Ride Skill vs Fear Effects?


Rules Questions


If a mount is Frightened, can the rider Control it with a ride check as he would a non-combat trained mount? I'm not certain whether that text is only relevant to a non-combat trained mount's fear of combat in general or if the rider can override fear effects suffered by his mount, forcing it to do as he wishes despite its fear.

Silver Crusade

Ride skill wrote:
Control Mount in Battle: As a move action, you can attempt to control a light horse, pony, heavy horse, or other mount not trained for combat riding while in battle. If you fail the Ride check, you can do nothing else in that round. You do not need to roll for horses or ponies trained for combat.

It's just for mounts not trained for combat.

Scarab Sages

In this case, the mount is frightened, though - I would assume due to some spell or spell-like effect?

Assuming that the Mount has already failed its Will save, as a GM I would allow a handle animal or ride check to allow the mount a new save, but treating it as non-combat trained would definitely be another way to go.

If you use some of the rules options in this book, you can have your character and your mount share saves, which is a big help.

Silver Crusade

Wolfsnap wrote:
If you use some of the rules options in this book, you can have your character and your mount share saves, which is a big help.

That's a third party source, though.

If you're interested in something by Paizo, Indomitable Mount is rather popular.

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