Mounted Combat

Mounted Combat

You don’t need any skill to attempt to ride a horse or other creature but you do need a skill to stay on when things get dicey, While mounted you may use your mounts movement speed in place of your own and your opponents may attack you or your mount, There are several general skill related to riding detailed below and covered in more detail in the general skills section

Mounted Melee

Full Action

Charging

To charge with mounted combat you must have a direct line to your target and use a full round action, by doing so you may add 1D6 physical damage for each hex you travel through to get to your target, if you are charging someone who is also charging you the both of you get a combined D6 total equal to the hexes you both move.

Attacking from Mount

There are no penalties for attacking from a mount but you are unable to use martial skills requiring movement while mounted.

Ride Skill

Mounted Damage

Triggered Ability

Whenever you take damage you must make a ride check with DC equal to the damage taken or be dismounted, if you are dismounted you take 1D8 falling damage and become prone

Movement

While riding your mount makes the move action for you but you must still use your move action to direct it effectively.

Fantastic Mounts

Some belligerent or unusual mounts will require a minimum ride skill to even make use of them, anyone who is unskilled will be dismounted shortly after attempting to mount.

Mount & Dismount

Mounting or dismounting requires a move action.

Defensive Riding

Triggered Ability

When you use this skill you may make a defensive riding check to oppose your opponents attack on your mount, If you succeed you may negate the attack

Mounted Archery

When you fire from a mount you have to take many additional factors into account including multiple movement speeds, the gait of your mount and your largely different body position.