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harmor (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Subscriber) Mar 15, 2010, 10:08 PM

A `full-round action` is completed on your turn, so how far?

Zurai Mar 15, 2010, 10:13 PM

IIRC you fall approximately 600 feet in the first round and 2000 feet by the end of the second round.

And falling 600 feet onto a flying horse's back isn't going to do any less damage than falling 600 feet onto the ground, except that you'll hurt your flying horse, too.

Robert Hawkshaw Mar 15, 2010, 10:16 PM

Well the horse should have some give :)

Zurai Mar 15, 2010, 10:20 PM

Robert Hawkshaw wrote:

Well the horse should have some give :)

You'd think water had some give, too, but you really don't want to belly flop into any kind of water from 600 feet up.

seekerofshadowlight Mar 15, 2010, 10:22 PM

As Zurai said, unless you have some way to slow yourself after falling 600 feet it does not really matter what ya hit.

Robert Hawkshaw Mar 15, 2010, 10:32 PM

Hmmm summon the horse above, have it dive down, match speeds, grab on and then spread wings? I wonder if there is a fly check for that.

Lord Fyre (RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32) Mar 15, 2010, 10:43 PM

A better question might be, can a falling paladin dismiss his mount?

Mikaze Mar 15, 2010, 10:55 PM

WAIT WAIT WAIT.

What is the planet's AC? Will the paladin even hit it?

Zurai Mar 15, 2010, 10:58 PM

Lord Fyre wrote:

A better question might be, can a falling paladin dismiss his mount?

No. Paladin mounts are no longer PokeMounts. They aren't extraplanar creatures summoned for a brief time by the Paladin. They're wholly of this world and can't be unsummoned or dismissed. They can be summoned to the Paladin, but that's only so that if the Paladin leaves his horse at the front door and exits the dungeon through the back door, his class feature doesn't get lost for a month.

Lord Fyre (RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32) Mar 15, 2010, 10:59 PM

Mikaze wrote:

WAIT WAIT WAIT.

What is the planet's AC? Will the paladin even hit it?

Of course he/she would. Not obeying the "Law of Gravity" would be against the paladin's alignment.

Messageboard Troll! Mar 15, 2010, 11:01 PM

And what happens on a Nat 1, he automatically misses the planet... but where does he end up?

Mikaze Mar 15, 2010, 11:03 PM

Lord Fyre wrote:

Mikaze wrote:
WAIT WAIT WAIT.

What is the planet's AC? Will the paladin even hit it?
Of course he/she would. Not obeying the "Law of Gravity" would be against the paladin's alignment.

We got atonement for a reason!

Messageboard Troll! wrote:

And what happens on a Nat 1, he automatically misses the planet... but where does he end up?

Slingshot effect.

Lord Fyre (RPG Superstar 2009 Top 32) Mar 15, 2010, 11:13 PM

Zurai wrote:

Lord Fyre wrote:
A better question might be, can a falling paladin dismiss his mount?
No. Paladin mounts are no longer PokeMounts. They aren't extraplanar creatures summoned for a brief time by the Paladin. They're wholly of this world and can't be unsummoned or dismissed. They can be summoned to the Paladin, but that's only so that if the Paladin leaves his horse at the front door and exits the dungeon through the back door, his class feature doesn't get lost for a month.

What? No more ...

Windstriker, I choose you?

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