“Fighting back” gives them a chance to win that grapple, but at just about any elevation higher than most buildings, that’s not much of a win, in the end. And, it’s not like PCs are gonna use a newfound Flying Carpet to simply hoverboard over things.
Smothering gives them a chance to fight back. Keep flying higher and higher till they die from asphyxiation or fall to their deaths.
“Fighting back” gives them a chance to win that grapple, but at just about any elevation higher than most buildings, that’s not much of a win, in the end. And, it’s not like PCs are gonna use a newfound Flying Carpet to simply hoverboard over things.
…i see that you fly with mystara rules where most folks might anticipate spelljammer; well-met…
(i’ve been meaning to check out calidar for awhile now)