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**Mounted Combat**: | **Mounted Combat**: | ||
- | * You need Riding | + | * You need Knightly Combat |
* All characters suffer Disadvantage when making a ranged attack from a moving horse. | * All characters suffer Disadvantage when making a ranged attack from a moving horse. | ||
* Men on foot suffer disadvantage when attacking a mounted man in melee, unless the footmen are using a Long Spear or a Bill. | * Men on foot suffer disadvantage when attacking a mounted man in melee, unless the footmen are using a Long Spear or a Bill. | ||
- | * A proficient | + | * A rider proficient in Knightly Combat |
- | * A proficient | + | * A rider proficient in Knightly Combat |
- | * A proficient | + | * A rider proficient in Knightly Combat |
+ | * A riding horse, mule, pony or draft horse cannot be used for lance attacks, and must make a morale check before closing with an enemy and every round of combat to avoid bolting away from the fight. | ||
+ | * A warhorse will attack with its hooves (trample) when the rider makes a charge, and will strike out with its hooves any combat round when it does not move. | ||
**Tactical Advantages** | **Tactical Advantages** | ||
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* If footmen make a formation that is at least 4 men wide and 2 men deep, and all of them are wielding round shields, they are said to be in a Shield Wall. All attacks (ranged or melee) made against a Shield wall are made with disadvantage. | * If footmen make a formation that is at least 4 men wide and 2 men deep, and all of them are wielding round shields, they are said to be in a Shield Wall. All attacks (ranged or melee) made against a Shield wall are made with disadvantage. | ||
- | Spiritual Attacks | + | **Ranged Attacks** |
+ | * Maximum Range for ranged attacks is 300'. This is essentially the width/ | ||
+ | * Base rules have no provision for thrown weapons. | ||
+ | * I propose that any time a target is in cover (behind tree, another guy, horse, wagon, box, fighting from a wall or stockade), the shooter is at disadvantage. | ||
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+ | **Spiritual Attacks** | ||
* Spirits, such as ghosts, demons, etc. are not corporeal and thus cannot attack or be attacked by physical means. | * Spirits, such as ghosts, demons, etc. are not corporeal and thus cannot attack or be attacked by physical means. | ||
* When they attack, they attack their target' | * When they attack, they attack their target' |
combat.txt · Last modified: 2021/01/26 13:13 by dave