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<blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 3342141" data-attributes="member: 1164">Casting Spells while MountedYou can cast a spell normally if your mount moves up to a normal move (its speed) either before or after you cast. If you have your mount move both before and after you cast a spell, then you’re casting the spell while the mount is moving, and you have to make a Concentration check due to the vigorous motion (DC 10 + spell level) or lose the spell. If the mount is running (quadruple speed), you can cast a spell when your mount has moved up to twice its speed, but your Concentration check is more difficult due to the violent motion (DC 15 + spell level). Yes, it looks like that is so. IMHO the casting should happen at the mid point of movement like for missile attacks. Though for spells that work like ranged attacks that part of the riding rules may take over anyhow. BTW A mount with a 30 speed is pretty darn slow. Unless it is a combat beast and a half, get a faster mount.You can use ranged weapons while your mount is taking a double move, but at a -4 penalty on the attack roll. You can use ranged weapons while your mount is running (quadruple speed), at a -8 penalty. In either case, you make the attack roll when your mount has completed half its movement. You can make a full attack with a ranged weapon while your mount is moving. Likewise, you can take move actions normally </blockquote>

[QUOTE="frankthedm, post: 3342141, member: 1164"] [I][B]Casting Spells while Mounted[/B] You can cast a spell normally if your mount moves up to a normal move (its speed) either before or after you cast. If you have your mount move both before and after you cast a spell, then you’re casting the spell while the mount is moving, and you have to make a Concentration check due to the vigorous motion (DC 10 + spell level) or lose the spell. If the mount is running (quadruple speed), you can cast a spell when your mount has moved up to twice its speed, but your Concentration check is more difficult due to the violent motion (DC 15 + spell level). [/I] Yes, it looks like that is so. IMHO the casting should happen at the mid point of movement like for missile attacks. Though for spells that work like ranged attacks that part of the riding rules [U]may[/U] take over anyhow. BTW A mount with a 30 speed is pretty darn slow. Unless it is a combat beast and a half, get a faster mount. [I]You can use ranged weapons while your mount is taking a double move, but at a -4 penalty on the attack roll. You can use ranged weapons while your mount is running (quadruple speed), at a -8 penalty. [B]In either case, you make the attack roll when your mount has completed half its movement.[/B] You can make a full attack with a ranged weapon while your mount is moving. Likewise, you can take move actions normally [/I] [/QUOTE]

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