Suitable flying mounts with good or better maneuverability
Dec 6, 2015 · If willing to settle for a slightly slower fly speed, creatures that can speak and wear a shoulders slot magic item should be able to make use of the wondrous item wings of flying (DMG 268) (58,000 gp; 2 lbs.) to gain a speed of fly 60 ft. (good).
dnd 5e 2014 - How long can creatures fly when being used as …
Apr 22, 2018 · A creature that serves as a flying mount must rest 1 hour for every 3 hours it flies, and it can’t fly for more than 9 hours per day. Thus, characters mounted on griffons (which have a flying speed of 80 feet) can travel at 8 miles per hour, covering 72 miles over 9 hours with two 1-hour-long rests over the course of the day.
dnd 5e 2014 - Can Conjure Animals beasts be used as mounts?
Feb 6, 2017 · Saddles are mentioned in the Player's Handbook, page 155 under Mounts and Vehicles: Saddles. A military saddle braces the rider, helping you keep your seat on an active mount in battle. It gives you advantage on any check you make to remain mounted. An exotic saddle is required for riding any aquatic or flying mount. Emphasis mine.
dnd 5e 2014 - Are saddles required to ride flying mounts? - Role ...
An exotic saddle is required for riding any aquatic or flying mount. The first 2 sentences describe the Military Saddle which grants advantage on checks to remain mounted, while the 3rd sentence is talking about the Exotic Saddle which is a different item …
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Sep 24, 2016 · As players, you may think it would be quite cool to have flying mounts for your characters. However, your DM is likely focused on something more important than "cool". His job is to provide an adventure milieu with interesting stories and exciting challenges. Flying mounts can ruin a lot of stories and make some challenges trivial.
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Dec 6, 2015 · Acquirable via diplomacy, Planar Ally, Planar Binding, or the Air domain granted power (among other methods), Air Elementals have the following features as mounts: Size: Air elementals come in sizes ranging from Small to Huge and thus can make excellent mounts for creatures of sizes Tiny to Large. A Large Air Elemental is, unsurprisingly, Large.
dnd 3.5e - Is flight possible in heavy armor? - Role-playing Games ...
Most creatures can fly in heavy armor but mounts can't. The Player's Handbook on Barding, Medium Creature and Large Creature says, "Flying mounts can’t fly in medium or heavy barding" (131), but, more importantly, the Monster Manual in its glossary on Movement Modes under fly says, "A creature with a fly speed can move through the air at the indicated speed if carrying no more than a light ...
dnd 5e 2014 - Can a mount with flyby be used to allow the rider to ...
Jan 3, 2019 · That actually makes flyby rather pointless except in some corner cases like combat between two flying creatures. On a flying mount, you can avoid opportunity attacks just by keeping enough altitude above other creatures in your flight path, and use disengage once for your intended target. \$\endgroup\$ –
dnd 4e - A few questions about mounts - Role-playing Games …
Place your adventures somewhere where their mounts are illogical, inaccessible or simply less effective. Dungeons aren't great places for flying critters, narrow passageways will limit the accessibility of large or huge mounts. Three other good ways to wreak havoc with a mounted rider: Prone the mount.
dnd 5e 2014 - How to house rule a 5E flying mount that turns …
Aug 29, 2015 · My party is on borrowed mounts for a flying hunt. Unbeknownst to them, the "hosts" are aware of them as antagonists. I intend to have the hosts tell the flying mounts to dismount the party when they are some 50 feet up. I know from the PHB that forced movement of a mount calls for a DC 10 DEX check.