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Does flying past another creature(with a natural flying speed, not a spell or other means) provoke an opportunity attack from it?
Yes.
The only exception is when the flying creature has the flyby trait. This allows it to explicitly fly by a creature without triggering an opportunity attack. The owl is the most commonly seen flying creature with this ability since it is frequently used as a familiar. However, there are other creatures with the ability like the Quetzalcoatlus, Pteranodon, Giant Owl and flying snake among others.
The only exception is when the flying creature has the flyby trait. This allows it to explicitly fly by a creature without triggering an opportunity attack. The owl is the most commonly seen flying creature with this ability since it is frequently used as a familiar. However, there are other creatures with the ability like the Quetzalcoatlus, Pteranodon, Giant Owl and flying snake among others. geometry dash world
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I’m curious about flight speed and if/how it could affect the provocation of opportunity attacks. For instance, a creature with a flight speed of 90 ft, hasted, and dashing. That would mean this character in one round could move 360 ft, or 60 ft per sec. Is it actually possible for anyone within reach to react quickly enough for an opportunity attack? I can’t imagine they’d be quick enough to even do this at disadvantage.
I’m curious about flight speed and if/how it could affect the provocation of opportunity attacks. For instance, a creature with a flight speed of 90 ft, hasted, and dashing. That would mean this character in one round could move 360 ft, or 60 ft per sec. Is it actually possible for anyone within reach to react quickly enough for an opportunity attack? I can’t imagine they’d be quick enough to even do this at disadvantage.
They still take an opportunity attack. If you're having trouble imagining this, consider that the creature probably isn't going from 0 to 60 ft. per second in an instant. When they leave the reach, they probably won't be doing it at full speed.
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Look at what you've done. You spoiled it. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Go sit and think about your actions.
Don't be mean. Rudeness is a vicious cycle, and it has to stop somewhere. Exceptions for things that are funny. Go to the current Competition of the Finest 'Brews! It's a cool place where cool people make cool things.
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I’m curious about flight speed and if/how it could affect the provocation of opportunity attacks.
As far as 5e rules & game mechanics is concerned, it makes no difference whatsoever. Movement provoking an attack of opportunity resolves the exact same way on land/sea/air.
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You don't know what fear is until you've witnessed a drunk bird divebombing you while carrying a screaming Kobold throwing fire anywhere and everywhere.
Oh, yes, I understand that. Sorry. I didn’t quite communicate what I was concerned with… I’m more curious about flying past creatures that are within my path, not ones who’s space I am leaving in order to move. Like if I fly through a crowd of baddies, say during an aerial battle, going 360 ft a round.
Oh, yes, I understand that. Sorry. I didn’t quite communicate what I was concerned with… I’m more curious about flying past creatures that are within my path, not ones who’s space I am leaving in order to move. Like if I fly through a crowd of baddies, say during an aerial battle, going 360 ft a round.
Flying past a creature is leaving their threatened area. It does not matter how fast you are going. If you leave a creature's reach, it provokes an attack of opportunity.
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You don't know what fear is until you've witnessed a drunk bird divebombing you while carrying a screaming Kobold throwing fire anywhere and everywhere.
If you have a fly speed of 360ft then simply flying 5ft higher over the crowd to avoid their threatened area should be trivial.
But like Sigred says, an opportunity attack is provided whenever you leave a creatures threatened area regardless of how fast you are going. If you want to avoid opportunity attacks then you need to avoid other creatures threatened area or take the Disengage action.
Oh, yes, I understand that. Sorry. I didn’t quite communicate what I was concerned with… I’m more curious about flying past creatures that are within my path, not ones who’s space I am leaving in order to move. Like if I fly through a crowd of baddies, say during an aerial battle, going 360 ft a round.
If you need to justify it, consider that such speed reduces maneuverability to the point that the enemy can see where you're going to be and swing ahead of time.
But in reality, it's just bad for the game to try to "physics" your way out of rules.
Oh, yes, I understand that. Sorry. I didn’t quite communicate what I was concerned with… I’m more curious about flying past creatures that are within my path, not ones who’s space I am leaving in order to move. Like if I fly through a crowd of baddies, say during an aerial battle, going 360 ft a round.
If you're passing close enough to the crowd that you are within their reach, then they still get attacks of opportunity against you as they swipe at you while you fly past.
If you feel like your speed should be a factor in specific circumstances (and for whatever reason you can't simply fly higher above them) then you could always appeal to your DM; they're always free (actually encouraged) to apply advantage or (in this case) disadvantage onto rolls to reflect things that the rules don't specifically cover that would make something easier or harder.
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Oh, yes, I understand that. Sorry. I didn’t quite communicate what I was concerned with… I’m more curious about flying past creatures that are within my path, not ones who’s space I am leaving in order to move. Like if I fly through a crowd of baddies, say during an aerial battle, going 360 ft a round.
The rules need to have a certain amount of simplicity.
Your arguement is also based on speed not flight. A hasted creature with a flying speed of 90 can actually move 540 ft in a round if it uses both its action and hasted action to dash, however thas it stil not as much as the "walk" speed of my monk if hasted and dashing, while his base speed is "only" 70 he can dash with his action, hasted action and bonus action for a total speed of 560ft, if a flying creature is too fast to get hit with an op attack surely the same is true for my monk. At the other extreme my Level 10 Stars druid is in Dragon Form he has a fly speed of 10 feet hardly to quick for a trained martial to attack!
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Does flying past another creature(with a natural flying speed, not a spell or other means) provoke an opportunity attack from it?
Yup.
Look at what you've done. You spoiled it. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Go sit and think about your actions.
Don't be mean. Rudeness is a vicious cycle, and it has to stop somewhere. Exceptions for things that are funny.
Go to the current Competition of the Finest 'Brews! It's a cool place where cool people make cool things.
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Ok, thanks!
Yes.
The only exception is when the flying creature has the flyby trait. This allows it to explicitly fly by a creature without triggering an opportunity attack. The owl is the most commonly seen flying creature with this ability since it is frequently used as a familiar. However, there are other creatures with the ability like the Quetzalcoatlus, Pteranodon, Giant Owl and flying snake among others.
Many thanks, I saw very interesting information about Quetzalcoatlu.
I’m curious about flight speed and if/how it could affect the provocation of opportunity attacks. For instance, a creature with a flight speed of 90 ft, hasted, and dashing. That would mean this character in one round could move 360 ft, or 60 ft per sec. Is it actually possible for anyone within reach to react quickly enough for an opportunity attack? I can’t imagine they’d be quick enough to even do this at disadvantage.
They still take an opportunity attack. If you're having trouble imagining this, consider that the creature probably isn't going from 0 to 60 ft. per second in an instant. When they leave the reach, they probably won't be doing it at full speed.
Look at what you've done. You spoiled it. You have nobody to blame but yourself. Go sit and think about your actions.
Don't be mean. Rudeness is a vicious cycle, and it has to stop somewhere. Exceptions for things that are funny.
Go to the current Competition of the Finest 'Brews! It's a cool place where cool people make cool things.
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As far as 5e rules & game mechanics is concerned, it makes no difference whatsoever. Movement provoking an attack of opportunity resolves the exact same way on land/sea/air.
You don't know what fear is until you've witnessed a drunk bird divebombing you while carrying a screaming Kobold throwing fire anywhere and everywhere.
Oh, yes, I understand that. Sorry. I didn’t quite communicate what I was concerned with… I’m more curious about flying past creatures that are within my path, not ones who’s space I am leaving in order to move. Like if I fly through a crowd of baddies, say during an aerial battle, going 360 ft a round.
Flying past a creature is leaving their threatened area. It does not matter how fast you are going. If you leave a creature's reach, it provokes an attack of opportunity.
You don't know what fear is until you've witnessed a drunk bird divebombing you while carrying a screaming Kobold throwing fire anywhere and everywhere.
If you have a fly speed of 360ft then simply flying 5ft higher over the crowd to avoid their threatened area should be trivial.
But like Sigred says, an opportunity attack is provided whenever you leave a creatures threatened area regardless of how fast you are going. If you want to avoid opportunity attacks then you need to avoid other creatures threatened area or take the Disengage action.
If you need to justify it, consider that such speed reduces maneuverability to the point that the enemy can see where you're going to be and swing ahead of time.
But in reality, it's just bad for the game to try to "physics" your way out of rules.
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If you're passing close enough to the crowd that you are within their reach, then they still get attacks of opportunity against you as they swipe at you while you fly past.
If you feel like your speed should be a factor in specific circumstances (and for whatever reason you can't simply fly higher above them) then you could always appeal to your DM; they're always free (actually encouraged) to apply advantage or (in this case) disadvantage onto rolls to reflect things that the rules don't specifically cover that would make something easier or harder.
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The rules need to have a certain amount of simplicity.
Your arguement is also based on speed not flight. A hasted creature with a flying speed of 90 can actually move 540 ft in a round if it uses both its action and hasted action to dash, however thas it stil not as much as the "walk" speed of my monk if hasted and dashing, while his base speed is "only" 70 he can dash with his action, hasted action and bonus action for a total speed of 560ft, if a flying creature is too fast to get hit with an op attack surely the same is true for my monk. At the other extreme my Level 10 Stars druid is in Dragon Form he has a fly speed of 10 feet hardly to quick for a trained martial to attack!