Talic
2008-05-14, 02:58 AM
Ok, so I was thinking...
Level 5 goblin character. Mounted Combat Specialist. Has the mounted combat feat. At level 5, has a decent amount of WBL, and has invested some of it into a Shard (+10 competence bonus to Ride Checks, 1000gp, Psionics handbook). He's got 8 ranks in ride, a 20 dex, and skill focus: ride.
By my calculations, this critter has: 8 (ranks) + 5 (dex) + 3 (skill) + 4 (racial) + 10 (item) = +30 to ride.
He rides past an ogre, who elects to take an AoO on the rider. The rider takes cover with his mount, auto passing the ride check. If a target has cover relative to you, you cannot make an AoO against it. Thus, the rider has become impossible to target with an AoO. If the ogre decides to go for the mount, the rider makes a ride check (minimum 31, average 40.5), and changes that to the AC of the mount.
Thoughts?
Level 5 goblin character. Mounted Combat Specialist. Has the mounted combat feat. At level 5, has a decent amount of WBL, and has invested some of it into a Shard (+10 competence bonus to Ride Checks, 1000gp, Psionics handbook). He's got 8 ranks in ride, a 20 dex, and skill focus: ride.
By my calculations, this critter has: 8 (ranks) + 5 (dex) + 3 (skill) + 4 (racial) + 10 (item) = +30 to ride.
He rides past an ogre, who elects to take an AoO on the rider. The rider takes cover with his mount, auto passing the ride check. If a target has cover relative to you, you cannot make an AoO against it. Thus, the rider has become impossible to target with an AoO. If the ogre decides to go for the mount, the rider makes a ride check (minimum 31, average 40.5), and changes that to the AC of the mount.
Thoughts?