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 ==== Handle an Animal ==== ==== Handle an Animal ====
  
-This task involves commanding an animal to perform a task or trick that it knows. If the animal is wounded or has taken any nonlethal damage or ability score damage, the DC increases by 2. If your check succeeds, the animal performs the task or trick on its next action.+This task involves commanding an animal to perform a task or trick that it knows. If the animal is wounded or has taken any [[game_systems:combat:health#non-lethal_damage|Non-Lethal damage]] or ability score damage, the DC increases by 2. If your check succeeds, the animal performs the task or trick on its next action.
  
 ==== Push an Animal ==== ==== Push an Animal ====
  
-To push an animal means to get it to perform a task or trick that it doesn’t know but is physically capable of performing. This category also covers making an animal perform a forced march or forcing it to hustle for more than 1 hour between sleep cycles. If the animal is wounded or has taken any nonlethal damage or ability score damage, the DC increases by 2. If your check succeeds, the animal performs the task or trick on its next action.+To push an animal means to get it to perform a task or trick that it doesn’t know but is physically capable of performing. This category also covers making an animal perform a forced march or forcing it to hustle for more than 1 hour between sleep cycles. If the animal is wounded or has taken any [[game_systems:combat:health#non-lethal_damage|Non-Lethal damage]] or ability score damage, the DC increases by 2. If your check succeeds, the animal performs the task or trick on its next action.
  
 ==== Teach an Animal a Trick ==== ==== Teach an Animal a Trick ====
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 ==== Cover ==== ==== Cover ====
    
-You can react instantly to drop down and hang alongside your mount, using it as cover. You can’t attack or cast spells while using your mount as cover. If you fail your Ride check, you don’t get the cover benefit. Using this option is an immediate action, but recovering from this position is a move action (no check required).+You can react instantly to drop down and hang alongside your mount, using it as cover. You can’t attack or cast spells while using your mount as cover. If you fail your Ride check, you don’t get the cover benefit. Using this option is an immediate action, but recovering from this position is a [[chargen:common_terms#action_types|Half Action]] (no check required).
  
 ==== Soft Fall ==== ==== Soft Fall ====
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 ==== Spur Mount ==== ==== Spur Mount ====
    
-You can spur your mount to greater speed with a move action. A successful Ride check increases the mount’s speed by 10 feet for 1 round but deals 1d3 points of damage to the creature. You can use this ability every round, but the mount becomes fatigued after a number of rounds equal to its Constitution score. This ability cannot be used on a fatigued mount.+You can spur your mount to greater speed with a [[chargen:common_terms#action_types|Half Action]]. A successful Ride check increases the mount’s speed by 10 feet for 1 round but deals 1d3 points of damage to the creature. You can use this ability every round, but the mount becomes fatigued after a number of rounds equal to its Constitution score. This ability cannot be used on a fatigued mount.
  
 ==== Control Mount in Battle ==== ==== Control Mount in Battle ====
    
-As a move action, you can attempt to control a light horse, pony, heavy horse, or other mount not trained for combat riding while in battle. If you fail the Ride check, you can do nothing else in that round. You do not need to roll for horses or ponies trained for combat.+As a [[chargen:common_terms#action_types|Half Action]], you can attempt to control a light horse, pony, heavy horse, or other mount not trained for combat riding while in battle. If you fail the Ride check, you can do nothing else in that round. You do not need to roll for horses or ponies trained for combat.
  
 ==== Fast Mount or Dismount ==== ==== Fast Mount or Dismount ====
    
-You can attempt to mount or dismount from a mount of up to one size category larger than yourself as a free action, provided that you still have a move action available that round. If you fail the Ride check, mounting or dismounting is a move action. You can’t use fast mount or dismount on a mount more than one size category larger than yourself.+You can attempt to mount or dismount from a mount of up to one size category larger than yourself as a free action, provided that you still have a [[chargen:common_terms#action_types|Half Action]] available that round. If you fail the Ride check, mounting or dismounting is a [[chargen:common_terms#action_types|Half Action]]. You can’t use fast mount or dismount on a mount more than one size category larger than yourself.
  
 ===== Table: Ride Skill DCs ===== ===== Table: Ride Skill DCs =====