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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LexStarwalker" data-source="post: 6865855" data-attributes="member: 6733461">I've been working on a fae PC race for my homebrew world of Primordia. They are small creatures. Thematically, I think it would be cool if they could fly, but I feel like that may be a bad idea. I think there are some solid objections to giving flight as a racial ability.1. Otherwise flight can only be obtained via casting a 3rd level spell, or with some high level class abilities (eg. Tempest cleric gets flight at 17th level, Storm sorcerer at 18th level). Giving flight as a racial ability at 1st level really cheapens these high level abilities.2. Some argue that flight can make various hazards inconsequential (eg. lava flows, walls, chasms, water, etc.). However, a counter to that argument is that an obstacle that only one PC in the party can get past is still an obstacle.3. Flight can just be an annoying headache for the DM, especially if she uses miniatures. It's not quite so bad in theater of the mind, but can still cause added confusion and/or complexity that some DMs just don't want to do with. Assuming the race were well-balanced with other races, what is your opinion about flight as a racial ability (say, fly speed of 50, and can't fly in medium or heavy armor)?</blockquote>