Firstly are you able to mount steel defenders and ride them.
If you're of the appropriate height, and you flavour its anatomy to suit it, then yes. I currently play a Gnome (a small creature) who rides her Steel Defender (a medium creature) waving a sword going "drive me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"
Secondly if you are do you need proficiency in ground vehicles.
Also can you ride a mount even if you are not proficient in it?
You do not need proficiency in Vehicles (Land), but as far as I can tell you'd be missing out on your Proficiency Bonus for any checks made with the Steel Defender. I don't think the Steel Defender counts as an animal for the purposes of Animal Handling (WIS) for high-speed chases or navigating tough terrain, but then I'm not entirely sure how Vehicle proficiencies work and what counts as a vehicle. This question lands smack-bang in the middle of "ask your DM" territory.
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I’ve got 2 questions.
Firstly are you able to mount steel defenders and ride them.
Secondly if you are do you need proficiency in ground vehicles.
Also can you ride a mount even if you are not proficient in it?
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But isn’t a horse calssified a land vehicle?
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K Ty
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If you're of the appropriate height, and you flavour its anatomy to suit it, then yes. I currently play a Gnome (a small creature) who rides her Steel Defender (a medium creature) waving a sword going "drive me closer! I want to hit them with my sword!"
You do not need proficiency in Vehicles (Land), but as far as I can tell you'd be missing out on your Proficiency Bonus for any checks made with the Steel Defender. I don't think the Steel Defender counts as an animal for the purposes of Animal Handling (WIS) for high-speed chases or navigating tough terrain, but then I'm not entirely sure how Vehicle proficiencies work and what counts as a vehicle. This question lands smack-bang in the middle of "ask your DM" territory.
Zero is the most important number in D&D: Session Zero sets the boundaries and the tone; Rule Zero dictates the Dungeon Master (DM) is the final arbiter; and Zero D&D is better than Bad D&D.
"Let us speak plainly now, and in earnest, for words mean little without the weight of conviction."
- The Assemblage of Houses, World of Warcraft
Okay, Ty I think I get how it works now.
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