mounted action economy


Rules Questions


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I've seen some posts that made me think that I had it wrong how combat works while mounted.

so questions

A) do the mount and rider work on the same initiative
B) does the rider still get all his actions if his mount moves, if so how much can the mount move.
C) can a mount and a rider both perform full round actions in the same round.


A. Same initiative. "Mounts in Combat" section
B. "Combat while Mounted" section

Quote:

If your mount moves more than 5 feet, you can only make a single melee attack. Essentially, you have to wait until the mount gets to your enemy before attacking, so you can't make a full attack. Even at your mount's full speed, you don't take any penalty on melee attacks while mounted.

If your mount charges, you also take the AC penalty associated with a charge. If you make an attack at the end of the charge, you receive the bonus gained from the charge. When charging on horseback, you deal double damage with a lance (see Charge).

You can use ranged weapons while your mount is taking a double move, but at a –4 penalty on the attack roll. You can use ranged weapons while your mount is running (quadruple speed) at a –8 penalty. In either case, you make the attack roll when your mount has completed half its movement. You can make a full attack with a ranged weapon while your mount is moving. Likewise, you can take move actions normally.

C. Depends on the specific full round actions. The above quote certainly says it's possible; your Mount can run while you full attack with a bow. But that might not be true for every full round action: your mount cannot run while you full attack.

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