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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 5055999" data-attributes="member: 82106">A) This one is a bit undefined. I would say if the mount is dominated then it only gets to use one action and the monster chooses it. Since it is YOUR turn however you decide the order of actions taken and since the PC is not dominated its up to him what he does. He could use his standard action to dismount for instance. In fact it seems to me that the PC gets to decide how to use any and all of the actions on himself and all the mount is left with is the 'dregs', at which point the monster can dictate how the one action the mount gets is used. The DM of course may decide to do this in some other fashion if he sees fit, the rules really only cover this kind of thing incidentally and may not work out the way you desire.B) Dazed simply says that you can only use a single action. You still get the normal allotment of actions. Thus my take is that the mount can use them normally since they exist but the PC can only use one of them. In effect being dazed while mounted is less limiting than when on foot. If the mount is dazed it may well not really be limiting at all. If BOTH are dazed, well you can argue they each get to use one action but again I would think the DM may want to interpret this appropriately as it isn't really specifically covered.C) I would agree with your interpretation on this one entirely. Again, it may actually not inconvenience the PC at all to be immobilized.D) All creatures have 1 HS per tier. So even the most basic Riding Horse has one HS. As an ally of the PCs it can benefit from healing in the same fashion as a PC though note that it doesn't have a Second Wind and normally will die at 0 HP (again the DM has leeway to decide exactly what happens to the mount at or below 0).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 5055999, member: 82106"] A) This one is a bit undefined. I would say if the mount is dominated then it only gets to use one action and the monster chooses it. Since it is YOUR turn however you decide the order of actions taken and since the PC is not dominated its up to him what he does. He could use his standard action to dismount for instance. In fact it seems to me that the PC gets to decide how to use any and all of the actions on himself and all the mount is left with is the 'dregs', at which point the monster can dictate how the one action the mount gets is used. The DM of course may decide to do this in some other fashion if he sees fit, the rules really only cover this kind of thing incidentally and may not work out the way you desire. B) Dazed simply says that you can only [b]use[/b] a single action. You still get the normal allotment of actions. Thus my take is that the mount can use them normally since they exist but the PC can only use one of them. In effect being dazed while mounted is less limiting than when on foot. If the mount is dazed it may well not really be limiting at all. If BOTH are dazed, well you can argue they each get to use one action but again I would think the DM may want to interpret this appropriately as it isn't really specifically covered. C) I would agree with your interpretation on this one entirely. Again, it may actually not inconvenience the PC at all to be immobilized. D) All creatures have 1 HS per tier. So even the most basic Riding Horse has one HS. As an ally of the PCs it can benefit from healing in the same fashion as a PC though note that it doesn't have a Second Wind and normally will die at 0 HP (again the DM has leeway to decide exactly what happens to the mount at or below 0). [/QUOTE]

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