Ride-By Attack Clarifications

[kreynolds]

Now, imagine if your mount is intelligent and has classes of its own.

I'd rather not. I believe that the mount can't attack if it's not the mount's turn.

 

[Skaros]

Now, imagine if your mount is intelligent and has classes of its own. Correct me if I'm wrong:
Let's say our Paladin, named Bob, has Ride-By Attack and is riding his intelligent warhorse named Mr. Ed.

There are two enemies in a 10' passage, one 20' behind the other. Bob does a Ride-By Attack on the front one, ending his move at the back one (which Mr. Ed then attacks). Since Bob has that Feat, moving past that front one doesn't draw an Attack of Opportunity. So, looking at it from the horse's point of view, I just tumbled past the front guy to get to the back one, automatically succeeding because I have a guy on my back with a certain Feat?

Sure, why not? Assuming the rider is guiding the horse, and isn't just taking a nap, that is. He's in control, so its his feat that applies.

-Skaros

 

[kreynolds]

Well, I don't know about you, Skaros, but I always nap while in mounted combat.

By the way, does anybody know of the source(s) that cover mounted combat rules?

 

[Laslo Tremaine]

Correct me if I'm wrong:
Let's say our Paladin, named Bob, has Ride-By Attack and is riding his intelligent warhorse named Mr. Ed.

You're wrong!

Wilbur (not Bob) is the name Paladin who has a mount called Mr. Ed!

 

[Ranger REG]

But isn't the Sage is wrong? I mean almost everyone on this EN World Board say that his answers have been ... to put it lightly ... in error.

In fact, I hate to say this, but I'm starting to believe the consensus of critics that visit this board. I mean those critics are not dumbasses, are they?

Should the Ride-By Attack feat benefit the mount as well as the character riding it (i.e., no AoO provocation)?

 

[Archer]

The sage is wrong less than 1% of the time but everytime he makes a mistake people trumpet it forever. Accept that ride-by-attack doesn't provoke an AoO for the mount. It has no purpose as a feat otherwise.

 

[dcollins]

But isn't the Sage is wrong?

The Sage makes a lot of easy calls, the Sage makes some good calls, the Sage makes some bad calls.

I'm one who is more than happy to accept his recommendation in situations that are truly open questions, like this one. In this case, his responses have been consistent, and they also comply with the language in the Ride-By example in Sword & Fist p. 66.

 

[Taren Seeker]

I'd rather not. I believe that the mount can't attack if it's not the mount's turn.

In mounted combat, you and your mount go on the same initiative.

You asked for the mounted combat source? It's in the PHB combat section p. 138.

 

[kreynolds]

You asked for the mounted combat source? It's in the PHB combat section p. 138.

Yes, I did. Thanks Taren.

 

[Ranger REG]

I'm one who is more than happy to accept his recommendation in situations that are truly open questions, like this one. In this case, his responses have been consistent, and they also comply with the language in the Ride-By example in Sword & Fist p. 66.

So, it's a recommendation, not an official ruling. If that is the case, then the description of Ride-By Attack remains intact as it was shown in both the Player's Handbook and in the Feats section of the System Reference Document.