Unhorse
A mounted enemy can be knocked off his steed by a number of methods. Whenever
a character is in danger of falling off his horse, he must roll a successful
riding proficiency check (or a saving throw vs. paralyzation if he doesn’t have
the riding proficiency) to remain in the saddle. If he fails, he’s considered to
be knocked down and is lying prone on the ground.
Some ways to unhorse a mounted character include:
· Knockdown: Striking a mounted character or the mount hard enough to create a knockdown
chance;
· Damage: Striking a mounted character for 10 or more hit points of damage;
· Pull/Trip: Hitting a mounted character or the mount itself with a pull/trip attack;
· Overbearing: Successfully grappling a mounted character with an overbearing attack (he may
also be pulled down by losing the opposed Strength check to fight off the
overbearing attempt);
· Damage to the Mount: Wounding a mount during the battle (killing the steed always unhorses a
character, no questions asked).
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