tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323276912086013429.post1054305470012500645..comments2024-03-23T04:06:43.528-04:00Comments on The Retired Adventurer: Mounted Combat Damage in MythrasJohn Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17318244888477546773noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323276912086013429.post-38162110596808887672019-04-30T14:48:08.018-04:002019-04-30T14:48:08.018-04:00Mechanically, I think you would spend an action to...Mechanically, I think you would spend an action to take the "brace" action (a distinct action in Mythras), but in practice I've always ignored the need to brace and just assumed any preparation was part of the charge action itself.John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318244888477546773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323276912086013429.post-86510881290968342392019-04-30T14:21:29.973-04:002019-04-30T14:21:29.973-04:00How do you brace your weapon while charging? Does ...How do you brace your weapon while charging? Does this mean simply the right saddle and stirrups or did knights have some further way to brace a lance.<br /><br />I think the old version of RQ avoided the 'brace' question and just gave the advantage to anyone charging while mounted the way Apocryphal Chris said, that and some kind of improvement on the hit location chart that encouraged hits to the upper body.Ruprechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139664977453444000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323276912086013429.post-25908347227077638722019-04-23T09:58:26.750-04:002019-04-23T09:58:26.750-04:00Yeah. On a related note, it's unclear in the r...Yeah. On a related note, it's unclear in the rules that bracing (the proactive action) to resist knockback is the same as bracing your spear since the action doesn't mention anything about resisting charges, but I treat them as identical - once you've "braced" you get the benefits of both resisting knockback and using a charging attack's mount's Damage Modifier on your counterattack. John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17318244888477546773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323276912086013429.post-4353869624827506952019-04-22T19:21:36.783-04:002019-04-22T19:21:36.783-04:00It's oddly worded, but the should read: "...It's oddly worded, but the should read: "A mounted warrior may, when charging with a braced weapon, substitute his own Damage Modifier *with* that of his mount." Conversely, someone bracing a spear on the ground to receive the charge can also use the mount's damage modifier against it. It was thus in older RQ editions as well.Chris Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226516133657970887noreply@blogger.com