Sumpter

A work pony used to pull plows, chariots, carts, and to turn mills. These are the most common horses in the countryside. Sumpters weigh about 925 lbs.

First Encounter

SM 1 Animal

Basic Speed 5.00

Vision 12

Hearing 12

Smell 12

Traits Night Vision 4; Nondiscriminatory Vision; Peripheral Vision; Parabolic Hearing 2; Ultrahearing.

Defense

HP 18	FP 13	DR 1
Dodge 9	Parry –	Block –

Traits Combat Reflexes; Temperature Tolerance 1 (25°F to 90°F).

Offense

Ground Move 8/16

Bite (10) 1d-1 crushing. Reach C.

Kick (8) 1d+1 crushing. Reach C-1.

Trample (9) 1d+2 crushing. Only affects prone SM 0 targets or any target of SM -1 smaller. Counts as large area attack (p. B400) against SM -2 targets.

Didn't See You There! Anytime the sumpter realigns its body with its head, and SM 0 or smaller creatures in the way are shoved. They may defend normally. Success means they duck or dodge around the sumpter, but failure moves them with the sumpter however far is necessary for the realignment to take place. If this results in him getting knocked down, he must Dodge at -3 to avoid also being trampled for 1d-2 crushing damage as large area injury!

Statistics

ST 18	DX 10	HT 10
IQ 4	Per 12	Will 10

Traits Careful; Congenial; Domestic Animal; Lifting ST 3.

Skills Running-12.

A raw horse hide can be removed with a successful Professional Skill (Butcher) roll. The value is $3dx15, plus 5% per point of Margin of Success. A separate successful Professional Skill (Butcher) roll produces 370 lbs. of meat, plus an additional 46 lbs. per point of success to a maximum of 648 lbs. of meat.

Sumpters have BL 88 with the following encumbrance breakdown:

• None 88 lbs.
• Light 176 lbs.
• Medium 264 lbs.
• Heavy 528 lbs.
• Extra- Heavy 880 lbs.

A healthy sumpter is worth $900. Food costs $5 and weighs 21 lbs. per day, and a groom $30 per day. Stabling in Town usually costs $5 per day.