Uller
Adventurer
In thinking about it some more I think we played it a littlebit incorrectly.
With a controlled mount, its init becomes the rider's init. But I thibk they still act separately. The way we were playing it the rider's speed effectively became 80...so he could move, attack, move (up to 160' total since the mount "dashed").
But if the mount and rider act as separate characters then the rider starting at a distance has to allow his mount to act first and choose one of the mount's actions (dash, disengage or dodge). Let's say he chooses dodge. Then the mount moves up to its speed and closes the distance to where the rider can attack. Then its turn ends. Now the rider acts and attacks. But he can't move away unless he dismounts.
Now his foe can attack. Next turn if the rider wishes to move away he can have the mount "disengage". But if the DM wants to be a real stickler he could say the mount has to go first...
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With a controlled mount, its init becomes the rider's init. But I thibk they still act separately. The way we were playing it the rider's speed effectively became 80...so he could move, attack, move (up to 160' total since the mount "dashed").
But if the mount and rider act as separate characters then the rider starting at a distance has to allow his mount to act first and choose one of the mount's actions (dash, disengage or dodge). Let's say he chooses dodge. Then the mount moves up to its speed and closes the distance to where the rider can attack. Then its turn ends. Now the rider acts and attacks. But he can't move away unless he dismounts.
Now his foe can attack. Next turn if the rider wishes to move away he can have the mount "disengage". But if the DM wants to be a real stickler he could say the mount has to go first...
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