HORSE TRAITS CHART
Trait Roll
Lies Down. This horse sleeps lying down.
Allergies. The GM should select some plant that the
horse is allergic to. When the horse gets around that
plant he gets sick (-5 per day around the plant).
Penalties affect riding and the horse's own maneuvers.
Sickly. This horse has a very delicate stomach. If his
diet changes, he will get sick. A RR is made every day,
the attack level equals the number of days he has been
sick, and if it fails, the horse dies. If the RR succeeds
by more than 50, he is no longer sick.
Won't Pull. This horse does not like to pull anything.
All pulling maneuvers are made with a -50 penalty.
Sensitive Feet. This horse has sensitive feet and will
kick, bite and do whatever it can to keep people from
touching it's feet. If shod, the horse will have to be
reshod every dlO days as it works to get the shoes off.
Sensitive Ears. Touching this horse's ears will result
in bucking, kicking and biting. When putting on a
bridle, make an Animal Handling static maneuver. If
this roll is successful, the maneuver did not touch the
horse's ears. If it fails, the ears were touched and the
bridle is not on. Otherwise, the ears were touched, but
the bridle is on.
Kicker. This horse kicks out at anything behind him.
Skittish. This horse spooks easily. All riding rolls are
at a permanent -10 penalty. In addition, this horse is
likely to bolt from a sudden movement in the natural
environment (if a d 100 roll +25 is over 100, the horse
bolts).
Stubborn. This horse has his own ideas about what it
should do. To make him do something he does not
want to, a Riding roll must be made at a -25 penalty.
Unfriendly. This horse doesn't like people. He will
bite, bump and occasionally kick at people who are
near him. If ridden, he will not necessarily buck the
rider, but may rub fences or trees to get the rider off.
Scratcher. This horse will take every opportunity to
rub against fences, trees, etc. The horse disregards any
rider while scratching.
Sense of Humor. This horse likes to play. When
drinking, he will allow others to get close, then splash
them by tossing his head at the water. He will perform
similar antics with food. If very intelligent (over 7th
level) he might learn other tricks.
Saddlewise. When this horse's saddle is cinched, he
will inhale deeply. When the rider gets into the saddle
he will exhale, loosening the cinch. At some
inopportune moment, the saddle will slip to the side,
dumping the rider.
Impatient. This horse doesn't like to stand still for
long. If something is keeping him from continuously
moving (i.e., a rider), he will get nervous. After dlO
minutes standing still, he will begin to walk in place (a
-10 Riding maneuver to stop him). After dlO minutes
of walking in place, he will begin to move around (a -
25 Riding maneuver to make him walk in place).
Bites. This horse has a 20% chance of trying to take a
chunk out of anyone within biting range.
Cribs. This horse bites on fences, stalls, etc., and sucks
in great gasps of air while its jaws are clamped on an
object. This habit is dangerous, there is a 5% chance
every month that the horse will develop colic and die.
This habit is nearly impossible to break.
Fears Water. -25 to cross or enter water of any depth.
Intolerant of Poor Handling. Any Riding or
Handling maneuvers that result in Failure cause this
horse to buck, kick and sometimes bite.
Trait
41 Stops Unexpectedly. A Riding maneuver must be
made each round to keep the horse moving. On long
journeys, a -10 Riding maneuver must be made every
hour to determine the actual distance covered (use the
Moving Maneuver chart), this is in addition to any
other maneuver rolls required.
42 Bone-Jarring Gait. This horse is an unusually rough
ride. If the rider does not take a regular break from
riding, he will suffer -10 to all actions (for 1 hour) for
each hour after the first that he did not dismount and
rest. On long journeys decrease the distance traveled
by 20%.
43-44 Dislikes Certain Individuals. For no particular reason
this horse will take a dislike to certain people (10%
chance) and will not allow that person to handle or ride
him (-50 to maneuvers). He will also bite, kick or
nudge at the object of his dislike at every opportunity.
45 Dislikes Certain Sex. -50 to maneuvers from disliked
sex.
46 Dislikes Certain Animal. Such as pigs, dogs, etc. A -
10 maneuver must be made to keep the horse from
bolting, rearing or attacking the encountered animal.
47-49 Loves Water. Will cross water easily, swims well, and
without a rider, will roll and play in shallow water.
50-52 Won't Jump. -50 to make this horse jump. Failure
results in a sudden stop that unseats the rider (roll dlOO
+ 3 x Qu mod.,100 or better to stay in saddle). Partial
or Near Success, the horse has not jumped, but rider is
still on horse.
53 Single Rider. This horse will not accept more than one
rider or allow itself to become encumbered. Any
attempt will be met with bucking and biting.
54 Accepts Master Only. Unless it's master is in the
saddle, this horse accepts no other rider or passenger.
55-56 Fearless. This horse has a +25 bonus to any fear RRs.
57-59 Sure-Footed. A good horse for mountainous travel.
All maneuvers in rough terrain have a +20 bonus.
60-63 Loves Particular food. Such as sweet grass, carrots or
apples and can sometimes be coaxed with such food.
64-65 Responds to Call. This horse comes when called or
whistled for as long as it is in hearing distance.
66-69 Friendly. This horse likes people and is easy to ride
(+5 Riding maneuvers) and never bites or kicks.
70-73 Easy to Ride. All Riding maneuvers are at + 10.
74-76 Easy to Train. This horse picks up tricks easily.
Animal Training maneuvers have an extra +10 bonus.
77-80 Athletic. All maneuvers have a bonus of+10.
81 -84 Runner. Riding maneuvers must be made to keep the
animal from running at every opportunity.
85-87 Competitive Runner. This horse likes to be in front of
every other horse that is running. He gains a +10 bonus
to any running maneuvers for each other horse running
with him.
Curious and Clever. This horse likes to fiddle with
things. He will figure out how to operate most gates
within a day or so. He will push, pull, bite and bump
on things to see what happens.
91 -92 Long Winded. This horse has triple the number of
exhaustion points.
93-95 Exceptional Leaper. All leaping maneuvers are at
+25.
96-98 Hauler. This horse has a +25 bonus to all maneuvers
involving pulling objects.
99-100 Carrier. This horse has double the carrying capacity.