Winged boots question(s)...

[DarkLord Of DForce]

Hi gang. I was lucky enough to get this item after an epic level encounter. I thought it looked pretty cool.

The questions about it came up during last nights session. I thought that once it gave me a fly speed, I could use it then would be wherever I was until my next rounds move, or until something else affected me.

Our DM thinks that since it doesn't actually say I "hover" that at the end of my fly speed movement, I'd drop back down to the ground.

I looked up flying and stuff in the Compendium, it seems to support my view, but am I right?

Thanks!

 

[mudlock]

You're right. "Fly speed until the end of the encounter" means exactly what it says. Not having hover means that if you don't move on your turn (at least 1/2 your speed, if I recall?) you fall. Most dragons don't have hover; does your DM make them hop-and-fall every round? No. That said, I'm not sure why they kept this a level 13 item when they erratad its power. Full-encounter flight is pretty powerful!

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Sorry to come in, correcting you... the half its speed moving restriction went away a while ago. Hover only means, that you don´t fall if stunned IIRC.

 

[Tuft]

That said, I'm not sure why they kept this a level 13 item when they erratad its power. Full-encounter flight is pretty powerful!

*cough* Ebony Fly *cough*

 

[Darkchyld]

haha, that means flight for us in our library campaign takes a whole new direction our DM is really going to hate us....lol.....

 

[AbdulAlhazred]

Yup, I concur, if you have a fly speed you simply have to meet the requirements to continue to fly, which at this point pretty much means (sans hover) you simply continue to fly until either knocked prone or rendered unconscious. RC page 210 provides the most up-to-date flying rules.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

But knocking prone is not that hard to accomplish... many creatures can. And even if you improvise...

Actually one of the best interaction of two mechanics in the game... simple and effective.

 

[mudlock]

Sorry to come in, correcting you... the half its speed moving restriction went away a while ago. Hover only means, that you don´t fall if stunned IIRC.

Huh, so it is. Totally missed that change. (Ah well; all the campaigns I'm in are in heroic right now, so in my poorly-excused defense, I didn't have any reason to know