Mounts and mounted combat

[Aithne]

In the PH on page 138 it says that if your mount moves more than 5ft then you can only take a partial action.

Is this saying that if my character is riding a mount and it moves more than 5ft then my character only gets one attack? The mount gets one attack too?

OR

Can my mount move and when I reach my target I can take a full round action or a standard action?

Aithne

 

[kreynolds]

Is this saying that if my character is riding a mount and it moves more than 5ft then my character only gets one attack?

Yes. You and your mount share the round (sort of).

The mount gets one attack too?

NAFAIK.

Can my mount move and when I reach my target I can take a full round action or a standard action?

No and not exactly. The text doesn't say you get a partial action. It says you get a partial melee attack, though the wording could have been better. Essentially you simply get one attack.

There are feats that give you more options though (such as Ride-By Attack).

 

[diaglo]

another thing to consider.

training for the mount.

a light horse cannot attack while carrying a rider.

a light warhorse can.

 

[Aithne]

Thanks kreynolds thats what I have figured. Just needed to be sure.

Aithne

 

[kreynolds]

Aithne, note that if you make a successful ride check, you can do a lot more.

 

[Aithne]

Yes, I know about the ride skill how it works.

I was watching a DnD game the other night and saw this:

A mounted character did a double move using the mount. When the mount and character reached a target the character using a reach weapon did a full round action which was 2 attacks and then took a 5ft step "on" the mount (as the mount is long.) All in the same round.

I found this very strange..

Aithne

 

[kreynolds]

A mounted character did a double move using the mount. When the mount and character reached a target the character using a reach weapon did a full round action which was 2 attacks and then took a 5ft step "on" the mount (as the mount is long.) All in the same round.

AFAIK, everything but the 5-foot step "on the mount" is fine, provided that he succeeded in guiding his mount with his knees (which lets you have your full-round).

 

[Stalker0]

I'll just add that you can get a full round attack with a ranged weapon, but you take penalties for that depending on how fast the horse is moving.

 

[kreynolds]

Yeah, that -8 for a dead run hurts, doesn't it?

 

[Artoomis]

AFAIK, everything but the 5-foot step "on the mount" is fine, provided that he succeeded in guiding his mount with his knees (which lets you have your full-round).

"Guide with knees" simply lets you use both hands, not get a full round of attacks.

No skill or feat in the core books lets you get a full round of melee attacks, as far as I know. I wish!! (Unless, of course, you only get 1 attack in your round anyway, is which case you got your "fulll round )

You can, however, get more than one arrow shot. but I don't recall right off the top of my head if that's core or not, and exactly how you pull that off.