Questions tagged [mount]
For questions relating to riding or otherwise being transported on the back of creatures.
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How can my Beastmaster ranger use its animal companion as a mount?
My player's Beastmaster ranger has a panther companion that he would like to turn into a riding mount. Is there a way to permanently enlarge the panther to horse-size?
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Found Greater Steed and removing a Hat of Disguise
I don't regret allowing the party Bard to take Find Greater Steed as a Magical Secret, but I am starting to realize it may be a perennial source of questions.
In our last session, the Bard summoned ...
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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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Easiest item/spell/other for making a Tendriculos aquatic?
Building an a character that uses the Arms & Equipment Guide rules for having a Tendriculos as a mount (basically, raise it from a seed and use alchemy to turn off its digestive acid, then ride in ...
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Do mounted creatures maintain relative position with their mounts?
Is there any text in the core rulebooks that specifies a mounted creature maintains a constant relative position with its mount?
The only relevant snippet that I can find is the first sentence of the ...
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Mount size calculations
In our latest session a party member purchased a baby triceratops. According to dnd sources baby triceratops is a medium sized being (according to TOA) and my party member is also medium size.
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Is there precedent in official material for small creatures to mount bipedal creatures 2 sizes larger than them?
Rules for Mounted Combat
A willing creature that is at least one size larger than you and that has an appropriate anatomy can serve as a mount, using the following rules.
Once during your move, you ...
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Can a Druid wild shaped into a horse be considered a mount?
A horse can be pretty expensive to get, and tedious to transport in areas with narrow entrances.
I am wondering if a friendly Druid wild shaped into a horse can be used as a mount, especially since ...
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Does teleporting off of a mount count as "dismounting" the mount?
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Is "dismount" in the first sentence of the first paragraph on "Mounting and Unmounting" section of the rules using the generalized meaning of "dismount" ...
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Can you cast Ashardalon’s Stride while mounted?
The description of Ashardalon’s Stride spell reports:
3rd level transmutation
Range: Self
Components: Verbal, Somatic
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
The billowing flames of a dragon blast ...
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Expandable and free Animal/Familiar/Special Mount
I think everyone hate when an animal companion, mount, or familiar dies. But what is even worse is the time you have to wait to get them back if it happens.
Here is a list of every creature you can ...
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Can I ride a draconic spirit from the Summon Draconic Spirit spell?
Can the Dragon from the spell Summon Draconic Spirit (FToD, p. 21) be ridden for the spell’s duration? Or is the Spirit entirely incorporeal?
I’m DM, and my player wants to ride it, and it sounds fun. ...
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How many characters can ride a dinosaur?
Tomb of Annihilation has a price list of tame dinosaurs, and there are regular dinosaurs races in Port Nyanzaru. There are multiple pieces of artwork in Tomb of Annihilation that include people riding ...
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What are the rules for two people riding the same mount?
What happens if two people try to ride the same mount? Is this a viable strategy? I'm interested both in what happens in exploration mode and when they enter combat.
If specifics are needed, assume ...
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Can dwarves ride riding dogs?
I am making a druid and I'm trying to decide between having a riding dog and a wolf as an animal companion. Can dwarves ride riding dogs? That could be the deciding factor.
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How does the Broom of Flying behave?
Similar to this, but for 5th ed.
The Broom of Flying is activated by a Command Word, has 50ft flying speed, and the hover property. It can also be remotely controlled if it is not being ridden.
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Are there no RAW effects of a saddle, bit, or bridle?
The players recently acquired a figurine of wondrous power (elephant) and are considering using it as a combat platform in an upcoming boss fight (rather than just commanding it to attack).
I noted ...
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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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Can I omit my medium mount from an emanation?
I would like to use Gale Blast while mounted, without hurting my mount. It creates an emanation, and it is unclear where the effect starts:
Because the sides of a creature's space are the starting ...
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Found Greater Steed and Mislead
The same bard who was using a Hat of Disguise on her Found Greater Steed is now thinking of picking up Mislead.
I agree with the accepted answer on the previous question, that when Find Greater Steed ...
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Do monstrous scorpions grow in size as they age, and if so at what rate?
The Arms and Equipment Guide lists the purchase price for a monstrous scorpion egg at 1,000 gp and the training cost at 2,000 gp. It also mentions how medium sized creatures require a huge size mount ...
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What are the stats and capabilities of an ebony fly figurine of wondrous power?
The description for an ebony fly figurine of wondrous power reads (in part):
When animated, an ebony fly is the size of a pony and has all the statistics of a pegasus but can make no attacks....
I'm ...
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If a character falls off a flying mount (e.g. a pegasus), can the mount fly down to catch them before they hit the ground?
Say a paladin is riding on a pegasus mount from the find greater steed spell (XGtE, p. 156). The pegasus is flying 100 feet in the air, but something or someone knocks the paladin off.
Can the Pegasus ...
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Why would anyone buy a Pony over a Mule?
Here are the statistics from the Mounts and Other Animals Table in the DMG:
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Cost
Speed
Carrying Capacity
Pony
30 gp
40 ft.
225 lb.
Donkey or mule
8 gp
40 ft.
420 lb.
The pony costs 30 gp, ...
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Can any of the found greater steeds benefit from the weapon proficiencies granted by Tenser's Transformation?
The mount summoned by the 4th level Paladin spell find greater steed has this interesting ability:
While mounted on it, you can make any spell you cast that targets only you also target the mount.
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Can a non-mount pull a cart?
To illustrate the situation in a more relatable way, I have a lvl 3 halfling drakewarden ranger who wants to circumvent the whole "it only becomes a mount at lvl 7" argument by hitching it ...
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For the Find Steed spell, what does it mean to bond with your steed and "fight as a seamless unit"?
The description of the find steed spell says (emphasis added):
Your steed serves you as a mount, both in combat and out, and you have an instinctive bond with it that allows you to fight as a ...
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How does a mount from Find Steed act when unmounted?
I have read so many things already that I'm more confused than before. So decided to ask this by myself.
My paladin just got his Find Steed spell, and after some tweaking and talking, he decided to ...
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Can a mount with the Trampling Charge trait use the bonus-action attack against prone targets?
I'm here with a rather nitpicky question.
We all know that when you have a regular mount in 5th edition, you can't make it attack while controlling it.
But what happens if the mount could attack as a ...
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What happens when you cast Mirror Image while mounted?
If you are mounted when you cast mirror image, do the images also have mirror copies of your horse, or would their be 5 images sitting in the air around you?
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Can a Frightened Controlled Mount Be Made to Move Closer to the Source of Its Fear?
The Frightened condition states that a Frightened creature cannot willingly move closer to the source of its fear.
If a mount is being controlled by a rider who is not Frightened, can the rider make ...
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Can you unhorse a rider using involuntary movement? [duplicate]
Imagine a rider on a horse. Imagine the rider is hit with involuntary movement. Will the rider be unhorsed?
At first, when contemplating this question I inferred that a rider must be grappling the ...
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Dissonant whispers targeting a mounted combatant
When a mounted target of Dissonant Whispers fails its saving throw, can it use its reaction to move the mount and itself away from the caster, or does it use its reaction to move on its own, ...
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Can Ride be used to Push a mount/animal companion?
Suppose a mount does not know the Sneak trick. Could Ride be used to get the mount to use stealth? The specifics of the situation:
Character is a Goblin Hunter, Level 4 with a Wolf animal companion. ...
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Mounted scouting with darkvision
Are there rules for a character with darkvision riding a mount that does not have darkvision in absolute darkness? Obviously, DCs could be set for this, but is it even possible? Would the mount's mode ...
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Is a found Steed allowed an independent destination and creature when targeted by Dimension Door?
This question asks whether a creature summoned by Find Steed or Find Greater Steed can be brought with the caster when the caster uses Dimension Door.
I agree with the accepted answer, which says that:...
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How does the Dimension Door spell interact with a mount summoned by the Find Steed or Find Greater Steed spells?
Find Steed has this sentence (and Find Greater Steed has an equivalent one):
While mounted on your steed, you can make any spell you cast that targets only you also target your steed.
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Can a beholderkin summoned with Summon Aberration be used as a flying mount?
If I cast Summon Aberration to summon a Beholderkin, would I be able to stand or sit/mount it and have it fly?
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Where does one leave a mount in a city? How much does it cost?
The players have a mule to carry some cargo. When they arrive at the city, they will stay in some inn. Where could they leave the mule (or horse, or another mount) and how much does it cost?
I thought ...
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Does casting Invisibility in a 2nd level slot targeting a mount make the rider invisible too?
The invisibility spell description says (emphasis mine):
A creature you touch becomes invisible until the spell ends. Anything
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Does The Amazing Lightspeed Horse work, RAW?
N Medium humanoids have gathered on an arbitrarily long field, standing in a line with each creature 120 feet away from each of its neighbors. The creature at one end of the line is mounted on a horse ...
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What can cause a rider in a Saddle of the Cavalier be unseated against their will?
Is there any circumstance that a rider on a mount, in a saddle of the cavalier, could be unseated against their will?
Here are some possible things to consider:
Mount is pushed (combat action), ...
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How much space do mounts and riders need to avoid squeezing?
In terms of "squeezing into a smaller space" (PHB, p192), is there any RAW guidance for how much room a mounted rider needs in order to move without squeezing?
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Is weapon reach measured from the edge of the mount's space or the rider's?
So, if a medium or small creature, like a PC, controls 25 square feet, (a 5×5' area) and a large creature, like a horse controls 100 square feet, (a 10×10' area) and tactical combat takes place on a 5'...
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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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Does an attack against a mount that is redirected via the Mounted Combatant feat allow the mount to make use of its Sentinel feat?
Imagine a kobold who has the Mounted Combatant (PHB, page 169) feat. For this question, the relevant benefit will be:
You can force an attack targeted at your mount to target you instead.
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What are the benefits of having a mount?
Regarding mounts, especially gained through Find Steed:
They have only a few simple actions, without even Help let alone Attack.
The spells you can share with them are almost only buffs to keep them ...
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Do a mount and its rider share the same space?
Does a rider share the same space as its mount?
The rules regarding sharing the same space are clear:
Whether a creature is a friend or an enemy, you can't willingly end your move in its space
You'd ...
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Item slots for mounts
Are there restrictions for how many items a mount can carry? There is only 1 slot on the character builder for mounts. I don't understand why I can't have an enchanted saddle, and shoes. They're on ...
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How can I use telepathic bond on a donkey?
So, my character has a donkey. I'd like my donkey to be 3 smart, so that I can use telepathic bond to talk to it.
There aren't stats for donkeys. There are stats for various horses, and for mules, ...
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