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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Old Drew Id" data-source="post: 3258806" data-attributes="member: 12175">Definitely go with the mounted rules. It's what is intended for just this situation. (There was a thread around here a couple of months back about the same thing, and there were some further rules citations and clarifications that were useful for this situation, if you can find the thread.)I would add that the Gnome still needs to make a Ride check to do a fast dismount at the beginning of combat, or else he'll need to use a move action to get down. He ought to consider some ranks in Ride for those surprise situations. If the half-orc is game, they could get a custom saddle made which would make it easier on the gnome (eliminate one of the two -5 penalties). If the half-orc is willing to be *really* helpful, the gnome could even use magic to give the orc a hunchback so that he serves as a better mount, eliminating the other penalty. Polymorph-related spells could do that, as could a custom spell for the gnome to research. I'd peg "Hunchback" as:HunchbackTransmutationLevel: Sor/Wiz 2Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 minuteRange: TouchTarget: One humanoid creatureDuration: 1 hour per levelSaving Throw: Fort negatesSpell Resistance: YesThis spell alters a humanoid's back and shoulders to make them suitable as a mount for a smaller creature. The spell does not hamper the target creature's movement or abilities, but the target creature suffers a -2 penalty to all Charisma-based skills when dealing with members of their own species for the duration of the spell. The target creature's back and shoulder's become enlarged and flattened to provide a suitable surface for riding.</blockquote>

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