RangerWickett
Legend
Please tell me what you think. With Mounted Strafe I'm trying to return to the original intention of Ride-By Attack, which was changed by errata. Improved Mounted Strafe is intended to let melee mounted warriors use all their attacks, since right now they lag behind mounted archers. Jousting Blow might be overpowered, but I think of it like the Whirlwind Attack of mounted combat -- it's a cool high-level ability.
New Feat – Mounted Strafe [Fighter]
You can attack as you ride past your foe.
Prerequisites: Ride 5 ranks, Mounted Combat
Benefit: When mounted, you may perform a standard action at any point during your mount’s movement. When you attack a creature in melee when mounted, for the movement to and from that creature, neither you nor your mount provoke attacks of opportunity from that creature.
If you perform a charge action while mounted, you can attack any creature adjacent to or along the line of your movement. Your mount must still move in a straight line, but you can choose to attack a creature as you pass it by.
Normal: You can only make melee attacks while mounted at the beginning or end of your mount’s movement. You can only make ranged attacks while mounted at the beginning, end, or precise middle of your mount’s movement.
Special: You may use this feat to qualify for feats and prestige classes as if it were Ride-By Attack.
New Feat – Improved Mounted Strafe [Fighter]
You can cut down foe after foe as you ride past them.
Prerequisites: Ride 8 ranks, Mounted Combat, Mounted Strafe
Benefit: When mounted, you may make a full attack while moving. Your attacks can each come at any point during your mount’s movement, though if your mount moves more than 5 ft. you must move at least 5 ft. between each attack.
Normal: You can only make melee attacks while mounted at the beginning or end of your mount’s movement. You can only make ranged attacks while mounted at the beginning, end, or precise middle of your mount’s movement. You cannot make more than one melee attack in a round if your mount moves more than 5 ft.
New Feat – Jousting Blow [Fighter]
Your charges knock your foes flying.
Prerequisite: Str 13, Ride 8 ranks, Mounted Combat, Power Attack, Ride-By Attack (or Mounted Strafe), Spirited Charge.
Benefit: When you use a charge action to attack while mounted, you may take a -4 penalty to your attack roll and deliver a jousting blow. If you hit a corporeal opponent that is smaller than your mount, that creature must succeed a Reflex save (DC = damage dealt) or be knocked flying 10 ft. in the direction of your charge, falling prone. If an obstacle prevents the completion of the opponent’s move, both the obstacle and the creature take 1d6 points of damage, and the opponent stops in the square adjacent to the obstacle.
A mounted opponent may substitute a Ride check in place of his Reflex save to resist being dismounted, and he gains a +2 bonus if he is using a military saddle.
New Feat – Mounted Strafe [Fighter]
You can attack as you ride past your foe.
Prerequisites: Ride 5 ranks, Mounted Combat
Benefit: When mounted, you may perform a standard action at any point during your mount’s movement. When you attack a creature in melee when mounted, for the movement to and from that creature, neither you nor your mount provoke attacks of opportunity from that creature.
If you perform a charge action while mounted, you can attack any creature adjacent to or along the line of your movement. Your mount must still move in a straight line, but you can choose to attack a creature as you pass it by.
Normal: You can only make melee attacks while mounted at the beginning or end of your mount’s movement. You can only make ranged attacks while mounted at the beginning, end, or precise middle of your mount’s movement.
Special: You may use this feat to qualify for feats and prestige classes as if it were Ride-By Attack.
New Feat – Improved Mounted Strafe [Fighter]
You can cut down foe after foe as you ride past them.
Prerequisites: Ride 8 ranks, Mounted Combat, Mounted Strafe
Benefit: When mounted, you may make a full attack while moving. Your attacks can each come at any point during your mount’s movement, though if your mount moves more than 5 ft. you must move at least 5 ft. between each attack.
Normal: You can only make melee attacks while mounted at the beginning or end of your mount’s movement. You can only make ranged attacks while mounted at the beginning, end, or precise middle of your mount’s movement. You cannot make more than one melee attack in a round if your mount moves more than 5 ft.
New Feat – Jousting Blow [Fighter]
Your charges knock your foes flying.
Prerequisite: Str 13, Ride 8 ranks, Mounted Combat, Power Attack, Ride-By Attack (or Mounted Strafe), Spirited Charge.
Benefit: When you use a charge action to attack while mounted, you may take a -4 penalty to your attack roll and deliver a jousting blow. If you hit a corporeal opponent that is smaller than your mount, that creature must succeed a Reflex save (DC = damage dealt) or be knocked flying 10 ft. in the direction of your charge, falling prone. If an obstacle prevents the completion of the opponent’s move, both the obstacle and the creature take 1d6 points of damage, and the opponent stops in the square adjacent to the obstacle.
A mounted opponent may substitute a Ride check in place of his Reflex save to resist being dismounted, and he gains a +2 bonus if he is using a military saddle.
