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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JustinA" data-source="post: 3713409" data-attributes="member: 51618">A. Yes.B. Yes. The rider's initiative is used. (In fact, under RAW, the mount's initiative should not be rolled.)C. By RAW, this is unclear. I would argue that one needs to look at the entry for the Pegasus, which reads (in part): "A pegasus can fight while carrying a rider, but the rider cannot also attack unless he or she succeeds on a Ride check." This suggests that intelligent mounts do not need to be controlled, which makes sense. Using a unicorn as a mount is not described in the MM, so you're left utterly without guidance there.D. A mounted character retains their Dex bonus. They do not use the mount's.<a href="http://www.thealexandrian.net/dreammachine/index.html" target="_blank">Dream Machine Productions</a> will be releasing Rule Supplement 1: Mounted Combat within the week. The supplement standardizes the mounted combat rules and extends them to include intelligent mounts; multiple riders; mounts of different sizes; rules for burrowing, climbing, flying, and swimming mounts; warpacks; jousting; and a bunch of other stuff. These are the rules for intelligent mounts in that supplement:Justin Alexander<a href="http://www.thealexandrian.net" target="_blank">http://www.thealexandrian.net</a></blockquote>