Powerful Charge at same time as Lance Charge?


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Newbie question here. I'm playing a Beast Rider Cavalier and I see that Triceratops gets the Powerful Charge at level 7. If I'm making a charge using a lance can I also take advantage of the mount's powerful charge, or does the lance's reach negate that? I'd love to be able to take advantage of both attacks.

If I would need any feats to specifically accomplish what I'm asking I can make it happen. I'm currently advancing to level 5 and I would only get Powerful Charge at level 7. My Cavalier's feats are: Animal Affinity, Mounted Combat, Cavalry Formation, and Ride-by-Attack. I'm working with a blank slate for my mount because my last one was killed.


powerful charge only affects your mounts attacks, not yours.


I believe he is asking if his mount will even get to attack, due to have 5ft reach, while his lance has 10ft.

I wonder how this is supposed to work as well. The same issue could come up with a mount that has 10ft reach, and you have 5ft.

The rules for charging from a mount state that both you and the mount are charging, and should follow all the rules for charging. But you can't in the situation where your reach differs, since the mount moving to the closest square it could attack from would not be the same square as the rider. One of you violates the rules no matter what.

This thread discussed it, but did not seem to come to a satisfying conclusion.

thread

Was there ever another faq to address this?


Thanks DMO, you worded the question much better than I did.

I found this thread that related to my question. The second poster mentions Ride-by-Attack and says that as long as the mount in question has not moved more than double its speed it can also attack at the end of the charge, which would be directly adjacent to the enemy. I think I'm going to go with that ruling, unless my DM specifically says otherwise.

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