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<blockquote data-quote="Atavar" data-source="post: 3647120" data-attributes="member: 7136">I find it interesting that two people read RAW so differently.&nbsp; The mount is surprised, yet it can act?&nbsp; By definition, being surprised means you cannot act.&nbsp; It looks like I am interpreting the RAW of &quot;the mount acts on the rider's initiative&quot; as a statement of the timing of the mount's actions, NOT on its ability to perform those actions.&nbsp; I see the RAW as eliminating the complication of allowing the rider and his mount to act on different initiative counts.&nbsp; I never questioned when the mount acts.&nbsp; I am questioning the mount's ability to act when surprised.How can the rider make a ride check to control the mount if the rider is surprised and thus cannot take any actions?Again, I disagree with your interpretation of RAW on the point of whether or not the mount can take actions while it is surprised.Yes, it uses your initiative count to determine the timing of its actions, but I still contend that it can only act when capable of doing so, and by definition surprised creatures cannot take actions.Thanks,Atavar</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Atavar, post: 3647120, member: 7136"] I find it interesting that two people read RAW so differently. The mount is surprised, yet it can act? By definition, being surprised means you cannot act. It looks like I am interpreting the RAW of "the mount acts on the rider's initiative" as a statement of the timing of the mount's actions, NOT on its ability to perform those actions. I see the RAW as eliminating the complication of allowing the rider and his mount to act on different initiative counts. I never questioned when the mount acts. I am questioning the mount's ability to act when surprised. How can the rider make a ride check to control the mount if the rider is surprised and thus cannot take any actions? Again, I disagree with your interpretation of RAW on the point of whether or not the mount can take actions while it is surprised. Yes, it uses your initiative count to determine the timing of its actions, but I still contend that it can only act when capable of doing so, and by definition surprised creatures cannot take actions. Thanks, Atavar [/QUOTE]

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