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<blockquote data-quote="CydKnight" data-source="post: 7031110" data-attributes="member: 6873462">The above is simply how I choose to deal with the scenario provided by the OP. As a DM it is up to you to decide what works best for you and your campaign so my way is not necessarily the right or best way for you.&nbsp; You either missed this part of my post or chose to ignore it.&nbsp; For the record, I acknowledge that nets are not described to work in this way officially and admit that I used the wrong term to describe it's use here (grapple vs. restrain).&nbsp;&nbsp; I choose to modify that mechanic in this situation because I feel it works better in this scenario (flying) the way I described.&nbsp; The attack roll still happens.&nbsp; Damage is still taken for a successful hit.&nbsp; I add the Saving Throw because, in my opinion, the net attack mechanics were meant to be used while on the ground.&nbsp; If it is used whilst flying in the air (attacker and defender), it should be harder to hit with it because there is more space and range of movement involved than there is while using gravity to occupy a level, immovable plane like the ground or the deck of an airship and the net is pretty unwieldy anyway per it's description.&nbsp; For this reason, I let attack damage stand but allow creatures that are flying to take a saving thrown against being permanently restrained in addition to the hit for damage.&nbsp; In other words, I feel it is a lot harder to restrain someone with a net in the air than it is while they're standing on a flat plane.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CydKnight, post: 7031110, member: 6873462"] [I]The above is simply how I choose to deal with the scenario provided by the OP. As a DM it is up to you to decide what works best for you and your campaign so my way is not necessarily the right or best way for you.[/I] You either missed this part of my post or chose to ignore it. For the record, I acknowledge that nets are not described to work in this way officially and admit that I used the wrong term to describe it's use here (grapple vs. restrain). I choose to modify that mechanic in this situation because I feel it works better in this scenario (flying) the way I described. The attack roll still happens. Damage is still taken for a successful hit. I add the Saving Throw because, in my opinion, the net attack mechanics were meant to be used while on the ground. If it is used whilst flying in the air (attacker and defender), it should be harder to hit with it because there is more space and range of movement involved than there is while using gravity to occupy a level, immovable plane like the ground or the deck of an airship and the net is pretty unwieldy anyway per it's description. For this reason, I let attack damage stand but allow creatures that are flying to take a saving thrown against being permanently restrained in addition to the hit for damage. In other words, I feel it is a lot harder to restrain someone with a net in the air than it is while they're standing on a flat plane. [/QUOTE]

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