The Quintessential Barbarian II
The Quintessential Barbarian II first edition cover
| Author | Patrick Younts |
| Series | Quintessential Series |
| Publisher | Mongoose Publishing |
| Publish date | 2004 |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 1-904854-31-1 |
| OGL Section 15 | qbbnii |
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Great Saddle: A great saddle is an armoured and reinforced saddle that cradles its rider like a bomb. Made of thick, boiled leather and reinforced with bands of iron, brass and steel, a great saddle completely covers the rider’s legs and sweeps up dramatically on both its front and
back, with the saddle horn nearly at the level of the rider’s chest.
A rider on a mount equipped with a great saddle gains a +2 armour bonus to his armour class. He gains a +2 circumstance bonus to all attempts to stay in the saddle when damaged or when his mount rears. Like a military saddle, a rider knocked unconscious while on a great saddle has a 75% chance of staying mounted, as opposed to 50% chance of staying mounted while on a normal riding saddle. Conversely, since a great saddle is so unwieldy, the rider suffers a –2 circumstance penalty to all attempts to fast mount or dismount.
