How long does it take to mount a steed?


Rules Questions


How long does it take to mount a steed that has a saddle? It is a standard action, move action or a full-round action?


Bill Lumberg wrote:
How long does it take to mount a steed that has a saddle? It is a standard action, move action or a full-round action?

You can mount or dismount a horse as a free action with a DC 20 ride skill check. If you fail it will take you a move action.


Are you trying to mount the whole steed or just the head?

Grog only mounts the heads, except for fire hooves, he killed many goblins so Grog mounted whole horse in throne room.


Bill Lumberg wrote:
How long does it take to mount a steed that has a saddle? It is a standard action, move action or a full-round action?

Mounting/dismounting is a Move Action unless you pass a DC20 Ride check to make it a Free Action.

The Exchange

Mage Evolving wrote:
You can mount or dismount a horse as a free action with a DC 20 ride skill check. If you fail it will take you a move action.

Dead on, with one important caveat. You must have a move action AVAILABLE in order to attempt to mount/dismount as a free action.

To clarify that, you can use a move action to get to your horse, attempt a free action mount (you have a standard left which can be used as a move action), and then use your standard action while mounted (assuming you succeeded on the check).

If you take a double move action to get to your horse, though, you're screwed, you cannot attempt to mount up until your next turn.


Thanks, all.

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