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<blockquote data-quote="Larrin" data-source="post: 4475778" data-attributes="member: 55816">It is pretty reasonable to allow it to fly.&nbsp; in order to pick things up, etc, its already changing its elevation slightly.&nbsp; Its perfectly reasonable&nbsp;&nbsp;However: The power specifically states &quot;you may move it 5 squares as a move action&quot;, and there are several other powers with identicle wording (flaming orb for example, stinking cloud too i think)&nbsp; bear in mind if you allow mage hand to &quot;fly&quot; you are opening the door to all of these powers to fly.&nbsp; I'm not convinced that is intended, but i'd have to see it in play before i could say wether or not its a bad thing.&nbsp;I think that in the most restrictive sense, no it isn't supposed to fly, it says move, and move is used mostly for ground movement, fly is for 3D movement, and it doesn't say it can fly thus it can't. But i think anyone could poke enough holes in this intrepretation that i personally wouldn't fight players on it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Larrin, post: 4475778, member: 55816"] It is pretty reasonable to allow it to fly. in order to pick things up, etc, its already changing its elevation slightly. Its perfectly reasonable However: The power specifically states "you may move it 5 squares as a move action", and there are several other powers with identicle wording (flaming orb for example, stinking cloud too i think) bear in mind if you allow mage hand to "fly" you are opening the door to all of these powers to fly. I'm not convinced that is intended, but i'd have to see it in play before i could say wether or not its a bad thing. I think that in the most restrictive sense, no it isn't supposed to fly, it says move, and move is used mostly for ground movement, fly is for 3D movement, and it doesn't say it can fly thus it can't. But i think anyone could poke enough holes in this intrepretation that i personally wouldn't fight players on it. [/QUOTE]

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