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#1 nb_nmare Dec 12, 2011 14:58:02	Here's a download containing a new theme (the equerry), a new paragon path (the roughrider), and just over two dozen new mounted combat feats: here. Open the spoiler for a preview of the equerry's level 1 feature, its 1st level encounter power, and a couple of the feats: Show Starting Feature     Benefit: You gain the Mounted Combat Feat and the ride-by-attack power. Ride-By-Attack | Equerry Utility You make a fast attack from your mount. At-Will * Martial, Weapon Standard Action | Melee or Ranged weapon Requirement: You must be riding a mount. Effect: Your mount moves its' speed, and you can make a single basic attack at any point during the move. During this movement, you and your mount both gain a +2 power bonus to AC and Reflex against opportunity attacks provoked by the mount's movement. Mounted Overrun | Equerry Attack 1 Your mount shoves or tramples your foe into the ground. Encounter * Martial Standard Action | Personal Requirement: You must be riding a mount. Effect: Your mount charges. At the end of the charge, the mount uses one of its at-will attacks. If the attack hits, the damage roll is increased by one, and the target is knocked prone.     Level 11: As above, but the damage roll is increased by two.     Level 21: As above, but the damage roll is increased by three. Mounted Skirmishing    You are adept in mounted melee combat.     Prerequisite: Mounted Combat feat     Benefit:While you are riding a mount, you and the mount both gain a +1 feat bonus to melee attack rolls and melee damage rolls. Both of theses bonuses increase to +2 at 11th level and +3 at 21st level Roughshod Mount    You’ve trained your mount to take advantage of a defenceless enemy.     Prerequisite: Mounted Combat feat     Benefit: While you are riding a mount, your mount can move through the spaces of prone enemies, When your mount does so, the enemy takes damage equal to the mount's Strength modifier.     Source: NEW.
#2 ciaran Dec 12, 2011 21:35:58	Make one that could appeal to any class, including "spell casters". Perhaps make it a general equestrian arts theme, instead of a mounted combat theme.
#3 nb_nmare Dec 13, 2011 1:45:49	Make one that could appeal to any class, including "spell casters". Perhaps make it a general equestrian arts theme, instead of a mounted combat theme. If the spell caster in question has at least attack power he or she can use as a basic attack, then the theme's features should at least benefit them. Of the arcane classes, only the artificer, PH2 bard, and swordmage don't have any at-will "use as basic attack" powers (and PH2 bards who pick up the Skald Training feat gain access to the skald at-wills, all of which enhance their basic attacks). I may homebrew some powers of this type for those classes which don't have them. Also, see the "Mounted Casting" feat, which allows close bursts to start in each square occupied by the mount, and you to move your mount's speed as a free action immediately before or after you use a ranged or area implement power.
#4 ciaran Dec 13, 2011 17:30:28	There seems to be a problem with the link.
#5 nb_nmare Dec 13, 2011 17:37:18	Fixed. (See, it doesn't only happen to WotC :D.)
#6 nb_nmare Dec 15, 2011 15:21:02	I've updated the Equerry with the following changes: - Attack powers now scale with tier, as per the Dark Sun themes. - Mounted overrun now adds one die to your mount's damage roll. Previously it added your mount's Strength modifier to the damage roll. - Devastating thunder now deals 1[W] extra damage to the target, and the penalties apply to enemies within 2 squares of your mount. Previously it dealt no extra damage, and affected enemies within 5 squares of you. - Mounted blitz now deals half damage on a miss, and specifies that a mount must be able to see a target to be able to attack it. - The epic tier Deadly Mount feat has been added, which adds one die to the damage rolls of your mount's basic attacks. This of course also affects the mounted overrun, mount and blade, and mounted blitz powers. I've also included a spoilered preview of the article at the top of the first post.
#7 Namagem Dec 16, 2011 7:09:03	Ride-By-Attack | Equerry Utility You make a fast attack from your mount. At-Will * Martial, Weapon Standard Action | Melee or Ranged weapon Requirement: You must be riding a mount. Effect: Your mount moves its' speed, and you can make a single basic attack at any point during the move. During this movement, you and your mount both gain a +2 power bonus to AC and Reflex against opportunity attacks provoked by the mount's movement.
#8 nb_nmare Dec 30, 2011 9:31:45	I've updated the download with a couple of extra optional equerry powers, a new paragon path (the roughrider), and a few more new feats. All that's left to add is a level 1 daily attack power (still stumped for ideas) and various racial mounted combat feats. The new feats include Mounted Translocation, intended to allow characters who teleport a lot to make use of mounts. This was inspired by the White Horn knight paragon path in Dragon #406, since I felt the path was thematically an excellent fit for the sword guard of Astrazalian (Dragon #395), but mechanically the two didn't work well together. The feat should also be highly useful for mounted assault swordmages and fey warlocks. Mounted Translocation     Prerequisite: Mounted Combat feat     Benefit: While you are riding a mount, whenever you or an ally teleport you or your mount, you can choose for both you and your mount to be teleported. If you do so, you must teleport to a square adjacent to your mount.     Special: You do not gain the benefit of this feat when you or your mount are teleported by an enemy.