Dragon Talk: Sage Advice on Mounted Combat

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Recommends yesennes · 2021-12 · Role-playing Games Stack Exchange · on “Am I allowed to double-dip on my mount's turn, granting it extra dashes?”

Here's some other fun material for understanding mounted combat: [this video] [LINK] Note that is kinda controversial and IMO self contradictory.

Recommends Tiger Guy · 2023-12 · Role-playing Games Stack Exchange · on “Do mounted creatures maintain relative position with their mounts?”

There are no rules that establish the relative position of riders on mounts. Obviously, we expect that riders will move with their mounts. But exactly where the rider sits relative to the mount is not in the rules. If your question is if the rider moves when the mount does, I submit you have taken the rules to a point of ad absurdem, and you need to stop. If your question is actually about the relative position of the rider to the mount, I posit the following. In theater of the mind, this probably isn't even a consideration. But when we use optional grid rules, we might put a rider in the exact middle of 4 squares, or on any of the 4 squares. If the rider is on a huge creature (like an eleph

Cites Thyzer · 2018-03 · Role-playing Games Stack Exchange · on “Is a pegasus summoned by Find Greater Steed controlled or independent when mounted?”

In a recent Dragon Talk titled Sage Advice on Mounted Combat [this video] Jeremy Crawford explained the intended rules, which are that the Paladin can choose: The spell says that you and the steed fight as a cohesive unit and you can communicate with it and it serves you. Really what that means is, it is up to you [...] whether to control it or let it act independently So it is the choice of the Paladin whether the Steed acts on its own or not. It serves him, so he can control it, but it is intelligent enough to act on its own. He confirmed this again in a recent tweet [LINK] . Find steed / find greater steed—when you ride the mount in combat, you decide whether it follows the rules for a control

Cites Rubiksmoose · 2018-03 · Role-playing Games Stack Exchange · on “How does a mount from Find Steed act when unmounted?”

Unmounted - has its own initiative and actions but completely controlled by paladin At the start of combat, the mount gets its own initiative that is determined at the beginning of combat just like every other creature (including familiars and companions) do. The mount has its own movement, action, bonus action and reaction which it uses to enact the commands from the paladin. In lieu of any commands, it would act as a "unusually intelligent" member of its species would. Following the paladin's commands Jeremy Crawford [LINK] has clarified: Q*: Can I command my Find Steed mount to attack separately while not mounted? JC: While ridden, the steed follows the normal mounted combat rules (PH, 19

Cites CTWind · 2018-03 · Role-playing Games Stack Exchange · on “Does a controlled mount share its rider's turn?”

Answerers: the Sage Advice podcast on mounted combat [this video] is also a useful reference source here. (Linked at the beginning of a discussion on controlling the mount)

Cites David Coffron · 2018-03 · Role-playing Games Stack Exchange · on “Does a controlled mount share its rider's turn?”

@SethR.Feldman They have separate but concurrent turns, but neither ends during the others turn. The turns overlap, see here [this video] (You could include this link Sebkha)

Cites CTWind · 2018-03 · Role-playing Games Stack Exchange · on “How do I determine if a creature is too intelligent to be a controlled mount?”

Can't write an answer myself right now, but answerers may find this official sage advice podcast specifically on mounted combat useful for citations: [this video]

Cites Apocalisp · 2018-12 · Role-playing Games Stack Exchange · on “Do steeds summoned with Find Greater Steed have other options than the usual control rules during mounted combat?”

The steed is subject to all the usual rules for mounted combat. The excerpt you quote is there to indicate that your character has an unusually strong bond with the steed. The intent of the spell is that the steed is completely loyal, and that its wishes are likely to be your wishes. It serves you and will always let you use it as a mount. And when you use it as a mount in combat, the usual rules apply. You've highlighted the relevant passage from the rules on mounted combat. When riding your steed, you have to make a choice: While you're mounted, you have two options. You can either control the mount or allow it to act independently. If you choose to control the mount , its initiative becom

Cites Akixkisu · 2019-06 · Role-playing Games Stack Exchange · on “How does a Gnome Battle Smith artificer (UA) riding his iron defender control it?”

It is up to you and your DM, but likely it would be controlled. Iron Defender [LINK] (UA 11-12): By 3rd level, the tinkering in your free time has borne you a faithful companion, an iron defender. This metallic creature resembles a hound, a cougar, a bear, or another four-legged creature of your choice. It is friendly to you and your companions, and it obeys your commands. The Iron Defender has an INT of 4. The Dragon Talk: Sage Advice on Mounted Combat [this video] admits that this is vaguely defined, so rule at your discretion. According to Jeremy Crawford, most players make the choices for their mount if it isn't an important NPC-tool of the DM. Mounted Combat and Controlling a Mount (PHB 198)

Cites Belfast Biker · 2019-06 · Role-playing Games Stack Exchange · on “Can a rider move using his mount, attack from his mount, then have the mount dash away?”

Jeremy Crawford continues to confuse me. :) He tweeted in early 2017 [LINK] : A rider and a controlled mount have separate turns, but they have the same initiative, which means you decide which one goes first. But in Dragon Talk interview with him in February 2018 about mounted combat [this video] (the relevant portion starts at 19:10), he says: If you control the mount, the creature's initiative changes to your initiative. You're now acting as a unit . It still has a turn, but its turn basically overlaps with yours. It gets its move. And [...] it's moving on your turn, so then far easier for your character to coordinate with the mount. Its movement is taking place on your turn, and its action op