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|author_name=The Dire Reverend
|date_created=7/30/2011
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[[Image:Kenpachi Yachiru.jpg|thumb|A character with the Shoulder Riding feat is on her ally. It's debatable whether he is willing or not.]]
<onlyinclude>{{3.5e Feat
|name=Shoulder Riding
|types=Fighter
|summary=You can effectively hold on to one of your allies shoulders, protecting yourself.
|prereqs=<!-- All prerequisites, including feats -->
|fluff=
|benefit=You can hang onto the shoulder, ride on top of, or somehow stay on a willing creature who is at least one size category larger than you with no penalty to you or the creature. While on the creature, you gain [[SRD:Cover#Soft_Cover|Soft Cover]], and if anyone attempts to attack you, they provoke an attack of opportunity from the creature you are riding on. 

If you take the [[SRD:Standard_Actions#Total_Defense|Total Defense]] action, in addition to the normal AC bonus from using the total defense action, you gain [[SRD:Cover#Varying_Degrees_of_Cover|Improved Cover (+8)]] if your ally agrees to take a -2 penalty to his AC. Creatures who are not smart enough to choose to take a -2 penalty to AC on their own, such as animals, can be convinced to do so with a DC 10 [[SRD: Ride|Ride]] check. If you fail, you only have soft cover.
|special=The weight of you and your equipment is added to your ally to determine whether he is carrying a light, medium or heavy load. Your ally cannot carry you on his or her shoulder if his equipment plus you and your equipment is more than their maximum carrying capacity.
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Article Balance	Moderate +
Author	The Dire Reverend +
Identifier	3.5e Feat +
Prerequisite	None +
Rating	Unrated +
Summary	You can effectively hold on to one of your allies shoulders, protecting yourself. +
Title	Shoulder Riding +
Type	Fighter +