Mounting / Dismounting. Once during your move, you can mount a creature that is within 5 feet of you or dismount. Doing so costs an amount of movement equal to half your speed. For example, if your speed is 30 feet, you must spend 15 feet of movement to mount a horse.
Do Cavaliers start with a mount?
The creature must be one that he is capable of riding and is suitable as a mount. A Medium cavalier can select a camel or a horse. A Small cavalier can select a pony or wolf, but can also select a boar or a dog if he is at least 4th level. The GM might approve other animals as suitable mounts.
How does the DM decide the Order of the monsters?
The DM can decide the order if the tie is between a monster and a player character. Optionally, the DM can have the tied characters and monsters each roll a d20 to determine the order, highest roll going first.
How does riding a Mount work in D & D?
In effect, riding a distance on a mount happens in place of your movement. I’m reasonably flexible on this though, so a character might run half of their movement and then make an appropriate Animal Handling check to vault onto the mount and move further on that mount in the same round.
Is there a shared turn between the rider and the Mount?
Among the rider’s turn, the horse’s action (dodge, dash, disengage) and the movement (mount movement, which is in common), you can order those however to desire. It is like rider and mount have a “shared” turn. The rider and mount never share a turn.
How does the initiative of a controlled Mount change?
The initiative of a controlled mount changes to match yours when you mount it. It moves as you direct it, and it has only three action options; Dash, Disengage, and Dodge. A controlled mount can move and act even on the turn that you mount it. An independent mount retains its place in the initiative order.
