Riding

There are horses distributed all around the served that can be used in conjunction with the Ride skill to gain a mobility bonus when on the surface.

Mechanical Information

• You need at least 6 points in Ride to get on a horse. Being at the bare minimum means that you are likely to be thrown off the mount, while having a score of 30 means you are never going to be thrown off.
• Mounted Combat:
  • Riders suffer from 10% Spell Failure unless they have the Mounted Combat feat.
  • The Mounted Combat feat adds +1 melee AB instead of the normal bonus.
• Mounted Archery remains unmodified.
• It is impossible to ride in caves or indoors areas.
• Riders keep 1 point of AC gained from tumble for every 5 points in ride. AC gained does not exceed amount from tumble, but can be less if ride skill is less than tumble (14 ride, 15 tumble will only maintain 2 AC).
• Lances may only be wielded when on horseback.
• There are different breeds of horses, that will react differently to the race of the rider.
• Every 3 points in Ride (ignoring dex but counting items) will add 1% of riding speed. These bonuses cap at 10% to 30%, depending the quality and nature of the breed of horse.
• Characters with the now-disabled Riding Award:
  • May still summon their horses.
  • Granted a 5 + Hit Dice Ride bonus.