Can a flying creature or character with the Woodland Stride class ability (such as a giant eagle druid) fly through thick jungle canopies and similar dense natural terrain without being slowed?
I would say it works. IIRC it allows you to ignore difficult terrain.
Sure, why not? Same thing, but in the air.
I'm not so sure it does work.
Woodland Stride (Ex): Starting at 2nd level, a druid may move through any sort of undergrowth (such as natural thorns, briars, overgrown areas, and similar terrain) at her normal speed and without taking damage or suffering any other impairment. Thorns, briars, and overgrown areas that have been magically manipulated to impede motion, however, still affect her.
Is specifically states undergrowth. Jungle canopies aren't undergrowth.
(However, I don't see any problem with allowing it.)
It's plant growth, that's under the tops of trees. How is that not undergrowth? How does that not qualify?
Unless you are referring to undergrowth. :P
I guess from a very strict reading Jeraa has a point, but I would stop it from working because one plant is in the air. However since your group tends to play by RAW you may be out of luck. Forest Canopy even has its own section.
I guess from a very strict reading Jeraa has a point, but I would stop it from working because one plant is in the air. However since your group tends to play by RAW you may be out of luck. Forest Canopy even has its own section.
True, but the forest canopy section isn't about forest canopies at all, but about Elven villages with platforms, ropes, and bridges.
I guess from a very strict reading Jeraa has a point, but I would stop it from working because one plant is in the air. However since your group tends to play by RAW you may be out of luck. Forest Canopy even has its own section.True, but the forest canopy section isn't about forest canopies at all, but about Elven villages with platforms, ropes, and bridges.
The undergrowth section does not mention canopies though, and by RAW you get what it gives you. "Vines, roots, and short bushes cover much of the ground in a forest."
Undergrowth is also normally considered the plants that are on the ground, not the leave of the trees that are high above ground.
un·der·growth (ndr-grth) n.
1. Low-growing plants, saplings, and shrubs beneath trees in a forest.
No matter how you look at it undergrowth does not extend to "top of the tree" height.
I'd extend woodland stride to flight by the rule of cool. But you're SOL on the RAW. Sorry.
Thanks everyone.
Sorry about the machine-gun questions across the boards today, everyone. It's a Saturday and I'm not roleplaying. :(