Mounted Arkery - I WIN YO... *I*... *WIN*

[kitcik]

I was considering that, while a round is six seconds, everyone (including the horse) is taking their actions in the same six seconds.

If I didn't have time in six seconds to both take a full move and then stop and swing a sword 4 times, why would it make a difference if its the horse that's taking a full move before I stop and swing that sword 4 times? The time he spends moving, I spend sitting on his back. It isn't available to me to use after the movement is done.

Think of it this way: I have to Ready my action until the horse stops moving, then attack. Does that make any better sense of the time sequence, the way I see it?

And then the next person (and the next 5 people or whatever) in the initiative order each get to take a full round action in the next 6 seconds.

Does it make sense? Not necessarily?

Is it internally consistent? Yes.

Ride on.

 

[kitcik]

duplicate post

 

[jefgorbach]

ah I see the difference: your mounted archer awaits his mount to STOP before attacking (no tohit adjustment) whereas mine is attacking while his mount is MOVING (-4 tohit). Either way, the archer decided WHEN he'll attack during the prior round and readied his action accordingly.