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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8459324" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>I'm not that enamored of this Leaping Glide ability.</p><p></p><p>I'd rather the distance be dependent on the Jump check.</p><p></p><p>Also it's slightly longer than the record <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_fish" target="_blank"><strong>flight duration of a flying fish</strong></a>, which us 45 seconds according to Wikipedia. Eight rounds is 48 seconds, but if we allow for a second or two to launch into the air and splash back down again that's within tolerable boundaries.</p><p></p><p>What do you think of the following revision:</p><p></p><p><strong>Leaping Glide (Ex):</strong> A flying fish may leap from the water and glide at a speed of 160 feet. If it makes no effort and takes 10 on its Jump check, a flying fish can glide for 1 round and reach a height of up to 10 feet. If it makes a Jump check it can glide for 1 round per 5 DC (DC 5 for 1 round, DC 20 for 4 rounds, et cetera) and reach a height in feet equal to half its Jump check result. A typical poisonous flying fish with Jump +22 can glide for a maximum of 8 rounds (DC 40) and reach a maximum height of 21 feet.</p><p></p><p>A flying fish flies with clumsy maneuverability while gliding. It cannot ascend during this travel. It may descend, but loses 1 round of gliding duration for every move action it does so.</p><p></p><p>I was tempted to treat the flying fish as taking a full-round Run action to get its full flight distance, but upon reflection real-life flying fish can glide long distances spontaneously to escape predators, so that makes little sense.</p><p></p><p><strong>Leaping Glide (Ex) [Running-equivalent for Jump check]:</strong> A flying fish may leap from the water and glide at a speed of 160 feet. If it makes no special effort and takes 10 on its Jump check, a flying fish can glide for 1 round and reach a height of up to 10 feet. If it [<span style="color: red">takes a full-round action<strong>?</strong></span>] to makes a Jump check it can glide for 1 round per 5 DC (DC 5 for 1 round, DC 20 for 4 rounds, et cetera) and reach a height in feet equal to half its Jump check result. A typical poisonous flying fish with Jump +22 can glide for a maximum of 8 rounds (DC 40) and reach a maximum height of 21 feet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8459324, member: 57383"] I'm not that enamored of this Leaping Glide ability. I'd rather the distance be dependent on the Jump check. Also it's slightly longer than the record [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_fish'][B]flight duration of a flying fish[/B][/URL], which us 45 seconds according to Wikipedia. Eight rounds is 48 seconds, but if we allow for a second or two to launch into the air and splash back down again that's within tolerable boundaries. What do you think of the following revision: [B]Leaping Glide (Ex):[/B] A flying fish may leap from the water and glide at a speed of 160 feet. If it makes no effort and takes 10 on its Jump check, a flying fish can glide for 1 round and reach a height of up to 10 feet. If it makes a Jump check it can glide for 1 round per 5 DC (DC 5 for 1 round, DC 20 for 4 rounds, et cetera) and reach a height in feet equal to half its Jump check result. A typical poisonous flying fish with Jump +22 can glide for a maximum of 8 rounds (DC 40) and reach a maximum height of 21 feet. A flying fish flies with clumsy maneuverability while gliding. It cannot ascend during this travel. It may descend, but loses 1 round of gliding duration for every move action it does so. I was tempted to treat the flying fish as taking a full-round Run action to get its full flight distance, but upon reflection real-life flying fish can glide long distances spontaneously to escape predators, so that makes little sense. [B]Leaping Glide (Ex) [Running-equivalent for Jump check]:[/B] A flying fish may leap from the water and glide at a speed of 160 feet. If it makes no special effort and takes 10 on its Jump check, a flying fish can glide for 1 round and reach a height of up to 10 feet. If it [[COLOR=red]takes a full-round action[B]?[/B][/COLOR]] to makes a Jump check it can glide for 1 round per 5 DC (DC 5 for 1 round, DC 20 for 4 rounds, et cetera) and reach a height in feet equal to half its Jump check result. A typical poisonous flying fish with Jump +22 can glide for a maximum of 8 rounds (DC 40) and reach a maximum height of 21 feet. [/QUOTE]
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