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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Greenfield" data-source="post: 6406953" data-attributes="member: 6669384">Not sure where "Prone" is coming from.  The archer is standing.  The thing with the knee is, well, think of standing at a rail.  You push one leg slightly forward so it hooks slightly under that rail.  That's how the "brace with a knee" thing works.It's because of that position, a leg brace that loses it's value if you duck, and that limits the ability to dodge, that I thought the archer would lose Dex bonus to AC.Now while Handle Animal doesn't list handling a team, we've always used that skill for cart drovers.DMMike:  War chariots weren't used simply for show.  They were used by noblemen and officers in combat.  They would race towards an opposing formation, firing as they went, then veer away in a hard turn, and then retreat, again with the archer firing as he goes.The Egyptian chariots were made for two, one driver and an archer.  This was an advance over earlier versions which, for reasons of light weight and maneuverability, were made for a single driver/warrior.Later versions used by the Persians were made for three, so a spearman, a driver and an archer would be a fast strike team.Military history credited the two man war chariot with much of Egypt's military success.</blockquote>