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Horse riding in One Ring?

Posted by Knell
Knell
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Tue 10 Feb 2015
at 18:44
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Horse riding in One Ring?

I'm a bit confused about which skill in The One Ring RPG covers horse riding. Also,can everything conceivable be safely covered by the 18 broad skills in the game? Thanks.
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Jarilye
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Thu 12 Feb 2015
at 16:49
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Re: Horse riding in One Ring?

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TheSnowpanther
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Fri 6 Mar 2015
at 06:54
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Re: Horse riding in One Ring?

There does not seem to be to many horses north of Gondor and Rohan respectively.  I explanded it away in a MERPS Game I GMed that took place along the Great East Road.  From Breeland in the west , thru The Lonely Lands, Trollshaws and on to Rivendell in the east.

When players started to want horses for their PCs.  I explained that a equine flu had twice in the last decade, swept out of Rhun to east.  Virtually whipping out all the horses in the north of Middle Earth.  So that the few that had survived now cost far beyond their price range.  An those owners who had them would not part with them.  As they hoped to bring back the population in some small way.  Using them for breeding purposes only.
sunwugong
member, 7 posts
Tue 16 Jun 2015
at 01:24
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Re: Horse riding in One Ring?

In what context do you need the skill?  What's the drama?  Are you thinking of chases, of remaining on horseback in times of stress like battle, or bonuses in combat while mounted, etc?

For the most part I just let people ride horses.  If folks want to be good at it, they can say they are good at it.  If hobbits or dwarves or whatever want to be poor at it, they can be poor.

As for coverage by the 18 skills, I think pretty well.
Pangea
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Tue 16 Jun 2015
at 03:36
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Re: Horse riding in One Ring?

I too feel the 18 skills cover pretty much everything you need.

re. Horseriding…  remember that the skills are divided into three columns of six rows.  So, for example, you could look into horse riding as involving physical aspects, thus Body column, and Movement - thus the Movement row - and go for Athletics...
Alyse
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Fri 21 Aug 2015
at 17:25
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Re: Horse riding in One Ring?

Am sure we'll know definitively, once Horse-lords Of Rohan comes out. I's call for Athletics to stay on a panicked mount, Inspire to coax your mount to great speed or exertion (and possibly to calm a panicked one).
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