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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 4915484" data-attributes="member: 12731">Well, we seem to be on the same page (in that the Dragon can't avoid an OA; but the Shaman can't have his SC actually stop the fleeing monster - regardless of its movement mode, unless it gets stuck in something like a 5 foot narrow corridor of course)So we agree the SC can be conjured in the path of even a flying monster then.Now I'm completely perplexed. I guess you're talking about "a fight against a flying monster" separately from the actual advice on aerial combat here?Because I can't imagine you're telling me a Dragon isn't supposed to fly around?The Tactics section of Dragons explicitly say they start by softening up ground foes with fly-by attacks and dragon breath.I am a strong believe in how a completely melee-based party SHOULD be hosed when they encounter a flying monster.Regardless of this; getting simple answers to really basic questions like "can my SC move upwards its speed, or do I need to *plop*plop* it using two minor actions" would still be nice.I'm the DM and I got questions like this straight away. Perhaps you haven't had a Shaman player yet? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Answers like "yes, go ahead" and "no, you can't do that" are both perfectly acceptable.Surely you see why an answer like "don't bother; that's not important" doesn't fly when a player asks his DM?We must have misunderstood each other. You're basically saying "I'm a DM who sometimes lets the monsters attack the SC" which is a perfectly fine answer. I do that too!I was just fishing for a discussion on why it seems like the book should tell you this, because it feels like a SC that never gets "needlessly" attacked is a SC not used to its full potential. Sure its fine to have the Shaman work for it; but if the monsters *never* go for the "bait" (the SC) - only attacking when they absolutely must - it seems a part of the class build gets lost, making the class less appealing to play...Sorry if this is repetition to you - I must then have missed the spot where you acknowledged this specific concern. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Thx,CZ</blockquote>

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