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Message: <blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 6000184" data-attributes="member: 1164">Multi-quote!Prepare for disappointment. Not only will your character focus be at mercy of the areas you have encounters in,  there are some rules questions that need answering and issues that need resolving. You better hope the DM likes mounts, otherwise it probably won't be worth the effort.Charge's First, you must move to the closest space from which you can attack the opponent. (If this space is occupied or otherwise blocked, you can’t charge.) looks like it interacts with Closest Creature: When it's important to determine the closest square or creature to a location, if two squares or creatures are equally close, randomly determine which one counts as closest by rolling a die. Some don't feel this should apply to charging, I feel it is important, since IMHO charging is supposed to be moving as directly towards the foe.<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Prior to the 3.5 Errata, was it expected a ride by attacker use the "overrun" option as part of the charge? </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Where is the link to the wotc article that suggested riders now charge at the sides of their larger foes rather than AT them? </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Does / should ride by attack let you pass through the square of the target? </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Does a mount get to attack when the rider does a ride by attack? </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If a mount gets to attack when the rider does a ride by attack, can a rider with ride by attack who has a reach weapon, can the rider strike, move 5 feet closer, have the mount strike, then continue the line of the charge?</li> </ol>RIDE-BY ATTACK [GENERAL]Prerequisites: Ride 1 rank, Mounted Combat.Benefit: When you are mounted and use the charge action, you may move and attack as if with a standard charge and then move again (continuing the straight line of the charge). Your total movement for the round can’t exceed double your mounted speed. You and your mount do not provoke an attack of opportunity from the opponent that you attack.Special: A fighter may select Ride-By Attack as one of his fighter bonus feats.</blockquote><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050222a" target="_blank">All About Mounts (Part Five)</a><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050222a" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050222a</a><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050215a" target="_blank">All About Mounts (Part Four)</a><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050208a" target="_blank">All About Mounts (Part Three)</a><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050208a" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050208a</a><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050201a" target="_blank">All About Mounts (Part Two)</a><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050201a" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050201a</a><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050125a" target="_blank">All About Mounts (Part One)</a><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050125a" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20050125a" target="_blank"></a>The second "D" of Dungeons & Dragons can make most mounts very short lived. Whether because they are hungry, whould rather eat a seeminly non sentient over sentient or because they recognize the danger a mounted charge poses, dragons have their reasons to slag a mount.Mounts are a side set of the rules, often not being used significantly in many campaigns. Some of the mounted combat options are really only balanced by how easy it is to kill the mount from beneath the rider.[/QUOTE]

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