Creatures on a mount? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Creatures on a mount? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Xeitz
10-16-05, 10:58 PM How many small humanoids are allowed on a large flying creature and it can still fly? (Assuming the small creatures are still a light load) I mean for the small creatures to ride it and be able to fight still.
savant_warlord13
11-02-05, 06:36 PM as many as is a light load for the flyer

riders must succeed on ride checks to fight, but if they were overcrowded the DM might give them a penalty on the check
JiCi
11-02-05, 07:24 PM 4, 4 halflings/gnomes can mount a dire bat, giant bat or owl.

In Arms and Equipment, it is written that 4 humans can ride an elephant and 4 dwarves can ride a triceratops.

So here's the math:

A mount can carry 1 rider one size smaller than itself. (1 human on an horse)
A mount can carry 4 riders two sizes smaller than itself. (4 humans on an elephant)
A mount can carry 16 riders three sizes smaller than itself. (16 humans on a tushed behemoth from Heroes of Battle)
etc... etc... etc...

Hope this helps.
Raelifin
11-02-05, 08:27 PM Hunh? :confused:
Didn't you just say that elephants can carry 4 humans? And aren't elephants huge size? I think you mean:

A horse can carry 1 human or four halflings.
An elephant can carry 4 humans or 16 halflings.
A dire elephant can carry 16 humans or 64 halflings.
The Tarrasque could carry 64 humans or 256 halflings.

By this logic a Colossal dog could carry 16384 fleas.
JiCi
11-03-05, 03:15 PM Hunh? :confused:
Didn't you just say that elephants can carry 4 humans? And aren't elephants huge size? I think you mean:

A horse can carry 1 human or four halflings.
An elephant can carry 4 humans or 16 halflings.
A dire elephant can carry 16 humans or 64 halflings.
The Tarrasque could carry 64 humans or 256 halflings.

By this logic a Colossal dog could carry 16384 fleas.
Oops, my bad.

That's what I meant.
I just corrected my post.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Xeitz 10-16-05, 10:58 PM	How many small humanoids are allowed on a large flying creature and it can still fly? (Assuming the small creatures are still a light load) I mean for the small creatures to ride it and be able to fight still.
savant_warlord13 11-02-05, 06:36 PM	as many as is a light load for the flyer riders must succeed on ride checks to fight, but if they were overcrowded the DM might give them a penalty on the check
JiCi 11-02-05, 07:24 PM	4, 4 halflings/gnomes can mount a dire bat, giant bat or owl. In Arms and Equipment, it is written that 4 humans can ride an elephant and 4 dwarves can ride a triceratops. So here's the math: A mount can carry 1 rider one size smaller than itself. (1 human on an horse) A mount can carry 4 riders two sizes smaller than itself. (4 humans on an elephant) A mount can carry 16 riders three sizes smaller than itself. (16 humans on a tushed behemoth from Heroes of Battle) etc... etc... etc... Hope this helps.
Raelifin 11-02-05, 08:27 PM	Hunh? :confused: Didn't you just say that elephants can carry 4 humans? And aren't elephants huge size? I think you mean: A horse can carry 1 human or four halflings. An elephant can carry 4 humans or 16 halflings. A dire elephant can carry 16 humans or 64 halflings. The Tarrasque could carry 64 humans or 256 halflings. By this logic a Colossal dog could carry 16384 fleas.
JiCi 11-03-05, 03:15 PM	Hunh? :confused: Didn't you just say that elephants can carry 4 humans? And aren't elephants huge size? I think you mean: A horse can carry 1 human or four halflings. An elephant can carry 4 humans or 16 halflings. A dire elephant can carry 16 humans or 64 halflings. The Tarrasque could carry 64 humans or 256 halflings. By this logic a Colossal dog could carry 16384 fleas. Oops, my bad. That's what I meant. I just corrected my post.