A horse on the battlements? [Archive] - Wizards Community

A horse on the battlements? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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highbulp
03-04-07, 12:42 PM For my next game the PCs are planning to try and break into a castle. Likely they'll climb the walls, or somehow get onto the battlements. Up there I want them to encounter one of the castle's guardians, a Binder/KotSS with Andras as his vestige.

Andras grants this lovely ability to summon a heavy mount. So I had this great image of the knight they're fighting suddenly summoning a horse and then charging down the battlements at the PCs (who then either have to leap off the wall to get away, or get trampled).

The question is, could a heavy mount (size Large creature) be able to charge down a 5' wide battlement? Would I need to apply squeezing rules? Any other thoughts on the encounter/tactic?
SALDAR
03-04-07, 12:50 PM You would have to apply the squeezing rules and by doing so this hinders the horse's movement preventing it from charging.
highbulp
03-04-07, 12:53 PM You would have to apply the squeezing rules and by doing so this hinders the horse's movement preventing it from charging.

It could still do an Overrun action though, right? I don't need it to be a Charge action as much as a "run up to/over them" action
Arem_K
03-04-07, 01:34 PM You could always have a 10 ft wide battlement.
SALDAR
03-04-07, 01:41 PM It could still do an Overrun action though, right? I don't need it to be a Charge action as much as a "run up to/over them" action

Yes, you can.
draconic_swine
03-04-07, 01:43 PM I'd use the squeezing rules, but I'd also add a balance check for the mount. I'd probably set the DC at 10.
keith187
03-04-07, 01:43 PM Or you could just rule 0 it. If anyone calls you on it just say the mount has some special training or something to let it work.
Darth Sephiroth
03-04-07, 01:46 PM Borrow the 3.0 large for this purpose and just make the horse Large (Long).

As for the tactic, it was one used in the Crusades if I remember right, they even had the stairways and other things positioned so as to make it easy for the riders to use
dengarbountyhunter
03-06-07, 04:33 PM I recall reading somewhere that horses can't go down normal stairs (but they can go up). But maybe with very gradual stairs...
InkBlot
03-06-07, 04:41 PM It's not so much that they can't, but rather that they're naturaly afraid of going down steep slopes. A horse trained to follow it's master into battle should be able to overcome that fear.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
highbulp 03-04-07, 12:42 PM	For my next game the PCs are planning to try and break into a castle. Likely they'll climb the walls, or somehow get onto the battlements. Up there I want them to encounter one of the castle's guardians, a Binder/KotSS with Andras as his vestige. Andras grants this lovely ability to summon a heavy mount. So I had this great image of the knight they're fighting suddenly summoning a horse and then charging down the battlements at the PCs (who then either have to leap off the wall to get away, or get trampled). The question is, could a heavy mount (size Large creature) be able to charge down a 5' wide battlement? Would I need to apply squeezing rules? Any other thoughts on the encounter/tactic?
SALDAR 03-04-07, 12:50 PM	You would have to apply the squeezing rules and by doing so this hinders the horse's movement preventing it from charging.
highbulp 03-04-07, 12:53 PM	You would have to apply the squeezing rules and by doing so this hinders the horse's movement preventing it from charging. It could still do an Overrun action though, right? I don't need it to be a Charge action as much as a "run up to/over them" action
Arem_K 03-04-07, 01:34 PM	You could always have a 10 ft wide battlement.
SALDAR 03-04-07, 01:41 PM	It could still do an Overrun action though, right? I don't need it to be a Charge action as much as a "run up to/over them" action Yes, you can.
draconic_swine 03-04-07, 01:43 PM	I'd use the squeezing rules, but I'd also add a balance check for the mount. I'd probably set the DC at 10.
keith187 03-04-07, 01:43 PM	Or you could just rule 0 it. If anyone calls you on it just say the mount has some special training or something to let it work.
Darth Sephiroth 03-04-07, 01:46 PM	Borrow the 3.0 large for this purpose and just make the horse Large (Long). As for the tactic, it was one used in the Crusades if I remember right, they even had the stairways and other things positioned so as to make it easy for the riders to use
dengarbountyhunter 03-06-07, 04:33 PM	I recall reading somewhere that horses can't go down normal stairs (but they can go up). But maybe with very gradual stairs...
InkBlot 03-06-07, 04:41 PM	It's not so much that they can't, but rather that they're naturaly afraid of going down steep slopes. A horse trained to follow it's master into battle should be able to overcome that fear.