[DQG] In the Saddle

[tensen]

I also found the chariots chapter really good! (But what about scythe-wheeled heavy chariots? Ah well.)

*ponders whether it would take a full-attack action to attack with a chariot's scythe wheels, while trying to attack with a weapon.*

 

[mythusmage]

Chariot attacks are the province of the driver. Weapon attacks are the province of the passenger. Besides, the racing chariot was a different beast altogether. The heavy chariot was long obsolete by the time the first racing chariots were developed.

 

[tensen]

Chariot attacks are the province of the driver. Weapon attacks are the province of the passenger. Besides, the racing chariot was a different beast altogether. The heavy chariot was long obsolete by the time the first racing chariots were developed.

True very true...

 

[Liquide]

schyted wheels, hmmmmm shouldn't that be something along of an improved bull rush attack (more or less an attack part of an move sequence) that actually allows you to threaten 5 ft. to either side of the chariot (just babbling here since I dun have the product in front of me) and allowing attack rolls on the sides of the chariot ("free" attacks at -4 but requires a the driver to succeed at controlling the chariot).

Smack me if I'm way off here LOL

 

[CCamfield]

Chariot attacks are the province of the driver. Weapon attacks are the province of the passenger. Besides, the racing chariot was a different beast altogether. The heavy chariot was long obsolete by the time the first racing chariots were developed.

Well, maybe you're right, but D&D isn't all about being historically accurate, is it? Darius III had scythed chariots, although Alexander correctly figured out how to avoid their doing damage by opening up columns in his ranks (the chariots being slow to turn on a charge).

Liquide, something like you suggest doesn't seem bad, or one could (less nastily) allow the driver one attack against a target to the left or right of the chariot's path each turn.

Edit: or, as many attacks as the character has...

 

[tensen]

Well, maybe you're right, but D&D isn't all about being historically accurate, is it?

Well... fantasy is what you chose to do with it. Most campaign worlds aren't following strictly to a historical standpoint... but follow the principle of not... what history was.. but what we wish it was. The point for a game designer is to provide a framework for play, and not be a history scholar. Although if we attempt to provide material specific to a time period or culture, it is always nice to do enough research to get it correct.

 

[CCamfield]

Granted, granted. It seems to me that heavy chariots, or chariots with spiked wheels, are a plausible fantasy, or a fantasy that some gamers would like to see because they're cool, or it's dramatically appropriate that the villain's chariot would have such evil weapons. Well, maybe when I'm done reading ITS I'll try to post something related to this.

 

[dlane001]

Mounted Spellcasting?

OK, the mounted arcane spellcaster prestige class receives the Mounted Spellcasting feat at 3rd level. That's great, but what is this feat? Where can it be found? A quick perusal of the materials at hand show no such feat.

Can somebody enlighten me?

Thanks,
Derek

 

[tensen]

Found amid material that somehow missed getting into the final revision.

MOUNTED SPELLCASTING [General]:
The spell casting rider is able to cast spells with ease when their mount is moving.
Prerequisites: Ride skill [6 ranks], Dex 14+, The ability to cast some school, class, or form of spells
Benefit: The rider is not nearly as affected by the movement of their mount when casting spells. If the creature is moving at it’s normal move speed when casting, the rider does not have to make any Concentration check. If the mount is running (quadruple speed) and the rider is attempting to cast a spell at any point of the movement action, the rider must make a Concentration skill check due to the motions of the animal (DC 10+ spell level) or lose the spell.

 

[tensen]

Granted, granted. It seems to me that heavy chariots, or chariots with spiked wheels, are a plausible fantasy, or a fantasy that some gamers would like to see because they're cool, or it's dramatically appropriate that the villain's chariot would have such evil weapons. Well, maybe when I'm done reading ITS I'll try to post something related to this.

We are always happy to see what people have done with our material once they have it.