Ride

Ride

The difficulty ratings in the table are for horseback riding. The GM should make adjustments for other animals.

Riding

DR	Action
0	Trot or gallop on road
3	Trot or gallop in terrain
6	Gallop through forest / jump easy obstacle
9	Gallop through dense forest / jump obstacle 1.5 m high*
12	Jump obstacle 2 meters high*
15	Jump obstacle 2 meters high* with little room
+3	Without saddle

* How high you can jump depends on the horse. Given heights assume the horse can jump this high.

When fighting from horseback, the character gets a penalty in all weapon skills and dodge. The amount depends upon the horse, see the mounted combat table.

Each round of combat from horseback, a ride roll is made to see if the character controls the horse. If the roll is not successful, the character may not attack that round, and gets an additional -5 in parry or dodge. If the roll fails by more than 5, the character falls off (counts as a 2 meter fall). DR is given in the mounted combat table.

Mounted Combat

Horse	Penalty	DR
War horse	1	5
Battle-trained horse	3	10
Riding horse	5	15

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