D&D 5E Aerial Combat and Net

[CydKnight]

The net doesn't deal any damage in the standard rules.

But I guess your point is that you'd use house rules for flying creatures. Cool.

Sorry, for the confusion. I don't have PH with me at the moment.

 

[plisnithus8]

Sounds like the deadlies are Cliffs&Nets instead of Dungeons&Dragons.

 

[Kobold Stew]

Aarakocra net fighting has become an extreme sport.

Sanctioned matches take place in a regulation fly zone at 10-30' high, but unlicensed teen matches take place higher, and that's where the injuries happen.

Parent groups are understandably outraged, requiring mandatory helmet laws. "What place does this have in my nestling's education?" asks one concerned mother. "The sport should be banned from schools."

Others disagree: "I was captain of the school net fighting team when I was young, and it didn't hurt me a bit," insists one father. "It teaches you to fly and teamwork. It's good for school spirit."

Aarakocra will continue to disagree about the value of the sport. It really is a difference of a pinion.

 

[orderofthings]

Aarakocra net fighting has become an extreme sport.

Sanctioned matches take place in a regulation fly zone at 10-30' high, but unlicensed teen matches take place higher, and that's where the injuries happen.

Wouldn't the daring teens fight lower?

Also, the net is not overpowered in game mechanics, it's overpowered in real life. Didn't anyone see that episode of "deadliest warrior"? The trident/net combo is insane...

 

[Kobold Stew]

Wouldn't the daring teens fight lower?

Higher -- greater damage from the fall (as per the this thread).

 

[plisnithus8]

Mandatory Rings of Feather Falling

 

[Imaculata]

Didn't anyone see that episode of "deadliest warrior"? The trident/net combo is insane...

That show is way too historically accurate and realistic for my taste.