Mounts
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Mounts 2.0
Mounts as Skills
Mounts are now toggle skills! They can be quick-slotted like other skills or executed directly from the new Mount panel (Character Journal -> Skills -> Mount). A new keyboard shortcut can be set to promptly access your mounts panel (using Key Mapping Options). Since mounts are now skills, you can feel free to collect all of the available varieties without having your packs fill up – no more having to choose between festival horses or exchanging them at a vendor!
One Less Item
Even though we still rely on a mount-item in your pack, it’s a temporary item used to grant the appropriate mount skill to you. Once used, the item will grant a skill to you and be deleted. If the item is quick-slotted, it will be replaced by the new skill. Regardless of what mount item you purchase you will receive the correct mount type for your race. Gone are the days of mistakenly purchasing the wrong mount for your race (“But I wanted a pony!").
Item Usage
Some items can be used while riding, such as food, potions, and other miscellaneous items. Even your Map Home item can be used while mounted and you will appear at your destination still riding your mount.
NPC Interaction
Almost every NPC can be interacted with while you are mounted.
There are two exceptions to this:
- Stable-masters will still require you to dismount before purchasing a ride. You can still talk to stable-masters while mounted to view the list of destinations.
- Bards will automatically dismount you when managing your traits.
Door Usage
Every door can be opened and passed through while mounted. If the door leads to a place that does not allow riding, you will appear inside dismounted from your horse. Some special types of ”doors” may not be usable while mounted, such as ladders.
Skill Usage
Depending on your class and level, you may have skills that can be used while riding. Hunters and other classes that enjoy swift travelling can use these skills while mounted. In fact, almost every class has at least one skill that can be used on a mount. No combat skills can be executed while mounted, as that would constitute mounted combat and that’s a horse of a different colour!
Crafters will be particularly happy to hear that tracking skills can be toggled on/off while riding (although gathering resources while riding is not allowed).
As a side-note, some skills may become unusable while mounted in the Ettenmoors to help preserve a level playing field. Currently, only the Hunter’s tracking skills have this restriction. Hunters can still enjoy tracking on horseback while riding outside of the Ettenmoors.
Player Emotes
Several popular emotes will now animate you while mounted, and even more, while not animated, are now allowed while mounted. The following emotes have animations for when you are mounted*: Bother, Bye, Calm, Cheer, Drink, Eat, Munch, Fidget, Followme, Hail, Look, Lookaround, Salute, Think, Wave, Cry, Roar, laugh (lol), SwordSalute, Shakefist *Some of the animations are reused with the hope that unique animations can be made over time.
A majority of the other emotes do not animate, but are allowed while mounted. In these cases the player does not animate but the emoted text is broadcast to those nearby.
Horse Emotes
While sitting idle you can make your horse/pony/goat randomly play one of three different animations. Simply hit the spacebar.
Mount Health
Your mount’s health will now regenerate over time. Just as in the old system, getting hit will reduce your mount’s health and critical hits will knock you off your mount. Unlike the old system, you can stay mounted as long as you don’t get knocked off, or fall into a deep body of water.
Mount Display Panel
A new mount display panel will now appear after summoning your mount. The panel displays the mount’s name and health.
Renaming Your Mount
Every mount arrives with a personal name that can be changed by right-clicking the Mount Display Panel and selecting the “Rename” option. Unlike pets, your mount’s name is not visible to those around you.
Mount Discount
Along with your first level 35 mount comes a new trait granting you a discount on all other common mounts. The trait is granted to you even if your first mount happens to be a reputation mount or pre-existing festival mount (new festival mounts will not grant this trait). The discount itself only applies to the common mounts sold by Eogar, Son of Hadorgar.
My Little Pony (or horse)
Players can now gain access to their first horse or pony at level 20. This is a slower version of a normal mount and has less health, but gets you saddled up sooner in the game. The cost of this mount is 220 silver and looks the same as the Founder’s Bree-horse. As a result of this change, Founders can start riding their mounts at level 15!
Grey Horse/Pony
If you deleted your Grey Horse/Pony to make space in your pack you can purchase a replacement from Eogar.
Mustering & Summoning While Mounted
Tired of telling your fellowship to dismount before mustering them? Never fear, they can now accept your request without dismounting.
Types of Mounts
Founder / First Horse
Players can now gain access to their first horse or pony at level 20. This is a slower version of a normal mount and has less health, but gets you saddled up sooner in the game. Founders have access to this mount at level 15.
| Bree-horse | Bree-pony |
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Common Mounts
These mounts may be purchased from Éogar, son of Hadorgar at the Bree-land Horse fields. They become available to characters at level 35 and require a series of quests to be completed.
| Bay Horse | Bay Pony |
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| Bloodbay Horse | Bloodbay Pony |
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| Blonde Sorrel Horse | Blonde Sorrel Pony |
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| Chestnut Horse | Chestnut Pony |
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Reputation Mounts
These mounts are available to a character at level 35. These special mounts are faster and heartier than the common variety.
| Mahogany Bay Horse | Mahogany Bay Pony |
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| Dark Chestnut Horse | Dark Chestnut Pony |
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| Ashen Horse | Ashen Pony |
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| Tundra Horse | Tundra Pony |
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| Galadhrim Horse | Galadhrim Pony |
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| Smokey Black Horse | Smokey Black Pony |
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| Bree Horse | Bree Pony |
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Festival Mounts
These are special mounts that are available during Festivals. They are only available to characters who are level 35 and have completed the Basic Riding skill quest. You must complete the Festival Horse Run and acquire a Festival Race Token, collect 12 Festival Tokens, and pay 4G, unless you already have a regular horse in which case you only pay 1G 600S for the next horse. At the 2009 Yule Fest, there were two different Festival mounts available, differing slightly in color, and shape and color of blanket.
| Lithe Festival Horse | Lithe Festival Pony |
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| Pale Golden Summer Horse | Pale Golden Summer Pony |
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| Harvestmath Festival Horse | Harvestmath Festival Pony |
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| Yule Festival Horse | Yule Festival Pony |
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| Yule Festival Snow Horse | Yule Festival Snow Pony |
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| Springfest Festival Horse | Springfest Festival Pony |
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| Blue Roan Horse | Blue Roan Pony |
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Quest Mount
A very special mount is given to those who complete the Vol. 1 epic quests (Book 15).
| Grey Horse | Grey Pony |
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Moria Goats
On reaching Moria many players are dismayed to find that, like Samwise's faithful Bill, their horse or pony will not venture underground. But never fear, the Iron Garrison has hardy goats which can be used both inside and outside Moria. The best are as strong, fast and healthy as a horse.
| Tame Redhorn-goat- slow | Nimble Redhorn-goat - fast |
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| Dusky Redhorn-goat- fast but lower health | |
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Meta-deed Mounts
These special mounts are given to those who complete the various meta-deeds.
| Nimble Black Goat | Wild Mountain-goat |
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| Dundedain War-horse | Dundedain War-pony |
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| Galadhrim War-horse | Galadhrim War-pony |
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