A question about the Fly skill from someone who has never used it before


Rules Questions


Does it actually allow you to fly? Like as if you had wings you could just rise into the air and fly around? It just seems like the most ridiculousy unrealistic thing ever to not be a spell, especially for a non-magical class like Fighter.

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toxicpie wrote:
Does it actually allow you to fly? Like as if you had wings you could just rise into the air and fly around? It just seems like the most ridiculousy unrealistic thing ever to not be a spell, especially for a non-magical class like Fighter.

It's the skill a non-flier uses for control when he's got some sort of magical flight...basically.


It's a skill that makes you better at maneuvering in the air, you have to actually be able to fly to make it any use.


Oh I see! Thank you!


It's the skill all flyers use for control and maneuverability. Lets you hover, move slowly, or climb at better than 45 degrees.

You have to be able to fly to gain ranks in this skill.


So if you have flying mount, do you use fly or ride?


Andru Watkins wrote:
So if you have flying mount, do you use fly or ride?

The mount uses Fly, you use Ride.

I wouldn't say this is particularly well-defined, but there is a precedent in jumping with mounts - you use the lower of your Ride or the mount's Acrobatics (to Jump). I can't think of any Fly checks where this would be particularly appropriate though, except perhaps the Fly checks in wind storms.

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Majuba wrote:

It's the skill all flyers use for control and maneuverability. Lets you hover, move slowly, or climb at better than 45 degrees.

You have to be able to fly to gain ranks in this skill.

...but natural flyers rarely need to roll, as they tend to have built-in maneuverability, or a skill high enough to compensate.

Sczarni

There are still some examples of terrible fliers out there. Just look at the Pteranodon, or the Stag Beetle.

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