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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kalani" data-source="post: 6755457" data-attributes="member: 88085">Movement speed in general allows a creature to move any distance up to the maximum. If a creature has multiple movement speeds, any movement reduces all of them (for example, Fly 60 and Speed 30 - if said creature walked 15 feet, they would have 45ft of Flight left, or 15ft of walking). Except in the case of a feature which specifically requires a minimum distance moved (eg. wingwear) - there is no rule saying you must move any distance while flying/swimming/burrowing/etc.Being deprived of the ability to move is different from choosing to remain stationary (but airborne). The above quotes represent the entirety of flight in 5E (with the exception of specific class features, spells, or items which grant more limited forms of flight specific to that feature).An owl could for example, remain stationary but continuing to flap their wings. While this is called hovering in the real world - it is not the hover trait in Dnd. The hover trait is a specific trait (that is quite rare) which allows a creature to remain airborne even if the creature is knocked prone or their movement speed is reduced to 0 (such as by being grappled). A dragon can fly 0 squares, remain airborne, and still retain its fly speed. If said dragon was grappled, or knocked prone - the dragon falls.If a character with Sentinel hit an air elemental with an opportunity attack, the air elemental would remain airborne (despite it's speed being reduced to 0). Hitting a dragon with that same attack would cause it to fall.</blockquote>

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