Horse & Rider

[Ridley's Cohort]

you shudder when you think that his opponents will back up and use missle fire on his mount?

No. I would simply ride forward and nullify their ranged weapons by placing them within my Threat Zone. I have Combat Reflexes, remember? A 30' x 30' area is nothing to sneeze at.

 

[Felix]

Where is the rules citing for the rider being in all of the mount's spaces? I like it, but my DM will shudder. I'd like something to show him immediately after he gags.

So, A medium character riding a large mount will threaten with a large lance the same way a large character threatens with a large lance, right?

 

[Ranger REG]

A rider shares the same fighting space as their mount, but it does not become a larger creature. So their reach is still at 10 feet.

 

[Saeviomagy]

A rider shares the same fighting space as their mount, but it does not become a larger creature. So their reach is still at 10 feet.

Just 10 feet from the edge of the horses fighting space.
ie

XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXOOXX
XXOOXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXX

 

[Ridley's Cohort]

Where is the rules citing for the rider being in all of the mount's spaces? I like it, but my DM will shudder. I'd like something to show him immediately after he gags.

So, A medium character riding a large mount will threaten with a large lance the same way a large character threatens with a large lance, right?

Not quite. A large character would presumably be large & tall and therefore have intrinsic bonus reach that is additive with the lance.

 

[Liquidsabre]

Yes. Consistency would demand it. You must gain both the benefit and detriment of a 10' reach weapon. Therefore you can attack 10' from the horse's space but not within 5'.

Unless they are wielding a spiked chain on horseback that is.

 

[Otterscrubber]

I laugh because its funny. I cry because it works.

Not really, there are limits to how many free actions you can take in a round. It is up to the DM to determine this limit and in this case I would imagine one per round is fair.

 

[Ranger REG]

Just 10 feet from the edge of the horses fighting space.
ie

XXXXXX
XXXXXX
XXOOXX
XXOOXX
XXXXXX
XXXXXX

Actually, it's the Xs on the outside that the lance or any reach weapon threatens while mounted...

XXXXXX
X----X
X-OO-X
X-OO-X
X----X
XXXXXX

Any closer, then he'll resort to his regular melee weapon...

------
-XXXX-
-XOOX-
-XOOX-
-XXXX-
------

Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Felix]

I totally understand and agree RangerREG, but where is that rule printed? What's the citation?

 

[Liquidsabre]

I totally understand and agree RangerREG, but where is that rule printed? What's the citation?

p. 157 under Mounted Combat, Horses in Combat, last sentence in this section: "For simplicity, assume that you share your mount's space during combat."

Most reach weapons cannot be used within 5ft, except the almight spiked chain of course.