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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Croesus" data-source="post: 7055228" data-attributes="member: 35019">Not entirely sure what you are asking here. Feather fall only affects falling speed. Feather fall has no effect on damage taken from attacks or spells. So...1) Aarakocra is hit by an attack that would cause him to stop flying, but is still conscious. The aarakocra could use feather fall to eliminate the falling damage (assuming he's not so high that the spell wears off before he hits the ground). 2) Aarakocra is hit by an attack or spell that knocks him unconscious. Since he's unconscious, he cannot take reactions, so he plummets. The damage is rolled - if it's twice the aarakocra's hit point maximum, the aarakocra is dead. If it's less than his hit point maximum, he takes a failed death save from the damage.Typically, attacks and damage occur simultaneously. So once the target has been hit, he takes the damage, then has a reaction. There are a few specific abilities, e.g., rogue's Uncanny Dodge, that can occur between hit and damage, but feather fall isn't one of those.</blockquote>