centaur player are they considered mounted or not?

[boristheboar]

i have a player wanting to play as a centaur and wield a lance and shield, but does a centaur count as mounted or not in this case?

[ImproperJustice]

Before people start bringing some kind of real world physics into this:

Sure, why not?

It’s one of the trade offs for having to sleep uncomfortably, be completely confounded by stairs, and unable to change direction in tight corridors.

[Lunali]

RAW, no. Realistically, possible if they have a specialized saddle on their back to help hold it. You're the DM, you decide.

[GreyBlack]

If they're riding another centaur, then yes.

[Sigreid]

I would allow a centaur to use a lance, yes.

[The Aboleth]

i have a player wanting to play as a centaur and wield a lance and shield, but does a centaur count as mounted or not in this case?

I would say "yes." Part of the reason a feat is needed for Mounted Combat is because that counts as the bipedal player having been trained in the art of wielding a weapon on 4 legs instead of 2. Since a centaur is born with 4 legs, it would already know how to do that.

[Lord Vukodlak]

I would say yes otherwise whats the &***)@ point of being a Centaur.
Also I'd use that against the players with NPC's so fair is fair.