Robius Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Although there are a lot of rules about mounted combat, I may have missed it both in the rules and on this forum, about whether folks would allow a parry roll for an attack on a person's steed, i.e. one combatant attacks the other's horse, would a parry be appropriate? It seems a little unlikely to me for a horse to try to deftly dodge a spear thrust when in melee but what do I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psullie Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 First off remember that all attack and parry skills are capped at the riders Ride skill. A trained horse wouldn't try to dodge, that would be up to the rider so a Ride skill test would be appropriate. An untrained horse would react and try to Dodge using its own skill, but a Ride skill may then be required so that the rider can remain mounted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Scott Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Robius said: Although there are a lot of rules about mounted combat, I may have missed it both in the rules and on this forum, about whether folks would allow a parry roll for an attack on a person's steed, i.e. one combatant attacks the other's horse, would a parry be appropriate? It seems a little unlikely to me for a horse to try to deftly dodge a spear thrust when in melee but what do I know. The answer is the same as this Q&A one (link), except you are sitting on the other target. Although horses have a Dodge, I would likely only allow a warhorse a dodge. Horse training just keeps a horse steady in normal circumstances for its type. Injure the horse and it will like bolt (flight) for riding and cavalry, and fight for war horses... Blinkers existed in the bronze age, so it's appropriate to use them in RQG - then it will never dodge. They aren't appropriate for all horses, but this is already going into to much detail... https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/325082 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/324322 1 Quote ----- Search the Glorantha Resource Site: https://wellofdaliath.chaosium.com. Search the Glorantha mailing list archives: https://glorantha.steff.in/digests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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