Spooked Mounts

If a mount fails a Fright Check, or
refuses to perform a particular feat, it
will usually shy and buck. The rider
must make a Riding roll and take a
Ready maneuver every second to
regain control.
A critical success calms the mount
immediately; three ordinary successes
in a row will have the same result.
Three failures in a row, or a single crit-
ical failure, means a total loss of con-
trol (see below). A long alternation of
successes and failures means you
spend your time fighting your mount
instead of the enemy! Fortunately, a
bucking mount is still free to dodge, as
is the rider – although no other defens-
es are possible.