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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 5191439" data-attributes="member: 58197">For the combat aspects of flight, I think I would focus on requiring Balance checks (or Fly checks if you want to make it a distinct skill) to not fall under various circumstances:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you take damage (DC of check based on amount of damage taken).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you cast a spell (DC dependent on spell level).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you make an attack (DC might be fixed in 3E; in 4E, DC would depend on the level of the attack power).</li> </ul>Then eliminate feather fall. Now, not only is falling a distinct possibility when using flight in a combat situation, but if you want to fly high enough to evade enemy ranged attacks, you're risking death or severe injury if you miss a check and fall.To address the non-combat issues (the "+100 to Stealth, Climb, and Jump" problem): Have all forms of flight available to PCs involve wings. If you cast a fly spell, you don't fly like Superman; you sprout wings instead. Then impose the following restrictions on winged flight:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It's noisy. Stealth checks are impossible while flying. Maybe while gliding.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It requires room. A non-flying creature that sprouts wings goes up one size category.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No hovering. In general, I avoid imposing complicated restrictions on flight - it makes combat too much hassle - but I think this one is manageable: You have to move your speed horizontally every round while airborne (end the round [speed] squares away from where you started), or you fall.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As others have suggested, cut all your carried weight limits (light encumbrance, heavy encumbrance, max load, whatever) to one-quarter normal while flying.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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