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Originally Posted by Exeter
Is it the case then that saddles used for jousting rather than war are built differently, the latter giving the bonus and the former not? That would make the task of unhorsing a moderately skilled knight in a tournament setting much easier. But, you're right, using the knockback rules combined with the fact that tournament lances can only deal 15 points of damage before breaking means that a ST 10 knight with a half-decent Riding skill isn't going to get unhorsed too often.
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ST 10 isn't all too likely, though. Being a knight (rather than just having an equivalent status) in the setting is both a potentially lethal job and a professional sport career. Physical health and strength are usually prerequisites for knighthood and while a heroic and/or well-bred and connected person without the physical attributes might be knighted, he or she would likely be hurt too often in tourneys to continue to compete.
A ST 11 knight would be considered slight. ST 12 is about the average.