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10-11-2021, 02:57 PM | #1 | |
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Boston area
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Mounted combat and two-handed weapons
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I guess I know that one can fire a bow from a horse, but I'm having trouble picturing a rider using a two-handed melee weapon (halberd, two handed sword, etc.) from a horse. In fact, using a bow without the horse running straight at the end of its movement or slowly is a little hard for me to imagine. Now, I have little imagination, so someone knowledgeable can tell me whether this sounds right. Thanks. Last edited by phiwum; 10-11-2021 at 04:50 PM. |
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10-11-2021, 06:49 PM | #3 |
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Boston area
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Re: Mounted combat and two-handed weapons
Thanks, Henry.
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10-11-2021, 08:07 PM | #4 |
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: New England
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Re: Mounted combat and two-handed weapons
Conan wields a two-handed sword while mounted on a horse in “The Scarlet Citadel”, if that’s not evidence; I don’t know what would be. ;-)
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10-11-2021, 08:27 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: North Texas
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Re: Mounted combat and two-handed weapons
This is more 'house-rule' territory, but I require EXPERT HORSEMANSHIP for hands-free riding or mounted combat with a two-handed weapon.
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10-11-2021, 09:39 PM | #6 | |
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Boston area
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Re: Mounted combat and two-handed weapons
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You could make the following rules: Non-horseman using two-handed weapon: 4/DX to keep from falling off each turn. Non-expert horseman ... : 3/DX to keep from falling off each turn. Expert horseman: Priceless. Okay, pop culture references got in the way there, but you get it. |
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