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Mar 9, 2012 -- 6:07PM, barrelv wrote:

Mar 9, 2012 -- 7:50AM, RisingZan wrote:

Mar 9, 2012 -- 6:29AM, barrelv wrote:

Question about the actual details of this rule:

If a creature is flying when it falls prone, it safely descends a distance equal to its fly speed. If it doesn’t reach a solid surface, it falls.

Does the creature safely descends directly down or can it choose the direction of its descension as if it were taking a move action (as long as each movement includes 'down' as it's component)

example: Hippogriff is knocked prone while 12 sq up and 2sq from a ledge. Flight speed of 10. When knocked prone, can it go down 2/over 2 and land on the ledge or does it descend 10sq directly down, then fall 2sq?

As the rule is written, it goes straight downward. The falling/flying rules simply state that you subtract your flying speed from the number of squares fallen to determine falling damage.

 That being said, if the ledge is just a square or two over, it wouldn't be unheard to give the creature a skill check as a Stunt to get to the ledge instead.  Likely an Acrobatics check similar to the High Altitude Fall rule, but not necessarily the same DC.

to expand on the question - what happens if the hippogriff is only 7 squares up. It moves 7 sq down and then what?

Rules read The creature isn’t actually prone until it lands and takes falling damage. That doesn't mean that that a flying creature must take damage to fall prone does it? Does the hippogriff above go prone after safely decending 7sq or does it go 7sq down to ground and not go prone because it took no damage?

The latter.  If the creature's fly speed allows it to reach the ground (i.e. Height - Fly speed <= Zero ), then it simply lands, takes no damage, and is not prone.  If it takes any falling damage, it is prone.  If the creature has something like Resist All 10, and the falling damage is less then 10 before applying resistance it is also not prone, because it ultimately took no damage.

  If you're looking in the RC, besides reading the Flying Rules on page 210, also look at the Falling rules on page 209, which has a sub-heading for Flying Creatures and it explains it in more detail, including special rules for high altitude falls.

  If you plan on knocking a flying creature prone, it can really pay off if you are able to Slow the creature or otherwise reduce its speed (like with a Skyrending Weapon) before knocking it prone

Mar 11, 2012 -- 11:59AM, MichaelJHuman wrote:

Hello...

I am putting Dire rats in an encounter.  Short of people getting saving rolls to rid themselves of Filth fever, are there other rules on curing disease?  Obviously I could have them spend money in town on some sort of doctor.  But do clerics have any rules on curing disease, etc?

Thanks

That's what (among other things) the Heal skill is for.

TREAT DISEASE

        Action: Rather than taking a particular action, the creature must attend the subject periodically throughout an extended rest taken by the subject and make a Heal check when the rest ends. The attending creature can take an extended rest at the same time.
        Result: The check result determines the disease’s effects if the result is higher than the result of the Endurance check (or other check) that the subject makes against the disease.

There's also the Cure Disease ritual, which any ritual caster can acquire and use, or you can buy a scroll of it that any PC can use.

Mar 11, 2012 -- 12:09PM, MichaelJHuman wrote:

Ok, my sister has the player's books, and my DM guide did not seem to cover disease.  I can always go back to my hardcover books if needed, thanks

Diseases are covered in the DMG, pg. 49.