Riding (Skill) - Revision history

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Primary [[Stat]]: Dexterity 
Difficulty Modifier: x1

This [[Skill]] is used when riding domesticated beasts - be they horses, or something a little more exotic. Riding an [[Riding Familiarity|unfamiliar]] species of animal applies a -3 penalty to your Riding checks.

Engaging in combat whilst riding is generally rather difficult, and applies a -3 penalty both to Riding and to whatever skill you are using to direct your attacks. When making any form of [[Ranged Attack]] while riding you suffer an additional penalty based on your mount's current speed: -2 when walking, -4 when cantering and -6 when galloping. This penalty applies to [[Thrown Weapons]] and [[Spells]] as well as to [[Ranged Combat]] checks.

For reasons that are hopefully obvious it's not possible to perform an [[Athletic Dodge]] whilst riding without leaping out of the saddle (and quite likely hurting yourself in the process), but [[Standing Dodges]] can still be used. Alternatively you can try to coax your mount into dodging for the both of you, which counts as a Standing Dodge but is based on your mount's [[Stats]] and [[Skills]]. Directing your mount in this way requires a Riding [[Skill Check]] of 15 or more and counts as a [[Reaction]] for you as well as for your mount.

Riding [[Abilities]]
<ul>
<li> (4) [[Attack with Mount]]</li>
<li> (8) [[Bareback Riding]]</li>
<li> (10) [[Bareback Specialisation]]</li>
<li> (6) [[Lance Charge]]</li>
<li> (6) [[Mounted Combat]]</li>
<li> (6) [[Mounted Melee Specialisation]]</li>
<li> (6) [[Mounted Shooting Expertise]]</li>
<li> (4) [[Rearing Strike]]</li>
<li> (4) [[Ride-By Strike]]</li>
<li> (1) [[Riding Familiarity]] {Species of riding animal}</li>
</ul>

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	Engaging in combat whilst riding is generally rather difficult, and applies a -3 penalty both to Riding and to whatever skill you are using to direct your attacks. When making any form of [[Ranged Attack]] while riding you suffer an additional penalty based on your mount's current speed: -2 when walking, -4 when cantering and -6 when galloping. This penalty applies to [[Thrown Weapons]] and [[Spells]] as well as to [[Ranged Combat]] checks.		Engaging in combat whilst riding is generally rather difficult, and applies a -3 penalty both to Riding and to whatever skill you are using to direct your attacks. When making any form of [[Ranged Attack]] while riding you suffer an additional penalty based on your mount's current speed: -2 when walking, -4 when cantering and -6 when galloping. This penalty applies to [[Thrown Weapons]] and [[Spells]] as well as to [[Ranged Combat]] checks.

−	For reasons that are hopefully obvious it's not possible to perform an [[Athletic Dodge]] whilst riding without leaping out of the saddle (and quite likely hurting yourself in the process), but [[Standing ~~Dodges~~]] can still be used. Alternatively you can try to coax your mount into dodging for the both of you, which counts as a Standing Dodge but is based on your mount's [[Stats]] and [[Skills]]. Directing your mount in this way requires a Riding [[Skill Check]] of 15 or more and counts as a [[Reaction]] for you as well as for your mount.	+	For reasons that are hopefully obvious it's not possible to perform an [[Athletic Dodge]] whilst riding without leaping out of the saddle (and quite likely hurting yourself in the process), but [[Standing Dodge]]s can still be used. Alternatively you can try to coax your mount into dodging for the both of you, which counts as a Standing Dodge but is based on your mount's [[Stats]] and [[Skills]]. Directing your mount in this way requires a Riding [[Skill Check]] of 15 or more and counts as a [[Reaction]] for you as well as for your mount.

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 <li> (6) [[Bareback Riding]]</li>
 <li> (6) [[Bareback Specialisation]]</li>
 <li> (6) [[Mounted Combat]]</li>
 <li> (6) [[Mounted Shooting Expertise]]</li>
 <li> (4) [[Rearing Strike]]</li>
 <li> (4) [[Ride-By Strike]]</li>
 </ul>

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 <ul>
 <li> (4) [[Attack with Mount]]</li>
-<li> (8) [[Bareback Riding]]</li>
+<li> (6) [[Bareback Riding]]</li>
-<li> (10) [[Bareback Specialisation]]</li>
+<li> (6) [[Bareback Specialisation]]</li>
 <li> (6) [[Lance Charge]]</li>
 <li> (6) [[Mounted Combat]]</li>