Ride

Key facts

Base Value

5

Overview

Ride represents your ability to ride horses and other mounts, staying in the saddle during difficult maneuvers, controlling the animal in stressful situations, and performing mounted activities like shooting or jumping obstacles. In Call of Cthulhu's 1920s setting, horses are still common in rural areas, on ranches, and in police and military units, even as automobiles become dominant. In period-appropriate and globe-trotting campaigns, horses (or camels, mules, or more exotic mounts) may be the only transportation available in remote regions. Ride also covers basic animal handling for mounts, calming a spooked horse, directing it through obstacles, and caring for it.

How it works

Base Value: 5% Key Uses:

• Riding at speed or over rough terrain
• Controlling a mount in dangerous situations
• Mounted combat or pursuit
• Calming a spooked or panicked animal Special Rules: Normal riding doesn't require rolls. Rolls are for dangerous conditions, galloping through woods, mounted combat, spooked animals, or obstacles. Failure may mean being thrown, with falling damage. Different mounts (horses, camels) use the same skill.

Tips and playstyle

Build Advice: Niche but important for rural, historical, or globe-trotting campaigns where vehicles aren't available. Occupation Synergies: Pairs with Firearms for mounted shooting, Navigate for overland travel, and Natural World for understanding animal behavior. Character Concepts: Rancher, cavalry officer, polo player, explorer, mounted police, cowboy.

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