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<blockquote data-quote="Daven" data-source="post: 5738182" data-attributes="member: 61401">It says that flying one character take a walk, run or charge action, but uses fly speed instead of walking speed. We can call the (normal) speed &quot;walking speed&quot;.An armor imposes a penalty to its wearer's speed. But it does not use the term &quot;walking speed&quot;.Speed (as a definition) is distance in square a character moves using the walk action, but the walk action is not intended only for walking speed, in fact flying you use the &quot;walk&quot; action.So by rules (updated rules), if you have a &quot;flying speed&quot; of 6, you take a &quot;walk&quot; action, your &quot;speed&quot; is 6 &quot;flying&quot;. But, you put an heavy armor with a penalty to &quot;speed&quot; of -1. It does apply at &quot;speed&quot;, not &quot;walking speed&quot;. So your &quot;speed&quot; &quot;flying&quot;, using the &quot;walk&quot; action, is &quot;fly speed&quot; -1. Finally a pixie in chainmail, &quot;flying&quot; moves 5 squares with the &quot;walk&quot; action, that it is not walking.My only possible error is that I use &quot;walking speed&quot; as a rule term, but I am not sure it exists. I extrapolate it from the rule of &quot;flying&quot; when it says &quot;..instead of walking speed...&quot;.From &quot;Rules Compendium&quot;:Pag. 252: &quot;WALK; Action: move action; Movement: the creature moves up to its speed. Despite the action's name, a creature isn't always literally walking when it takes this action. The walk action can use special movement modes, such as climbing, flying, and swimming.&quot;Pag. 202: &quot;SPEED; Each creature has a speed that is measured in squares. This speed represents how far a creature can move using the walk action [...]; Special Movement Modes: In addition to walking, some creatures have other movement modes that allow them to burrow, climb, fly, or swim. A creature's stat block specifies which of these movement modes it can use, if any, and its speed when using one of those modes. [...]&quot;Pag. 267: &quot;READING AN ARMOR DESCRIPTION; [...]; Speed: The penalty to speed that a creature takes while wearing the armor. [...]&quot;By these rules I think it is clear that a pixie in chainmail moves up to 5 squares flying.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daven, post: 5738182, member: 61401"] It says that flying one character take a walk, run or charge action, but uses fly speed instead of walking speed. We can call the (normal) speed "walking speed". An armor imposes a penalty to its wearer's speed. But it does not use the term "walking speed". Speed (as a definition) is distance in square a character moves using the walk action, but the walk action is not intended only for walking speed, in fact flying you use the "walk" action. So by rules (updated rules), if you have a "flying speed" of 6, you take a "walk" action, your "speed" is 6 "flying". But, you put an heavy armor with a penalty to "speed" of -1. It does apply at "speed", not "walking speed". So your "speed" "flying", using the "walk" action, is "fly speed" -1. Finally a pixie in chainmail, "flying" moves 5 squares with the "walk" action, that it is not walking. My only possible error is that I use "walking speed" as a rule term, but I am not sure it exists. I extrapolate it from the rule of "flying" when it says "..instead of walking speed...". From "Rules Compendium": Pag. 252: "WALK; Action: move action; Movement: the creature moves up to its speed. Despite the action's name, a creature isn't always literally walking when it takes this action. The walk action can use special movement modes, such as climbing, flying, and swimming." Pag. 202: "SPEED; Each creature has a speed that is measured in squares. This speed represents how far a creature can move using the walk action [...]; Special Movement Modes: In addition to walking, some creatures have other movement modes that allow them to burrow, climb, fly, or swim. A creature's stat block specifies which of these movement modes it can use, if any, and its speed when using one of those modes. [...]" Pag. 267: "READING AN ARMOR DESCRIPTION; [...]; Speed: The penalty to speed that a creature takes while wearing the armor. [...]" By these rules I think it is clear that a pixie in chainmail moves up to 5 squares flying. [/QUOTE]

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