Reach on flying

[Zuberi]

Yes, that is intended. We do not want flying creatures using reach under normal circumstances.

Why's that?  Surely a long pointy stick is a long pointy stick, regardless of whether its pointing up or down?  This seems to be contributing to the complexity that is making mage wars more and more esoteric versus the rules as seem to make sense.

That's an easy answer. Sacrificing realism for balance. Letting flyers use reach allows them to bypass counterstrike, making them too strong against guards.

[Kelanen]

Yes, this has to be a working game first, realism second.