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Riding allows you and an ally to stack onto the same square, and move as one. While mounted, you and your mount move at your mount's speed, however this speed is reduced at low levels of Riding. Furthermore, there are major defensive bonuses. Your mount takes damage before you in most cases, and if they are reduced to 0hp, they fall unconscious instead of dying. This means that a well-defended mount can effectively protect its rider. However, there are also several downsides, such as reduced accuracy for both characters, and reduced speed if your Riding skill is not high enough. | Riding allows you and an ally to stack onto the same square, and move as one. While mounted, you and your mount move at your mount's speed, however this speed is reduced at low levels of Riding. Furthermore, there are major defensive bonuses. Your mount takes damage before you in most cases, and if they are reduced to 0hp, they fall unconscious instead of dying. This means that a well-defended mount can effectively protect its rider. | ||
However, there are several downsides. Your mount cannot take actions while moving and attacks less often when standing still. You and your mount also take penalties to speed, accuracy, and cast failure if your riding is not high enough. | |||
However, there are also several downsides. Your mount cannot take actions while moving, and attacks less often while standing still. Moreover, such as reduced accuracy for both characters, and reduced speed if your Riding skill is not high enough. | |||
===== Benefits ===== | ===== Benefits ===== | ||
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** Your cast failure chance is +5% | ** Your cast failure chance is +5% | ||
* Single-target attack spells, such as Arrow spells, affect both you and your mount. | * Single-target attack spells, such as Arrow spells, affect both you and your mount. | ||
* Your mount will skip its turn when you move | |||
* When not moving, your mount will attack less often. | |||
**From preliminary testing, mounts attack between 1/2 to 1/3 of the time. | |||
**It's not clear if this penalty also applies to healing or party support spells. | |||
===== Notes ===== | ===== Notes ===== | ||
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* Some allies are better or worse as mounts. This is rated as good/normal/poor. When you ride them, you'll see a message saying "This creature is good to ride!" It's unclear what this affects. | * Some allies are better or worse as mounts. This is rated as good/normal/poor. When you ride them, you'll see a message saying "This creature is good to ride!" It's unclear what this affects. | ||
* Does a mount's weight capcity influence its performance? | * Does a mount's weight capcity influence its performance? | ||
* Does a mount heal or buff less often, in addition to attacking less often.? | |||