4th Edition Mounted Combat ... did I miss anything?

[Stalker0]

The problem with Mounts is twofold:

1. It follows the same problems as the Summoning/Animal Friend problem. If you have a second creature you control it can take up more time at the table and thus hurt peoples feelings, or something like that..

The main advantage of a mount over a summoned creature is in general, the two work together. What they could do is just give a mounted rider a suite of at will, encounter powers that they can use. They would consume the person's action as well as the horses, so you wouldn't be getting any additional actions.

 

[tombowings]

Ok, I haven't read the whole thread, but I remember in one of the Confessions articles the writer mentioning that mounts would be a piece of equipment, just like a backpack.

 

[mach1.9pants]

"The Book of Mounted Mayhem" or something ....

I'd buy it, just to say I own something about mounted mayhem......the double entendres opportunities are endless

***Lest We Forget, ANZAC Day 2008***

 

[Plane Sailing]

The only other thing that has been mentioned (but not yet in this thread) is that 'Races and Classes' identified humans as being big horse-users out of all the races - so much so that certain elements (spurs) becomes a human outfit 'design element'.

So that suggests that they may be doing -something- about steeds in one form or another.

Cheers

 

[jedrious]

Riding a Mount
Riding a Mount requires 3 minor actions per round and an endurance check of dc 10


Mount powers(as in the mount has and uses these powers)
Mounted Attack

At-will*Full-round action
Personal plus rider
Effect: you move your movement and grant your rider a standard action


Ride-by-attack

encounter*full-round action
Attack, Recharge 6
Effect: you move your movement plus 2 squares, your rider may take an additional standard action at any point in this movement

 

[St-Raphael]

I would say it could be folded into Endurance. Riding for a while/maintaining good control over your mount would take a lot out of you.

FWIW, the Star Wars Saga Edition RPG, uses DEX as the main attribute and actually has a skill called, 'Ride'. DC 20 to control mount while in combat...

 

[lindevi]

Official Compendium Rules

http://www.wizards.com/dndinsider/compendium/glossary.aspx?id=366

 

[Aegeri]

This is some amazing thread necromancy. Though reading the speculation at the beginning of the thread was pretty interesting on its own merits!

 

[lindevi]

Well, if you Google "Mounted Combat 4e" this thread is the second hit, so I thought I'd bring it up to speed with info I found elsewhere. But yeah, the houserules are def interesting adaptations!

 

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