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<blockquote data-quote="ptolemy18" data-source="post: 2099113" data-attributes="member: 24970">Hello everybody,Here's the situation:(1) Two characters are riding on a giant eagle 90 feet up in the air.(2) The characters take their actions for the round (shooting arrows from eagle-back).(3) Later in the same round, an enemy fires magic missiles at the giant eagle, killing it.Here's my question: does the eagle fall instantly to the ground, and the characters instantly take damage for falling 90 feet?Neither of the characters were &quot;holding an action&quot;, anticipating the eagle would die, or anything. Does the fall take place instantly? Or do the characters riding the eagle get a chance to take an action first? I know that under normal D&amp;D gravity, you fall more than 90 feet in a single round, so they wouldn't still be falling at the beginning of their next action, so they wouldn't be able to do anything before they hit the ground.... right?Alternately, does a killed flying mount &quot;glide&quot; to the ground, thereby giving the character some damage, but not a full 9D6? I dunno the rules for this.Thanks,Jason</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ptolemy18, post: 2099113, member: 24970"] Hello everybody, Here's the situation: (1) Two characters are riding on a giant eagle 90 feet up in the air. (2) The characters take their actions for the round (shooting arrows from eagle-back). (3) Later in the same round, an enemy fires magic missiles at the giant eagle, killing it. Here's my question: does the eagle fall instantly to the ground, and the characters instantly take damage for falling 90 feet? Neither of the characters were "holding an action", anticipating the eagle would die, or anything. Does the fall take place instantly? Or do the characters riding the eagle get a chance to take an action first? I know that under normal D&D gravity, you fall more than 90 feet in a single round, so they wouldn't still be falling at the beginning of their next action, so they wouldn't be able to do anything before they hit the ground.... right? Alternately, does a killed flying mount "glide" to the ground, thereby giving the character some damage, but not a full 9D6? I dunno the rules for this. Thanks, Jason [/QUOTE]

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