'GROUNDED' 'FLYING' While flying, a person may travel to regions a regular person may not go to. They can also journey over water without using a boat. Furthermore, a flying person would not be affected by opponents who try to trip them, or the earthquake spell, for those are all ground attacks. Some skills, such as dirt kick and bash, are more difficult to use while flying, but also harder to use on somebody who is flying. Only an avian has the ability to land safely, thus, due to its hamperings, casting flight on others is considered an act of aggression. Some skills counter flying characters by forcing them to the ground, placing a temporary affect that prevents them from flying again for a while. Unlike a character on their feet for conventional reasons, being "grounded" means that character has been caught and dumped unceremoniously into a vulnerable position. Skills such as air thrash, the plague spell and a ranger's aerial shot may cause flying characters to become grounded, amongst others. While grounded, the character is more suspectible to damage from mounted foes, suffer more from being grappled, and are incapable of regaining flight.
11.9.1. SUMMARY > COMBAT > BENEFICIAL EFFECTS > GROUNDED FLYING