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<blockquote data-quote="J.Quondam" data-source="post: 8413537" data-attributes="member: 7030100">I really disagree with this claim of what constitutes a &quot;natural encounter&quot; in low-level D&amp;D.In published low-level adventures since the very beginning of D&amp;D, there have been flying critters all over the place that could threaten flying PCs if needed: stirges and bugs and bees abound. And 5e's Ice Spire Peak starts with [ISPOILER]a manticore[/ISPOILER] of all things! Also plenty of encounters where flying PCs are certainly immune to injury, but also irrelevant in a fight; for example in a ground encounter where ankhegs might pull PCs underground. Lots of fights in close spaces, of course,&nbsp; like corridors or forests. Badguys with various ranged attacks. Some big webs flying PCs could get caught in. But also, of course, all sorts of humanoids, beasts, and undead in the open where a flying PC can certainly shine.Seriously, encounters that could nerf low-level flyers really are no more &quot;unnatural&quot; than anything else in D&amp;D. In fact, they've been in published adventures all along. So please, please, please stop saying that like that's true.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="J.Quondam, post: 8413537, member: 7030100"] I really disagree with this claim of what constitutes a "natural encounter" in low-level D&D. In published low-level adventures since the very beginning of D&D, there have been flying critters all over the place that could threaten flying PCs if needed: stirges and bugs and bees abound. And 5e's Ice Spire Peak starts with [ISPOILER]a manticore[/ISPOILER] of all things! Also plenty of encounters where flying PCs are certainly immune to injury, but also irrelevant in a fight; for example in a ground encounter where ankhegs might pull PCs underground. Lots of fights in close spaces, of course, like corridors or forests. Badguys with various ranged attacks. Some big webs flying PCs could get caught in. But also, of course, all sorts of humanoids, beasts, and undead in the open where a flying PC can certainly shine. Seriously, encounters that could nerf low-level flyers really are no more "unnatural" than anything else in D&D. In fact, they've been in published adventures all along. So please, please, [I]please[/I] stop saying that like that's true. [/QUOTE]

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