[RPG] Can a Fairy PC fly in an Antimagic field

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The Unearthed Arcana for the Fairy Race states:

Fairy Flight. You have a flying speed equal to
your walking speed and can hover. This flight is
magical and does not require the use of your
wings (if you have them).

By calling this flight magical, does this mean that a fairy cannot fly while in an antimagic field? I can't think of any other creatures that have 'magic' flight other then by casting fly on them, does the Fairy's flight function the same as the spell in this case?

Best Answer

The flight is magical, so it is suppressed within an antimagic field.

Since the rules clearly state the flight ability is magical in nature then it will not function inside of an antimagic field which specifically blocks all magic:

A 10-foot-radius invisible sphere of antimagic surrounds you. This area is divorced from the magical energy that suffuses the multiverse. Within the sphere, spells can’t be cast, summoned creatures disappear, and even magic items become mundane. Until the spell ends, the sphere moves with you, centered on you.

Spells and other magical effects, except those created by an artifact or a deity, are suppressed in the sphere and can’t protrude into it. A slot expended to cast a suppressed spell is consumed. While an effect is suppressed, it doesn’t function, but the time it spends suppressed counts against its duration.

Their flight isn't quite the same as the fly spell though as the spell gives the target a flight speed of 60 feet while the fairy has a fly speed equal to their walking speed. This will be slower by default, but could be higher if they have a sufficient bonus to their walking speed.

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