Mounted Combat
This feat unlocks mounts true potential. It has to be used in synergy with Ride Skill. With this feat, you can:
- Receive mount specific additional AB bonus (this AB bonus counts towards the +20 AB cap). Without this feat, reagardless of your mount AB bonus, you always receive a -2 AB penalty while mounted.
- Receive mount specific additional AC Dodge bonus (this AC bonus counts towards the +20 Dodge AC cap). Without this feat, regardless of your mount AC bonus, you always receive a -2 Dodge AC penalty while mounted.
- Reduce your mount specific spell failure amount by: (Ride Skill value / 5 * 10). Without this feat, you receive your mount max spell failure penalty.
- Reduce your penalties to skills while mounted, by (10 mount specific skill penalty factor). Without this feat, your skills will always be reduced by 10 5 (the highest penalty factor). Skills involved are: Hide, Move Silently, Disable Trap, Open Lock, Pick Pocket, Set Trap.
- Keep your mount speed also when entering combat. Without this feat, your mounted speed is always reduced to 1.5 if you enter combat while mounted (the same speed of a hasted character).
- Receive additional dodge AC bonus based on the amount of Ride Skill points invested (this AC bonus counts towards the +20 Dodge AC cap). Check Ride Skill for a more in-detail explanation about how it works.
Check the wiki for more details: https://www.adawnofheroes.org/wiki/mounts/
| Type of feat | General. |
| Use | Automatic. |
| Prerequisites | Ride 1 ranks |
Who gets it
Granted automatically: Paladin (level 5).
As an ordinary feat or as a class bonus feat: Fighter.
Required for
Feats: Mounted Archery.
Classes: Purple Dragon Knight.