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2 years ago ::
Jul 17, 2011 - 9:09PM
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Date Joined:
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 Dragon 401
Surely You Joust!By Alana Joli Abbott If you are an adventurer who prefers sunlight to gloom, who favors chivalry and camaraderie over mingling with monsters, a joust might be just what you need to eliminate the dungeon doldrums. Talk about this article here. 
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2 years ago ::
Jul 18, 2011 - 2:55AM
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Well It has a new feat Jousting Charge which looks quite nice, I could see myself taking it.
Daniel.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 18, 2011 - 10:47AM
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Lovely article. Well researched and full of flavor and ideas. Thanks, Alana! Also, I love the the cover art. 
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2 years ago ::
Jul 18, 2011 - 11:27AM
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- Dragon Slayer
- If only he would apply himself
- Dammit Jim, this is Star Trek, not D&D!
Date Joined:
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Excellent article, and I'm so glad for Alana. She is a really cool and imaginative person (I've worked with her on an LFR project). I was curious how this article would work with the one I was writing. They really work well together. You can use these rules for specific contests and add others based on Step Into the Ring. I love the detail Alana brought to the parade ground and the various events. You can run a whole castle tournament off of this article! 
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2 years ago ::
Jul 18, 2011 - 4:00PM
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Great article. It was well made and has lots of flavor and is reinforced by an interesting dynamic mechanic. There will be times when it will be very useful i guarantee. Cookie to you Alana Joli Abbott 
Yan
Montréal, Canada
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2 years ago ::
Jul 18, 2011 - 5:55PM
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Agreed, great article. I did have only one minor nitpick with it. The article on page 4 says that lances are basically the equivalent of longspears. As per current RAW, longspears are two-handed weapons which means it is roughly impossible for a mounted character to wield a shield while jousting or fighting with a "lance". Perhaps if a specific rule allowed longspears to be used one-handed while mounted, or perhaps the creation of a new one-handed weapon with the "reach" property called the "lance" could have remedied this issue. Other than that minor detail, this was a very flavorful article and I hope to see more from her in the future.
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2 years ago ::
Jul 19, 2011 - 7:00AM
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Dec 22, 2008
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I've just noticed the one feat in the article doesn't actually work as written...
It says, If you hit a target with a charge attack while you are mounted, you can push the target 1 square and then shift 1 square into the square the target vacated.
Trouble it's your mount that needs to shift not you, as powers/feats allowing you to shift have no effect while mounted.
This should be re-written as,
If you hit a target with a charge attack while you are mounted, you can push the target 1 square and then your mount may shift 1 square into the square the target vacated.
Daniel.
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10 months ago ::
Aug 20, 2012 - 7:48AM
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Date Joined:
Dec 22, 2008
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Can anyone confirm if any changes were made to this feat, or if it was removed from the article? I'm no longer a subscriber so cannot check myself, the feat doesn't appear in the compendium though.
Cheers,
Daniel.
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