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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 546606" data-attributes="member: 1465">Really tough questions... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I am afraid you need house rules, I can't recall to have read anything about 1) in the core rules. Anyone?1) Apparently, since I can remember nothing specifically, I think the rules don't give you any penalty, since you're still fighting in melee and therefore there's no such a thing as -4 as with a ranged attack. But it would sound resonable to me, since the stirge is basically almost &quot;attached&quot; to your ally, and you need care not to hit him instead.2) Maybe you can treat the Kobold as &quot;wielded&quot; by the Shield Guardian? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Ok, that's a joke, and the SG cannot easily &quot;swing him out of the way&quot; to prevent you hitting him. I think you should treat him exactly as you play a Mounted character, with the cover bonus for the special &quot;saddle&quot;.2b) Do you protect your mount as well as you with a Shield spell? If yes, than you may protect the SG. But I think that most of the DM would say no.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 546606, member: 1465"] Really tough questions... :) I am afraid you need house rules, I can't recall to have read anything about 1) in the core rules. Anyone? 1) Apparently, since I can remember nothing specifically, I think the rules don't give you any penalty, since you're still fighting in melee and therefore there's no such a thing as -4 as with a ranged attack. But it would sound resonable to me, since the stirge is basically almost "attached" to your ally, and you need care not to hit him instead. 2) Maybe you can treat the Kobold as "wielded" by the Shield Guardian? :) Ok, that's a joke, and the SG cannot easily "swing him out of the way" to prevent you hitting him. I think you should treat him exactly as you play a Mounted character, with the cover bonus for the special "saddle". 2b) Do you protect your mount as well as you with a Shield spell? If yes, than you may protect the SG. But I think that most of the DM would say no. :) [/QUOTE]

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