Horsemanship Skills

Ride and Care of Horses: First percentile indicates the character's riding ability and a fundamental knowledge of feeding, caring, and grooming horses.

Recognize Quality/Breed: The first percentile also indicates the success ratio of recognizing a horse's breed quality, age, strength, speed, health, and general attributes/capabilities (i.e. racehorse, packhorse, war-horse, etc.)

Breed Horse: The second percentile indicates the knowledge in the raising, breaking, training, and breeding of horses. Also includes shoeing horses, giving birth, and curing minor ailments and injuries.

Jumping: The second attribute also indicates the success ratio of not being thrown from the horse when jumping, charging, kicking, or performing some other difficult maneuver or trick. The character must roll under his percentage in order to remain in the saddle and in control of the horse. Damage when being thrown from a horse is generally 1D6 SDC damage.

Racing: The second percentage also indicates the success ratio of maintaining control and getting the maximum speed while racing at a full gallop. A failed roll indicates the horse is running at 10% less than it's maximum speed. A successful roll not only indicates running at full speed, but the rider is able to coax slightly more speed than is normally possible, up to 25% faster. This speed can only be maintained for one minute, and can only be used three times in fifteen minutes. The amount of time a horse can maintain maximum speed is equal in minutes to his PE attribute.

Combat

• +1 to parry or dodge while on horseback.
• Inflicts +1D4 to SDC Damage when on horseback.
• Charge attack with a lance, pole-arm, or spear: +1D6 Damage. The attacker must roll under the second percentage number to avoid being dismounted. Counts as two attacks per melee.
• Horse Attack: This indicates that the rider is skilled enough to remain saddled while he attacks and has his horse rearing and kicking in simultaneous attack (roll under second percentile number). Damage from the kick will vary with the size and breed of the animal, but will generally be 2D6 SDC from the front legs, and 4D6 SDC from the rear legs.

Combat

• +1 on initiative when on horseback.
• +1 to roll with impact when knocked off the horse.
• +2 to parry or dodge while on horseback.
• Inflicts +1D4 to SDC Damage when on horseback.
• Charge attack with a lance, pole-arm, or spear: +2D6 Damage. The attacker must roll under the second percentage number to avoid being dismounted. Counts as two attacks per melee.
• Horse Attack: This indicates that the rider is skilled enough to remain saddled while he attacks and has his horse rearing and kicking in simultaneous attack (roll under second percentile number). Damage from the kick will vary with the size and breed of the animal, but will generally be 2D6 SDC from the front legs, and 4D6 SDC from the rear legs.

Combat

• +1 on initiative when on horseback at levels 2, 5, 10, and 15
• +1 to roll with impact when knocked off the horse.
• +2 to parry or dodge while on horseback.
• Inflicts +1D4 SDC or MDC Damage when on horseback, depending on the melee weapon.
• Charge attack with a lance, pole-arm, or spear: +2D6 Damage. The attacker must roll under the second percentage number to avoid being dismounted. Counts as two attacks per melee.
• Horse Attack: This indicates that the rider is skilled enough to remain saddled while he attacks and has his horse rearing and kicking in simultaneous attack (roll under second percentile number). Damage from the kick will vary with the size and breed of the animal, but will generally be 2D6 SDC from the front legs, and 4D6 SDC from the rear legs.

Combat

• +1 on initiative when on horseback.
• +2 to roll with impact when knocked off the horse.
• +2 to parry or dodge while on horseback.
• Inflicts +6 to SDC Damage when on horseback.
• Charge attack with a lance, pole-arm, or spear: +3D6 Damage. The attacker must roll under the second percentage number to avoid being dismounted. Counts as two attacks per melee.
• Horse Attack: This indicates that the rider is skilled enough to remain saddled while he attacks and has his horse rearing and kicking in simultaneous attack (roll under second percentile number). Damage from the kick will vary with the size and breed of the animal, but will generally be 2D6 SDC from the front legs, and 4D6 SDC from the rear legs.

Combat

• +1 on initiative when on horseback at levels 1, 5, 9, and 14
• +2 to roll with impact when knocked off the horse.
• +2 to parry or dodge while on horseback.
• Inflicts +6 SDC or MDC Damage when on horseback, depending on the melee weapon.
• Charge attack with a lance, pole-arm, or spear: +3D6 Damage. The attacker must roll under the second percentage number to avoid being dismounted. Counts as two attacks per melee.
• Horse Attack: This indicates that the rider is skilled enough to remain saddled while he attacks and has his horse rearing and kicking in simultaneous attack (roll under second percentile number). Damage from the kick will vary with the size and breed of the animal, but will generally be 2D6 SDC from the front legs, and 4D6 SDC from the rear legs.

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