In the last session I GM'd we did the Battle Of Sandpoint.
Since the giants were throwing stones 180'+, and Longtooth was flying at 200', I skipped the 5' grid, and used the full size map of Sandpoint.
This worked fairly well until the giants were on their way out, then things broke down a little. In hindsight I would have used something much smaller then mini's to represent the characters and the giants, but "zooming back" from the grid made for a nice encounter.
Some questions arose when longtooth began attacking:
-Can a dragon attack a single creature with all its attacks? (wings, tail, etc.)
-Can huge dragons do anything about fog cloud or obscuring mist?
-Can a character under a fly spell 5' step?
Note: for a variety of reasons, I used the huge green dragon from the Beastiery as longtooth. For a creature with the air subtype, they don't have many strong aerial abilities... I think I will swap out improved sunder with Hover.
Also, if anyone has some ideas for different spell selection, that would be great. I used mirror image and shield, and feel that the defensive stuff is strong, but I would like something more useful then summon monster I, and alter self.
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Some questions arose when longtooth began attacking:
-Can a dragon attack a single creature with all its attacks? (wings, tail, etc.)
-Can huge dragons do anything about fog cloud or obscuring mist?
-Can a character under a fly spell 5' step?
As a DM, I would probably use at most two minor attacks or one major attack against one target.
I would have any dragon that is reasonably intelligent and huge or bigger would land and flap it's wings to blow away the fog cloud/obscuring mist...
yes, I would allow 5' step for a flying character...
-Can a dragon attack a single creature with all its attacks? (wings, tail, etc.)
Yes.
-Can huge dragons do anything about fog cloud or obscuring mist?
If it is large or bigger and has the Hover feat I would allow it to affect those spell effects, though its blindsense should negate any cover from these spells.
-Can a character under a fly spell 5' step?
I would say no.
Making a 5' move (a move action) requires a DC 10 fly check. While not a difficult check for a trained spellcaster with the Fly spell it does indicate that the action requires some effort. While free actions and thereby 5' steps are to some degree effortless. Though I would probably make an exception for creatures with perfect maneuverability.