Slow vs Mounted Opponents


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Hey guys, I'm getting ready to run a session this weekend, and my party is likely going to end up having to deal with some mounted opponents. Now, the party's wizard loves to lead off with a Slow spell in nearly every combat that seems like it's going to be difficult. So, I know it's going to come up, but how do you guys run how the two interact? Do you use the rider's save for both rider and mount? Or does the rider and mount roll separately? This just seems to get foggy about when a rider wants to perform a full attack action but the mount is slowed, or how does a mount react if the rider is slowed? etc.

A situation hasn't come up yet, but I know my players and I want to make sure I have a clean answer before it does.


Each Rider is a target and each mount is a target. Speed is determined by the mount so if its not slowed then you can move full speed but take the other pen. such as being staggered as normal.


Also be sure to check that no 2 targets are more than 30 feet apart. In practice this makes it so Slow has an area less then fireball.

Especially when using horses (large creatures) and a spread out calvary formation he might not get many.

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