Control, maneuver, and fight while mounted—on animal, creature, or personal vehicle—across varied terrain and in combat situations.
Roll d100 + Riding skill vs. DR 100
On success, you:
- Maintain control and avoid falling off or losing balance
- Execute mounted movement or charges safely
- Enable attacks or skills from mounted position
–20 DR with a trained mount or familiar rideable vehicle
+20 DR in rough terrain, fast movement, or if the mount is wounded
+30 to +50 DR for advanced combat maneuvers (dodging attacks, charging into melee, aerial leaps)
Perform a mounted melee attack while weaving between trees: DR = 100 + 30 (tight terrain + attack action) → 130Roll = 115 → You struggle with control and delay the attack
Same maneuver with trained mount would be a success.
Riding governs your ability to command mounts—whether traditional creatures like horses or alien animals, or technological transport such as hoverbikes or synaptic mechs. The skill includes balance, anticipation of mount behavior, issuing non-verbal commands, and the physical coordination needed to ride fluidly.
In combat, it can mean the difference between a powerful charge or a tangle of limbs and panic. In exploration, it ensures that the journey continues over broken terrain, wind-blasted cliffs, or irradiated dunes. Riding integrates smoothly with mounted combat tactics, fast travel, or dramatic stunts under pressure.
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