Questions tagged [mount]
For questions relating to riding or otherwise being transported on the back of creatures.
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Does a mounted attacking Beast Master ranger cancel Charge/Pounce-like abilities?
Certain creatures have attacks like charge or pounce, which allows them to do something special after travelling a certain distance. For example, see the panther:
If the panther moves at least 20 ...
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Are there ways for paladin to regain their dead special mount faster?
When the paladin's special mount dies, the paladin can't summon it for 30 days or when they level up, whichever comes faster. I understand it is so that the paladin can't abuse their mount as a ...
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Using Undead Mounts [closed]
I am playing a character and eventually plan on having an undead mount.
I was not able to find any specific rules on what was required for a mount beyond them generally having to be at least one size ...
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If the Heat Metal spell is cast on a mounted character's armor, does it hurt their mount?
The Heat Metal spell description says:
Choose a manufactured metal object, [...] Any creature in physical contact with the object takes 2d8 fire damage when you cast the spell. Until the spell ends,...
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Is a Medium-sized Paladin allowed to use a summoned Mastiff as their mount?
The Paladin spells Find Steed (Player's Handbook pg.240) and Find Greater Steed (Xanathar's Guide to Everything pg.156) list the following creatures that are valid targets to be summoned as mounts:
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How does the Misty Step spell interact with a mount?
While riding a mount, would you be able to cast misty step and have the mount teleport with you? Or would the mount be left where you cast the spell?
And, if it was used with a mount from find ...
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If a Gnome is riding a Dragonborn who is riding a horse, who can be targeted when the horse provokes an opportunity attack?
We have a gnome fighter and a dragonborn bard in our campaign. The gnome sometimes gets in a makeshift sling on the dragonborn's back to shoot arrows at enemies during combat. Thus far I've considered ...
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Does a Boros Skyknight have to mount their Skyjek Roc, or can it act independently?
In Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica, after a Boros Legionnaire is level 5 and has renown of at least 5, the player can become a skyknight (p. 43). The text states:
Skyknights mounted on Skyjek rocs ...
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What happens when you cast Wish while mounted on a Found Steed?
The spells Find Steed (PHB, p. 240) and Find Greater Steed (XGtE, p. 156) both state:
While mounted on your steed, you can make any spell you cast that targets only you also target your steed.
The ...
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Is there a penalty to ride checks on invisible mounts?
Assuming I'm correct to say that if I'm invisible and my mount is also invisible (separate spells in this case) then I can't see my mount, do I get a penalty to ride checks for that mount?
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How do the rules work for a centaur being a mount?
In most places online I have found that centaurs act as a mount.
Though I can't find text that directly confirms this in Guildmasters' Guide to Ravnica I tend to agree.
However this raises 2 ...
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If a mounted warlock uses the One with Shadows eldritch invocation to turn invisible, and their mount moves, do they become visible?
Say a warlock is already on an independent mount (i.e. mount chooses where to move) and then uses the One with Shadows eldritch invocation to turn invisible. On the mount’s initiative, it moves; does ...
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Can the Battle Master fighter's Commander's Strike maneuver be used on a mount from the Find Steed spell?
Assume a player character has 5 levels in Paladin and 5 levels in fighter (Battle Master).
The character casts find steed and summons a war horse and mounts it. During their turn in combat, the ...
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Does the Devoted Tracker feat allow you to take an unconventional animal companion?
The paladin mount allows the character to take unconventional creatures as their mounts, such as dragons, magical beasts and things like that.
The druid/ranger animal companion must be an animal.
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Is this flightless homebrew “riding bird” familiar balanced?
A player in the new campaign I am DMing wants their character, a halfling wizard, to ride around on a small bird, going for a Sir Didymus from Labyrinth feel. He suggested this could be his familiar, ...
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Can a bipedal eidolon ride a mount?
If I level up my eidolon's ride skill, can I have it ride into battle?
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Are saddles required to ride flying mounts?
Regarding saddles, the basic rules note:
Saddles. A military saddle braces the rider, helping you keep your
seat on an active mount in battle. It gives you advantage on any check
you make to ...
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How many party members can a Giant Eagle carry?
In an online video, Dungeon Dudes state that the Polymorph spell can be used to polymorph a party member into a Giant Eagle which could carry the entire party if the number of party members was low - ...
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Can a centaur move stealthily while someone rides on him?
Can a centaur (from Unearthed Arcana: Centaurs and Minotaurs) with a rider use Stealth/move stealthily?
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Does the steed summoned by Find Greater Steed act on the turn you cast the spell?
Can I cast find greater steed (XGtE, p. 156) to summon a creature, hop on it, and use its movement, action, or both - all in the same turn?
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One Man Caravan [closed]
I'm trying to take lots of stuff, but I am using the D&D 5e encumbrance system, so I can't take much, and my horse can barely hold me.
I want to take a donkey as well to carry the stuff, but I ...
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Can I farm out my Greater Steed?
If I use Find Greater Steed and summon whatever beast from it, can I tell the creature to obey another player. i.e., let them ride it and do what they say, until I otherwise tell it to obey me instead?...
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How is a bonded mount's base attack bonus calculated?
A paladin can choose a bonded mount at level 5. It references the Animal Companion feature from the Druid class.
This is the animal companion’s base attack bonus. An animal companion’s base attack ...
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Is damage taken when falling off a mount?
The mounted combat rules provide a few scenarios for falling off a mount:
If your mount is knocked prone, you can use your reaction to dismount it as it falls and land on your feet. Otherwise, you ...
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What happens when you cast Enemies Abound on a mounted opponent?
The description of enemies abound (Xanathar's Guide to Everything, p. 155) states:
You reach into the mind of one creature you can see and force it to make an Intelligence saving throw. A creature ...
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Can a mount use the Help action in combat?
This question by V2Blast piqued my interest into the subject of what mounts can and cannot do.
If a paladin uses the find steed spell to find a mount that could possibly attack and such, could he get ...
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How can I get a medium-size goat for my gnome?
I am looking to get a goat as a permanent mount.
Nothing fancy, I want to ride her, use it as mule, and be able to do basic tricks with her.
I don't plan to use it in combat. If it matters, I am ...
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Share monk AC bonus with animal companion mount?
I have a swift and deadly hunter variant druid, who gains “Bonus to Armor Class when unarmored (as monk, including Wisdom bonus to AC).”
He rides his animal companion as a mount. I was wondering if ...
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Can a gnome/halfling ride another player as a mount?
Same gnome druid as my other question, who does not have legs. There are places that my gnome's mount cannot go, like up cliffs. In these scenarios, could my gnome ride in another player's backpack/on ...
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Can a Medium-sized creature ride a mule?
The rules for mounting a creature say "A willing creature that is at least one size larger than you and that has an appropriate anatomy can serve as a mount." So a Medium-sized creature, like a Human, ...
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In a wilderness campaign, are unusual mounts free?
In a campaign focused on wilderness treks, should PCs be awarded (either on-screen or off-screen but always for free) mounts appropriate to the PCs' levels? Or am I misreading the Dungeon Master's ...
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How can a creature ride an ill-suited mount and not suffer the penalty?
The Player's Handbook on the skill Ride says, "If you attempt to ride a creature that is ill suited as a mount (such as most bipedal creatures), you take a –5 penalty on your Ride checks" (80).
Is ...
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Do people riding Giant Spiders need to make checks while upside down/sideways?
This is a follow-up question to "Is a Giant Spider rideable?"
Would the riders of a giant spider be subject to checks if the spider went on walls or on the ceiling? What checks at what DCs would be ...
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Is a Giant Spider rideable?
Some friends and I were in a coliseum-style arena and needed to get out. We were contemplating leaving through the stands on the back of my Druid's Giant Spider Wildshape but ultimately decided ...
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What happens if my mount drops to 0 HP in combat?
What happens if my mount's HP drops to 0 in combat?
Does it make death savings throws? Can I heal it and not have to spend gold on a new mount?
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Does Telepathy allow me to control a Ranger's Companion mount?
I'm trying to get as much use out of the Halfling Ranger/Pteranodon strategy as I can, so I'm trying to use it as an independent mount while also being able to give it commands. I'm playing this ...
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How is a special mount released from service?
A level 5 paladin gains the spell-like ability special mount that, in part, says that "the paladin may release a particular mount from service (if it has grown too old to join her crusade, for ...
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Does the UA Centaur stack actually work?
In the the recent Unearthed Arcana they released Centaurs as a playable race. These creatures have an ability that says
Finally, a Medium or smaller creature can ride on your equine back if you ...
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Medium PC, Huge Mount: Where do I sit?
So, most people who have dealt with mounts and specifically "Large" mounts always reference these two sentences:
A horse (not a pony) is a Large creature and thus takes up a space 10 feet (2 squares) ...
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Is a mount considered an “ally” for the purpose of Pack Tactics?
I suppose this applies both to NPCs and player characters.
Specifically, someone proposed the idea of a PC kobold (a playable race from Volo's Guide to Monsters, p. 119) as a paladin, summoning a ...
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Broom of Flying questions
Is this item considered a mount? Is the character considered to be mounted when using it? Can he be knocked off of it? Teleported off? If he teleports, does the broom come along?
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How long can creatures fly when being used as mounts?
So I'm in a D&D 5e campaign and I'm curious about this because there's some debate in my current campaign about travel mounts, particularly Griffon vs Magic Carpet. A person in our group thinks ...
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Can a character take the Dodge action while riding a flying steed?
While riding a flying steed, can a character take the Dodge action? Does it matter if the mount is being controlled or not? It seems weird that a person can "dodge" while sitting down.
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Rules for being stealthy while mounted
Are there official rules or rulings for attempting to use stealth while mounted?
My research on the internet has found a number of opinions on the matter, but none of them seem to be backed by a ...
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Can an artificer ride a giant octopus Mechanical Servant?
Is there any problem with using a construct of a giant octopus as a mount? I know the anatomy isn’t perfect but I’m thinking with it being made by the artificer, that could be part of the design. It ...
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Is a pegasus summoned by Find Greater Steed controlled or independent when mounted?
A pegasus is described thusly with regards to mounts:
[T]hese wild and shy creatures are as intelligent as humanoids, and so can’t be traditionally broken and tamed. A pegasus must be persuaded to ...
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How do I determine if a creature is too intelligent to be a controlled mount?
The section on mounted combat in the Player's Handbook says:
While you're mounted, you have two options. You can either control the mount or allow it to act independently. Intelligent creatures, ...
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Where do I find the difference for a war-trained mastiff mount?
I have a player wanting to purchase a "war trained" mastiff as a mount (think warhorse) and he is getting this from the MM description:
Mastiffs are impressive hounds prized by humanoids for their ...
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Are there any rules or rule clarifications regarding multiple characters riding a single mount?
Are there any rules or clarifications that say anything about limitations or mechanical implications of having multiple characters on a single mount?
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Would commanding a Ranger's companion pony to dash be an action? [duplicate]
Recently I started leveling up in Ranger class, and I looked into the Beast master Ranger archetype and something bothered me. If a character decides to have a Pony as a Companion, would commanding ...
