Tripping flying creatures?

[kitcik]

^^ you all are right but a it is a chance and i think it is stupit to waste it even if its like 5% an if it is the only way to harm that dragon efectively i will give it a try, should it ever hapen

Although the flyby attack may be quite annoying, facing the dragon in melee might not be a walk in the park either...

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

At least everyone in the party will be able to bring their best attacks to bear on it- rogues find it extremely tough to backstab opponents who are flying past them...

 

[Forseti the Judge]

the dragon will fall and then are prone. now everybody gets the chance to hit a prone Dragon (after a moveaction they had to make to get whithin reach) next turn the tragon have to standup thats again 4 AoOߴs agains him... seems pretty cool but still rare XD

 

[kitcik]

From the "Rules of the Game " article:

Trip
Most creature using wings or other appendages to fly can be tripped. Incorporeal creatures with perfect maneuverability, and creatures that don't rely on their limbs to fly cannot be tripped when in flight.

Resolving the Trip Attempt: The attacker makes a Strength check. The defender can oppose the attempt with a Strength check or a Dexterity check. Each creature gets a bonus based on its maneuverability rating, as follows: perfect +12, good maneuverability +8, average +4, poor +0, clumsy -4.
Stability bonuses do not apply in aerial overruns.

Trip Results: A successful trip forces the defender to stall (even if the tripped creature doesn't have a minimum forward speed) rather than knocking the defender prone.

the dragon will fall and then are prone. now everybody gets the chance to hit a prone Dragon (after a moveaction they had to make to get whithin reach) next turn the tragon have to standup thats again 4 AoOߴs agains him... seems pretty cool but still rare XD

It won't be prone.

 

[Forseti the Judge]

getting triped during a charge or flyby attack and being so near to the ground at the same time sounds like crushlanding...and that sounds like prone to me. maybe the dragon manage it somehow to stand it depends finaly on the environment

 

[orion90000]

why trip when you can disintegrate?