Mounted encirclement

Affiliated stats:

       Primary: dexterity
     Secondary: wisdom
      Tertiary: strength

Horseback archery is a complete sub-section of your standard marksmans, requiring both skill in shooting itself, but going far beyond that. A great synergy between one and his mount is needed - not to fire - but to actually hit and to inflict damage. This skill is a collection of knowledge that is seriously impaired without experience in such areas as 'rural concealment', 'animal lore' and 'mounted marksmanship'. Using mounted encirclement an archer utilises his knowledge of the opponent as well as his mount and commands the mount to start and encircle the poor opponent at a safe range, allowing the archer to fire shots continuously, a feat that would be impossible under normal circumstances. With skill in 'riding' and 'dodge' the archer is able to guide his mount out of a charging opponent's path, oftentimes remaining unharmed completely. Needless to say, encircling an opponent indoors is impossible, and only very effective against animals. The momentum is immediately broken should another opponent enter the combat.

Usage:

use mounted encirclement at <target>