If I'm running a creature with the Pack Tactics trait and one of the monsters is mounted, does Pack Tactics apply, since technically both the mount and the rider would be 5 ft. away from the target? For example, if I had a Kobold riding a Wolf, would either monster benefit from Pack Tactics?
Long answer: yeeeeeeessss iiiiiiitttttt dooooooeeeessss aappppppllllyyyyy. But more seriously, the trick to answering these questions yourself is reading through the feature and checking off the requirements against what you know.
Pack Tactics. The kobold has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the kobolds allies....
Here is the first requirement, an ally. Is a mount an ally to the kobold? Seems like a clear "yes", because if the mount is hostile it wouldn't be a mount. Carrying on
...is within 5 feet of the creature....
Given that the kobold is effectively sharing the same space as its mount, we can assume this to be true. Generally speaking it will be—mounts are almost always the same size or larger than the rider, meaning it'd be a very rare edge case for a rider to be in melee range and the mount to be more than 5 feet away
...and the ally isn't incapacitated.
Easy one to check, if the mount isn't incapacitated you're good to go.
With rules questions, you can very often just work the problem step by step.
Long answer: yeeeeeeessss iiiiiiitttttt dooooooeeeessss aappppppllllyyyyy. But more seriously, the trick to answering these questions yourself is reading through the feature and checking off the requirements against what you know.
Pack Tactics. The kobold has advantage on an attack roll against a creature if at least one of the kobolds allies....
Here is the first requirement, an ally. Is a mount an ally to the kobold? Seems like a clear "yes", because if the mount is hostile it wouldn't be a mount. [...]
I'd add that your mount fits the definition of an ally: a friendly party member at your side.
A creature is your ally if it is a member of your adventuring party, your friend, on your side in combat, or a creature that the rules or the DM designates as your ally.
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If I'm running a creature with the Pack Tactics trait and one of the monsters is mounted, does Pack Tactics apply, since technically both the mount and the rider would be 5 ft. away from the target? For example, if I had a Kobold riding a Wolf, would either monster benefit from Pack Tactics?
Assuming you're talking about melee attacks
Short answer: yes it does apply
Long answer: yeeeeeeessss iiiiiiitttttt dooooooeeeessss aappppppllllyyyyy.
But more seriously, the trick to answering these questions yourself is reading through the feature and checking off the requirements against what you know.
Here is the first requirement, an ally. Is a mount an ally to the kobold? Seems like a clear "yes", because if the mount is hostile it wouldn't be a mount. Carrying on
Given that the kobold is effectively sharing the same space as its mount, we can assume this to be true. Generally speaking it will be—mounts are almost always the same size or larger than the rider, meaning it'd be a very rare edge case for a rider to be in melee range and the mount to be more than 5 feet away
Easy one to check, if the mount isn't incapacitated you're good to go.
With rules questions, you can very often just work the problem step by step.
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I'd add that your mount fits the definition of an ally: a friendly party member at your side.