Flying and Evasion

[neth123]

Does a rogue with evasion still gain it's benefit when flying? For example if it was a rogue/warlock with fell flight?

 

[Nebten]

Yes. Nothing is stated that somebody has to be standing on solid ground to gain the benifit of evasion.

 

[Varianor Abroad]

Interesting. How did this question come about?

 

[FEADIN]

From the SRD:

Evasion And Improved Evasion

These extraordinary abilities allow the target of an area attack to leap or twist out of the way. Rogues and monks have evasion and improved evasion as class features, but certain other creatures have these abilities, too.
If subjected to an attack that allows a Reflex save for half damage, a character with evasion takes no damage on a successful save.
As with a Reflex save for any creature, a character must have room to move in order to evade. A bound character or one squeezing through an area cannot use evasion.
As with a Reflex save for any creature, evasion is a reflexive ability. The character need not know that the attack is coming to use evasion.
Rogues and monks cannot use evasion in medium or heavy armor. Some creatures with the evasion ability as an innate quality do not have this limitation.
Improved evasion is like evasion, except that even on a failed saving throw the character takes only half damage.

You can evade even underwater

 

[neth123]

Thanks!

Well, tomorrow night my PC's are going up against an evil adventuring party, and one of their tactics is going to be having the rogue/warlock in the air, sneak attack/eldritch blasting when the parties warrior trips the PC's combatants. Once the rogue's invis drops, the first thing the PC wizard is going to do is lob a fireball up there to make sure no one else is sneaking around above them. I just wanted to make sure the poor guy wasn't a sitting duck up there, and I couldn't find it in the rules, or at least I simply didn't interpret them correctly. Thanks for the help!

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

I'd like to also point out a core naturally (ie, absolutely not via magical means) flying monster that gets evasion as a racial quality, the Giant Eagle.

To me, assuming you have at least good maneurability, it'd be even easier to evade in air that on the ground. You've got a full 3 dimensions of movement to go in to avoid getting harmed.

 

[Varianor Abroad]

Yeah, but it's still one of those movie moments where fire fills the sky, and the PC or eagle is unscathed. Quite cool actually.

 

[Bungus]

I'd like to also point out a core naturally (ie, absolutely not via magical means) flying monster that gets evasion as a racial quality, the Giant Eagle.

To me, assuming you have at least good maneurability, it'd be even easier to evade in air that on the ground. You've got a full 3 dimensions of movement to go in to avoid getting harmed.

agreed - evasion should be easier in the air, a lot more choices of where to evade to.