Paradigm Concepts

whitepanther · Joined: 03 Apr 2008 Posts: 28

While some of these may end up biting me in the butt in the end I have a few questions regarding quick draw.

1) If you are a ranged bow user and use quick draw do you draw your bow and arrow separately (two separate +1 speed actions) or both as as a single action.
2) Again using quick draw and bows, are you able to quick draw an arrow in order to speed up the reload time or speed of attack time? Depending on what you consider an arrow to be a weapon or equipment I would think that T1 or T2 of quick draw would allow draw and ready an arrow to fire quicker.

Third question regarding riding a horse and attacking, I may be answering myself but clarification would be nice. When in mounted combat if you and your steed move on the same tick are you able to move the steeds pace and follow up with your own full attack. Under mounted combat in the ride skill section it says that if trained for combat you don't need to make a control mount check. Am i correct in my thought that you are able to both move with the beast, its action and attack on yours or would i be best served waiting one tick then attacking?

Final question, when you have someone in a pin and perform the punish move are you able to use weapon tricks or martial techniques on your opponent?
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StatMonkey · Moderator Joined: 31 May 2007 Posts: 1282

whitepanther · Joined: 03 Apr 2008 Posts: 28

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whitepanther wrote:

Third question regarding riding a horse and attacking, I may be answering myself but clarification would be nice. When in mounted combat if you and your steed move on the same tick are you able to move the steeds pace and follow up with your own full attack. Under mounted combat in the ride skill section it says that if trained for combat you don't need to make a control mount check. Am i correct in my thought that you are able to both move with the beast, its action and attack on yours or would i be best served waiting one tick then attacking?

Not quite,

It takes your action to move the mount, you just gain it's pace.. you also gain tactical edge for high ground.

So you would have to move as an action, and fire as another..

so if I move a full movement it is a speed 4 action since riding is a trivial action (+1 to speed) would I move the horses pace for a speed 5? Then on my next turn I would be able to attack, on that attack would I have to again add the +1 speed increase to my attack speed since I am still riding/mounted? or am I once again way off base here?

I would assume that a mounted charge is all done in one move, similar to a non-mounted charge, my question regarding that then would be who takes the penalty to avoidance, the mount, rider or both?

StatMonkey · Moderator Joined: 31 May 2007 Posts: 1282

whitepanther · Joined: 03 Apr 2008 Posts: 28

thanks for the clarification

i had thought that even though you were not actively moving the mount when you go to attack you would still add the +1 to the attack speed because you would need a bit of effort and concentration to keep control of the mount or your balance. I could just see a mighty swing gone bad and the guy loses his balance and falls off the horse...hahaha