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<blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6406434" data-attributes="member: 6669384">I was watching a PBS show on a team trying to recreate an Egyptian war chariot.&nbsp; The construction was interesting.What was more interesting was the detail whose purpose had escaped the reconstructing team until they did test runs.There was a gap in the side panel on each side.&nbsp; When testing it they found that it was perfect for a man to put a slightly bent knee into to stabilize him while firing a bow.&nbsp; They were meant to be fast moving archer's platforms.The &quot;floor&quot; was made of strips of woven rawhide, which smoothed the ride for the passengers, giving the archer a relatively stable base even when speeding over open fields.Now, in game, managing a chariot or cart is done through Handle Animal rather than Ride.&nbsp; The front panel would give a partial cover bonus to the rider, though I don't think he should get Dex to AC.But how do you handle fighting from this moving base?&nbsp; There's no Ride skill involved, so neither Mounted Combat nor Mounted Archery seems applicable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenfield, post: 6406434, member: 6669384"] I was watching a PBS show on a team trying to recreate an Egyptian war chariot. The construction was interesting. What was more interesting was the detail whose purpose had escaped the reconstructing team until they did test runs. There was a gap in the side panel on each side. When testing it they found that it was perfect for a man to put a slightly bent knee into to stabilize him while firing a bow. They were meant to be fast moving archer's platforms. The "floor" was made of strips of woven rawhide, which smoothed the ride for the passengers, giving the archer a relatively stable base even when speeding over open fields. Now, in game, managing a chariot or cart is done through Handle Animal rather than Ride. The front panel would give a partial cover bonus to the rider, though I don't think he should get Dex to AC. But how do you handle fighting from this moving base? There's no Ride skill involved, so neither Mounted Combat nor Mounted Archery seems applicable. [/QUOTE]

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