Mounted combat... after two years, I still have no clue.

[Ravellion]

Okay M= Mount, R = Rider (sitting on back half of horse), C = Clear and E = enemy

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The rider makes his DC10 check to attack with his warhorse. The rider can still make his attacks then right?

If he can, can the rider only attack the enemy next to him, or also the ones in front of his horse?

Can the warhorse only attack the enemy in front of it, or also the one beside it.

Can the enemies in front of the horse only attack the horse, or the rider as well?

The enemy beside the rider can attack either the horse or the rider without penalty right?

How could that enemy pull the rider off? With a grapple checks, or a trip? Would a military saddle help?

I know this is a bucketload of questions, but thanks for your help in advance.

Rav

 

[Oracular Vision]

Your chart does not make sense. You are on the back of the horse, so why are you in a different square? And there is no facing in 3rd edition, so there is no "in front of" to talk about...

 

[smetzger]

Your chart does not make sense. You are on the back of the horse, so why are you in a different square? And there is no facing in 3rd edition, so there is no "in front of" to talk about...

Your on the back of a horse that has a face of 5 ft by 10ft.

Rider can only attack enemy next to him unless he has a reach weapon(like a lance).

Since there is no facing the horse should be able to atack any of the enemies.

I would say trip to pull rider off, but I think a grapple would work also.

 

[Dr. Zoom]

Okay M= Mount, R = Rider (sitting on back half of horse), C = Clear and E = enemy

CEE
CMC
ERC
CCC

The rider makes his DC10 check to attack with his warhorse. The rider can still make his attacks then right?

Right. PH, page 72, Ride skill, Fight with Warhorse, says you still get your normal attack or attacks.

If he can, can the rider only attack the enemy next to him, or also the ones in front of his horse?

Unless he has a reach weapon, the only enemy he threatens is the one next to him. He gets +1 on his attack roll for being on higher ground, too. If his horse moves more than 5 feet, he only gets one attack, otherwise he gets a full attack.

Can the warhorse only attack the enemy in front of it, or also the one beside it.

The warhorse can attack any enemy it threatens, which is all three at the moment. If you down the enemy on the side, have it attack the front enemies. If you do not take out the side enemy, your warhorse could attack it. You can choose your targets one at a time.

Can the enemies in front of the horse only attack the horse, or the rider as well?

They can attack any target they threaten. In your diagram, they only threaten the horse unless they have reach weapons, in which case they threaten both horse and rider.

The enemy beside the rider can attack either the horse or the rider without penalty right?

Right.

How could that enemy pull the rider off? With a grapple checks, or a trip? Would a military saddle help?

To pull the rider off the horse, he must make a successful trip attack against the rider. The rider uses his ride skill instead of strength or dex. A military saddle adds a +2 circumstance bonus to the rider's skill check for this purpose.

 

[0-hr]

Does it actually say somewhere thay you occupy the "back" half of your horse's space? Since there is no facing, this doesn't make sense. Of course, having the horse "face" north-south rather than east-west doesn't even make sense but I guess we're used to that by now

 

[Artoomis]

Does it actually say somewhere thay you occupy the "back" half of your horse's space? Since there is no facing, this doesn't make sense. Of course, having the horse "face" north-south rather than east-west doesn't even make sense but I guess we're used to that by now

Yes, it does say that, though as I recall it's not presented as a hard and fast rule but as a strong suggestion.

 

[Ravellion]

Thanks Dr. Zoom, the military saddle giving a +2 though... it says that you get a 75% chance of staying in the saddle... is there another way you wouldn't stay in the saddle (Negative hit points perhaps?)

Rav

 

[Artoomis]

Thanks Dr. Zoom, the military saddle giving a +2 though... it says that you get a 75% chance of staying in the saddle... is there another way you wouldn't stay in the saddle (Negative hit points perhaps?)

Rav

Saddle, Military: A military saddle braces the rider, adding a +2 circumstance bonus to Ride checks related to staying in the saddle. If a character is knocked unconscious while in a military saddle, he or she has a 75% chance to stay in the saddle (compared to 50% for a riding saddle).

 

[Dr. Zoom]

Artoomis quoted the relevant text. The 75% chance to stay in the saddle is if you are knocked unconscious. If someone tries to pull you off of your horse, you get the +2 circumstance bonus to your ride check for the military saddle. If you fail the opposed roll, you are pulled off your horse. There is no 75% chance to stay in the saddle in this instance.

 

[Ravellion]

Thanks. I didn't have my books with me when I asked that second question.

Rav