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This book has a lovely name.
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This book has a lovely name.
Thank you! As something of a cavalry enthusiast I have always felt that mounted combat is a dramatically engaging aspect of heroic adventure which is sadly underutilized in fantasy gaming. (Why can I not fight on horseback in Skyrim?! Curse you, Bethesda!!) I sincerely hope I've covered the majority of what players and GMs need in order to breathe new life into an aspect of their games which is often neglected.
It's worth noting that the main objective behind the book was to allow players to enjoy the tropes of mounted combat in a meaningful way without having to build an entire character concept around it. To that end, the book includes:
- A wide variety of mounts geared towards PCs that don't have animal companion class features. Your 10th level fighter deserves to ride a horse with more than 2 hit dice!
- New actions to perform in combat that can be performed by any mounted PC regardless of class or level, including Countercharge and Massed Charge.
- Rules for sharing certain feats and saves between rider and mount that reduce bookkeeping in combat and allow characters to use their hard-earned movement abilities even when in the saddle.
- Simplified rules that allow your PC to fight while mounted, even if you don't have the stats for your mount handy!
- Loads of roleplaying ideas covering how to obtain, train, and care for heroic mounts.
- Rules for a new type of performance combat: The Joust. (Personally, I think this is worth the price of admission by itself.)
And of course there are new feats, items, and spells aimed at mounts and their riders, for those players who want to go the extra mile toward making their character effective in the saddle.
I sincerely hope a lot of you will check it out.
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This is something I'm quite interested in. We've had two mounted characters so far in our last two campaigns (one of the characters was mine), and we found some of the rules awkward and unclear ("so my mount and I both get a round's worth of actions, but taken at the same time...right?") and clarification/simplification would be quite helpful.
In this book you will find not only additional rules to widen the scope of actions that being mounted makes possible, but you will find commentary and explanation of the existing rules which answer just those kinds of questions while making the entire enterprise easier.
Are you planning on selling this at RPGNow/DriveThruRPG also?
Right now you can only get the PDF here at Paizo or at lulu.com. I recommend buying through Paizo because Lulu doesn't let me insert bookmakrs into the PDFs. There will be a print version available through the Paizo site at some point.
By the by, you do realize with this name, you'll never be able to do a sequel book, right? ;)
This is the last Mounted Combat book you will ever need! :)
If it sells enough copies, I will tackle another thorny topic desperately in need of a "Final Word":
THE VERY LAST BOOK ABOUT ALIGNMENT
This is the highest quality book I've seen from (what I assume to be) a first time studio in a while. I've only really looked in detail at the explanation of the mounted combat rules (to see if you got it right :)), but as someone who did their thesis on cavalry, I plan on reading it sometime soon.
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This is the highest quality book I've seen from (what I assume to be) a first time studio in a while. I've only really looked in detail at the explanation of the mounted combat rules (to see if you got it right :)), but as someone who did their thesis on cavalry, I plan on reading it sometime soon.
Thanks! I did get a little bit of experience under my belt with "The Tomb of Haggemoth" which I published a several years back for D&D 3.5 (basically a complete adventure path in one book). I've been considering putting the PDF up here at Paizo, but I'm not sure how much interest there would be considering that it hasn't been updated for Pathfinder.
I'm glad you like the look of the book! When you've had a chance to digest it thoroughly, please go ahead and write a brief customer review!
Interesting! I might check this out as soon as finances permit. The new OD ate my budget. -.-
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Just wanted to add a note here that I will be at Paizocon 2012 and I hope to make print copies available for purchase in the Paizo store at the con.
I also am planning a Jousting-based event for the con, although that's still in the organization stage. Watch this space!
And again, many thanks to everyone who's bought a copy of the book!
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I thought it worth noting that we are almost completely booked for the First Annual Jousting Competition which will be happening at Paizocon 2012. This tournament will be using the rules for Jousting from The Very Last Book About Mounted Combat and will feature characters competing against one another in head-to-head matches in an elimination tournament.
I look forward to seeing you all there!
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Big thanks to everyone who bought a copy of the book while attending Paizocon 2012! The First Annual Jousting Competition was a huge success, and a great time was had by all, so I'm thinking we might expand the event next year.
Next month, I'm going to be at Gen Con in the author's alley where there will be more print copies for sale, and of course you can always get the book here at Paizo.
Print/PDF Bundle now available!
I bought this one and plan to have a review up soonish. :)
And finally reviewed here and sent to GMS magazine. Cheers!
Thanks and you're welcome! This had been on my review-pile for quite a while.
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My profound thanks to everyone who attended the 3rd Annual Jousting Competition at Paizocon this year. We had a fantastic field of entrants, and some really exciting action.
And now to announce the winners:
In third place: Sir Eric the Arrogant, who's actually quite a nice fellow once you get to know him.
In second place: Sir Benedict Patchweasel, whose fresh steed Peppermint was a favorite with the crowd.
And our first place winner, who unseated all his challengers without breaking a sweat, was Sir Crispin, a last minute-entry who gamely took up the lance and rode to victory despite his initial trepidations.
Congratulations to our winners, and I look forward to seeing you all next year! In the meantime, if you'd like to run a joust in your own games, may I humbly suggest you pick up a copy of The Very Last Book About Mounted Combat.
Is it fair to say that this is a must-have if you're running Kingmaker, and have both a paladin and a cavalier in your party? ;-)
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Is it fair to say that this is a must-have if you're running Kingmaker, and have both a paladin and a cavalier in your party? ;-)
I'd say that in a primarily outdoor setting such as Kingmaker, this is an excellent resource not just for the paladin and cavalier, but for the whole party.
One of the purposes behind this book was to make mounted combat easier, more useful, and conducive to fun role-playing. The reason that most players (or GMs) don't get into mounted cobat is that in order for a character to be good at it, they usually need to build it into their character concept. Obviously not too many players do this, since you usually can't ride a horse into a dungeon.
The core of this book is about finding ways to get players who don't want to spec into mounted combat to still find a use for it in the right conditions. Even a rogue, a cleric, or a wizard can be involved in cinematic, sweeping action on horseback (or wolf-back, or any number of exotic creatures) without having to spend precious feats or resources on it.
Of course the book DOES contain feats, spells, and items for those players who DO wish to spend some time and resources on fighting from the saddle, and we've tried to make the effort suitably rewarding.
Incidentally, if you're playing Kingmaker, you will probably also be interested in another book in this series: The Very Last Book About War, which presents an alternative mass combat system for Pathfinder.
Even better than I thought. I'll try to pick it up come payday! =)
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Congratulations to the winners of the Open Jousting Tournament at Paizocon 2015!
Grand Champion:
Sir Benedict Patchwesel (and his horse Peppermint)
Runners Up:
Sir Joustalot
Lady Aurelia and her noble steed Snowflake
It was a fun, raucous event (as usual) and a good time was had by all. I look forward to seeing everyone again next year!