's, like, walking along and falls into a pit, yet success on the Fly skill check means that the creature manages to slow its descent to such a degree that the landing's painless?
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– Hey I Can Chan
Feb 4 at 20:23
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Given that you fall down 500 feet in the first round, you probably only have a second or two to react. Enough to cushion the fall, but not enough to actually start flying if you were walking before. More of a special save than an action.
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– Draco-S
Feb 6 at 9:12
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Based on the phrasing "negate the damage" not "fly instead" (or something better but equally different), you do still land and you're on your feet because no damage was taken. A GM can and frequently probably should rule differently if that interpretation doesn't make sense (IE your winged Aasimar fell into an endless pit... you could probably 'catch' yourself before falling 500ft.)
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From the Fly skill:
If you are falling and have the ability to fly, you can make a DC 10 Fly check to negate the damage. You cannot make this check if you are falling due to a failed Fly check or a collision. See Falling Damage if you fail this check.
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So the flight-capable creature still hits the ground if it's, like, walking along and falls into a pit, yet success on the Fly skill check means that the creature manages to slow its descent to such a degree that the landing's painless?
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Given that you fall down 500 feet in the first round, you probably only have a second or two to react. Enough to cushion the fall, but not enough to actually start flying if you were walking before. More of a special save than an action.
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– Draco-S
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Based on the phrasing "negate the damage" not "fly instead" (or something better but equally different), you do still land and you're on your feet because no damage was taken. A GM can and frequently probably should rule differently if that interpretation doesn't make sense (IE your winged Aasimar fell into an endless pit... you could probably 'catch' yourself before falling 500ft.)
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From the Fly skill:
If you are falling and have the ability to fly, you can make a DC 10 Fly check to negate the damage. You cannot make this check if you are falling due to a failed Fly check or a collision. See Falling Damage if you fail this check.
answered Feb 4 at 20:20
IfusasoIfusaso
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So the flight-capable creature still hits the ground if it's, like, walking along and falls into a pit, yet success on the Fly skill check means that the creature manages to slow its descent to such a degree that the landing's painless?
$endgroup$
– Hey I Can Chan
Feb 4 at 20:23
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Given that you fall down 500 feet in the first round, you probably only have a second or two to react. Enough to cushion the fall, but not enough to actually start flying if you were walking before. More of a special save than an action.
$endgroup$
– Draco-S
Feb 6 at 9:12
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Based on the phrasing "negate the damage" not "fly instead" (or something better but equally different), you do still land and you're on your feet because no damage was taken. A GM can and frequently probably should rule differently if that interpretation doesn't make sense (IE your winged Aasimar fell into an endless pit... you could probably 'catch' yourself before falling 500ft.)
$endgroup$
– Ifusaso
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From the Fly skill:
If you are falling and have the ability to fly, you can make a DC 10 Fly check to negate the damage. You cannot make this check if you are falling due to a failed Fly check or a collision. See Falling Damage if you fail this check.
answered Feb 4 at 20:20
IfusasoIfusaso
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From the Fly skill:
If you are falling and have the ability to fly, you can make a DC 10 Fly check to negate the damage. You cannot make this check if you are falling due to a failed Fly check or a collision. See Falling Damage if you fail this check.
answered Feb 4 at 20:20
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IfusasoIfusaso
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So the flight-capable creature still hits the ground if it's, like, walking along and falls into a pit, yet success on the Fly skill check means that the creature manages to slow its descent to such a degree that the landing's painless?
$endgroup$
– Hey I Can Chan
Feb 4 at 20:23
1
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Given that you fall down 500 feet in the first round, you probably only have a second or two to react. Enough to cushion the fall, but not enough to actually start flying if you were walking before. More of a special save than an action.
$endgroup$
– Draco-S
Feb 6 at 9:12
$begingroup$
Based on the phrasing "negate the damage" not "fly instead" (or something better but equally different), you do still land and you're on your feet because no damage was taken. A GM can and frequently probably should rule differently if that interpretation doesn't make sense (IE your winged Aasimar fell into an endless pit... you could probably 'catch' yourself before falling 500ft.)
$endgroup$
– Ifusaso
Feb 6 at 15:38
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3
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So the flight-capable creature still hits the ground if it's, like, walking along and falls into a pit, yet success on the Fly skill check means that the creature manages to slow its descent to such a degree that the landing's painless?
$endgroup$
– Hey I Can Chan
Feb 4 at 20:23
1
$begingroup$
Given that you fall down 500 feet in the first round, you probably only have a second or two to react. Enough to cushion the fall, but not enough to actually start flying if you were walking before. More of a special save than an action.
$endgroup$
– Draco-S
Feb 6 at 9:12
$begingroup$
Based on the phrasing "negate the damage" not "fly instead" (or something better but equally different), you do still land and you're on your feet because no damage was taken. A GM can and frequently probably should rule differently if that interpretation doesn't make sense (IE your winged Aasimar fell into an endless pit... you could probably 'catch' yourself before falling 500ft.)
$endgroup$
– Ifusaso
Feb 6 at 15:38
3
3
$begingroup$
So the flight-capable creature still hits the ground if it's, like, walking along and falls into a pit, yet success on the Fly skill check means that the creature manages to slow its descent to such a degree that the landing's painless?
$endgroup$
– Hey I Can Chan
Feb 4 at 20:23
$begingroup$
So the flight-capable creature still hits the ground if it's, like, walking along and falls into a pit, yet success on the Fly skill check means that the creature manages to slow its descent to such a degree that the landing's painless?
$endgroup$
– Hey I Can Chan
Feb 4 at 20:23
1
1
$begingroup$
Given that you fall down 500 feet in the first round, you probably only have a second or two to react. Enough to cushion the fall, but not enough to actually start flying if you were walking before. More of a special save than an action.
$endgroup$
– Draco-S
Feb 6 at 9:12
$begingroup$
Given that you fall down 500 feet in the first round, you probably only have a second or two to react. Enough to cushion the fall, but not enough to actually start flying if you were walking before. More of a special save than an action.
$endgroup$
– Draco-S
Feb 6 at 9:12
$begingroup$
Based on the phrasing "negate the damage" not "fly instead" (or something better but equally different), you do still land and you're on your feet because no damage was taken. A GM can and frequently probably should rule differently if that interpretation doesn't make sense (IE your winged Aasimar fell into an endless pit... you could probably 'catch' yourself before falling 500ft.)
$endgroup$
– Ifusaso
Feb 6 at 15:38
$begingroup$
Based on the phrasing "negate the damage" not "fly instead" (or something better but equally different), you do still land and you're on your feet because no damage was taken. A GM can and frequently probably should rule differently if that interpretation doesn't make sense (IE your winged Aasimar fell into an endless pit... you could probably 'catch' yourself before falling 500ft.)
$endgroup$
– Ifusaso
Feb 6 at 15:38
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