Attacking from elephant back [3.x]

**Sir.Swindle** · 2009-12-18, 04:35 PM (ISO 8601)

How to?

I know attacking from like a horse or other Large (long) is just like regular combat for rach and stuff.

But what are the rules for attacking from on top of an elephant or other huge/gargantuan/collosal creatures?

Thanks

**AslanCross** · 2009-12-18, 06:53 PM (ISO 8601)

Here you go.

Keep in mind that an elephant is strong enough to carry more than one Medium or Small-sized character. I've always liked the idea of a Huge war elephant carrying two skullcrusher ogres---one driving it and charging with a lance, and a "tail gunner" throwing rocks.

EDIT: My bad, it seems that two ogres cannot fit in the space of a Huge creature. As far as I can tell, this and "mount must be at least one size larger" seem to be the only limitations of what creatures can ride what.

**ericgrau** · 2009-12-18, 08:15 PM (ISO 8601)

Seems like you need a 10 foot reach to hit the square next to you.

**FoE** · 2009-12-18, 08:43 PM (ISO 8601)

Or a ranged weapon. I think that's traditionally how these things worked in RL.

**Sstoopidtallkid** · 2009-12-18, 08:46 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Face Of Evil

Or a ranged weapon. I think that's traditionally how these things worked in RL.

I have an idea. A horrible, aweful, awesome idea.

Hulking Hurler. Throwing elephants at people. From atop an elephant.

**KIDS** · 2009-12-18, 08:57 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Sstoopidtallkid

I have an idea. A horrible, aweful, awesome idea.

Hulking Hurler. Throwing elephants at people. From atop an elephant.

Win!

But what if the elephants are also hulking hurlers? :)

**Psychosis** · 2009-12-18, 08:57 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Sstoopidtallkid

I have an idea. A horrible, aweful, awesome idea.

Hulking Hurler. Throwing elephants at people. From atop an elephant.

For god's sake, this!

**gibbo88** · 2009-12-18, 09:11 PM (ISO 8601)

For the one size smaller issue, how does that work for having larger creatures? For example how many halflings can you fit on a warhorse? How many humans on the aforementioned elephant?

**Grumman** · 2009-12-18, 09:25 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by gibbo88

For the one size smaller issue, how does that work for having larger creatures? For example how many halflings can you fit on a warhorse? How many humans on the aforementioned elephant?

If you've got a proper howdah I'd say N^2, where N is the number of size categories between the two. So an elephant can carry one ogre, four humans or nine halflings.

**Sir.Swindle** · 2009-12-18, 09:32 PM (ISO 8601)

Thanks guys!

Now if the aforementioned Hulking Hurlers were throwing the elephants at dragons. Would their riders need reach weapons to hit said dragons?

**Sstoopidtallkid** · 2009-12-18, 11:33 PM (ISO 8601)

Originally Posted by Sir.Swindle

Thanks guys!

Now if the aforementioned Hulking Hurlers were throwing the elephants at dragons. Would their riders need reach weapons to hit said dragons?

Not if their riders were Hulking Hurlers.

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