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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 60362" data-attributes="member: 2011">Another think people are forgetting is that the MM states that creatures can use the &quot;run action&quot;.Not runnning.The &quot;run action&quot; is the ability to increase your speed by x4 in order to move quicker. It is an explicit reference to the rules of increased movement rates in the PHB.When on foot, this is called &quot;running&quot;.When flying, this might be called &quot;jetting&quot; or &quot;soaring&quot; or some such.So, what happens when you apply this to the Fly spell?According to the double speed of any type position, the Fly spell would be doubled with the ER spell.But, what does the Fly spell have to do with being quick of foot? Nothing.I understand that a single sentence within the description of the ER spell states that it doubles your speed. And, if that were the only sentence in the description of the spell in the PHB, I would agree with people.But, taking the entire description of Expeditious Retreat states differently. Some people call it flavor text. I call it part of the description of the spell and how the spell works. I do not drop sentences out of spell descriptions, just because they do not fit my conception of how the spell should work. YMMV.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 60362, member: 2011"] Another think people are forgetting is that the MM states that creatures can use the "run action". Not runnning. The "run action" is the ability to increase your speed by x4 in order to move quicker. It is an explicit reference to the rules of increased movement rates in the PHB. When on foot, this is called "running". When flying, this might be called "jetting" or "soaring" or some such. So, what happens when you apply this to the Fly spell? According to the double speed of any type position, the Fly spell would be doubled with the ER spell. But, what does the Fly spell have to do with being quick of foot? Nothing. I understand that a single sentence within the description of the ER spell states that it doubles your speed. And, if that were the only sentence in the description of the spell in the PHB, I would agree with people. But, taking the entire description of Expeditious Retreat states differently. Some people call it flavor text. I call it part of the description of the spell and how the spell works. I do not drop sentences out of spell descriptions, just because they do not fit my conception of how the spell should work. YMMV. [/QUOTE]

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