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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Herremann the Wise" data-source="post: 2530666" data-attributes="member: 11300">Hi Everyone,Sorry to take so long to ge back to you all - time difference between Sydney and the rest of the world and all that.Firstly, the DM ruled that since the creation effect is effectively mindless and that the fighter in question was not the designated rider for the horse, he could not simply go through the squares as if it were an ally. In hindsight, the rules are quite specific in that there is no middle ground between ally and opponent. Unfortunately I suppose, our DM took one.As such, the fighter was left having to make an opposed strength check to barge past the horse. Strangely enough, he failed. Attack of opportunity, whooshka. Still alive but barely.At this point, the argument developed from the fighters player. He thought he could easily move through the horse's square using it as cover to avoid the attack of opportunity. In the heat of battle with a cherished character on the canvas, emotions took over. If you want to find out what happened afterwards, you'll just have to read the story hour when it finally catches up to this moment (see signature).As I did not want to get involved in the argument, I did my best to smooth things over and keep the game moving. Unfortunately, the fighter's player went right off. I suppose it comes back to "The DM's always right except when he's wrong and even then he's still right". All in all though, it was a perilous situation, regardless of the specific ruling in this regard.Best RegardsHerremann the Wise</blockquote>

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