Spring attack

[Tellerve]

On the one hand, it says you move, attack, then move again. It makes no restrictions on what kind of movement...so by that I would say you fly, climb, swim, etc.

On the other hand, does that mean I can jump while swimming in a deep lake? Nothing says I can't be swimming when using the jump skill...although there is plenty of innuendo

In stormwrack suppliment they talk about using the Jump skill with swimming. Although I believe only with creatures that have a swim movement. In any case, they use it to leap out of the water. Shamu!

Tellerve

 

[ARandomGod]

Actually, I’m going to have to go against the great Crothian on this one and say, ‘yes’…

Two things:

a) You DO provoke an attack of opportunity whilst performing a Flyby Attack, and…

b) Nowhere in the wording of Spring Attack does it even allude to ground movement only

I'm going with this interpretation. Spring attack has higher requirements than Fly By Attack, doesn't list a movement type needed, and therefore I'd say you can use it while flying. And while swimming... and burrowing or crawling, assuming you could get a movement speed in one of those that would make the feat useful.

I also like FireLances point in support of this...

 

[Fundin Strongarm]

However, when things can be used with different type of movement they usually say they can. I would expect a line that says "Can be used with flying" instead of "Cannot be used with flying".

If that's not a weak position, I don't know what is. By this logic, you don't get Mobility while flying either. Or Dodge. What about Power Attack? Anyways, Flyby Attack allows attacks of opportunity, while Spring Attack does not. As others have mentioned, they do two similar but distinctly different things.

 

[Aust Diamondew]

I say most definitley. IMO there shouldn't even be a fly by attack. But both have their advantages and I allow both:
Spring Attack: No attack of oppurtunity, can be used with any form of movement (which is in question right now).
Fly by Attack: You can take ANY standard action not just a melee attack in between moves. Only prerequisites is ability to fly (spring attack requires 2 feats, BAB and a good dexterity)

 

[ARandomGod]

If that's not a weak position, I don't know what is. By this logic, you don't get Mobility while flying either. Or Dodge. What about Power Attack? Anyways, Flyby Attack allows attacks of opportunity, while Spring Attack does not. As others have mentioned, they do two similar but distinctly different things.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and point out that the feat also does not say that it can be used while using land based motion...

 

[Michael Silverbane]

I'm pretty sure (though I don't have my books with me right now, so I can't say for certain) that there's an Improved Flyby Attack or maybe a Greater Flyby Attack that disallows AOOs while using Flyby Attack. Maybe it's in Draconomicon?

Later
silver

 

[Evilhalfling]

From the Draconomicon -
Adroit Flyby attack - it requires hover or wingover + flyby.
functions as spring attack.