Wind Walk.

[Poff]

A question that constantly come up in our campaign.

Which form does a character have that are using the cleric spell Wind Walk? Can he slip through key holes, bars or under doors (like gaseous form), or does he have substance and volume?

If he flies in full speed (600ft/round) in a tunnel, and hit a wall, does he take any damage?

// Poff

 

[Thanee]

As the gaseous form spell...

You alter the substance of your body to a cloudlike vapor (as the gaseous form spell) and move through the air, possibly at great speed. You can take other creatures with you, each of which acts independently. Normally, a wind walker flies at a speed of 10 feet with perfect maneuverability. If desired by the subject, a magical wind wafts a wind walker along at up to 600 feet per round (60 mph) with poor maneuverability. Wind walkers are not invisible but rather appear misty and translucent. If fully clothed in white, they are 80% likely to be mistaken for clouds, fog, vapors, or the like.

A wind walker can regain its physical form as desired and later resume the cloud form. Each change to and from vaporous form takes 5 rounds, which counts toward the duration of the spell (as does any time spent in physical form). As noted above, you can dismiss the spell, and you can even dismiss it for individual wind walkers and not others.

For the last minute of the spell’s duration, a wind walker in cloud form automatically descends 60 feet per round (for a total of 600 feet), though it may descend faster if it wishes. This descent serves as a warning that the spell is about to end.

The problem with flying into a wall does not really present itself, since you can simply stop, but in case something like this would happen (invisible wall or whatnot), you could maybe use the flying speed as distance fallen in feet and deal damage accordingly. Altho, being a cloud should make sure that such a collision isn't really harmful, actually.

Even though the spell suggests, that this is possible, I'd only allow the higher speed in an environment, where winds of that speed normally exist, that is aboveground. Underground I'd only allow the basic movement of 10'.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Plane Sailing]

This thread has some useful discussion on this issue

http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=95648

 

[Thanee]

Ah yes, good link.

After rereading that stuff, one thing also came to mind. With poor maneuverability it's basically impossible to make any use of the high speed indoors, even if you would allow it, since you cannot make turns in a decent way. You could zip down corridors, then turn, and next round zip down to the next corner, or something like that, which would considerably lower the total speed.

I still would not allow it at all (only 10'), however, most simple and most true to the spirit as I see it.

Bye
Thanee