I have an silly question about the Race of the 8 Winds.
All of the other racers have jockeys who can fire crossbows. But the Owl has no rider. How would he fire his crossbow if at all? Using his claws, or via harness?
Your input is greatly appriciated
~Rebecca Have we stated somewhere that the Owl doesn't have a jockey? I just skimmed Sharn and there's a few places where we talk about people riding giant owls — and while I disagree with it, in 3.5 Sharn it says that Councilor Hruit rode an owl in the race (I say he IS a racing owl).— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) February 10, 2021
The Owl is intelligent, but so is the Pegasus. In my eyes this means that their "jockeys" are more freed up to interfere with the other racers—because they don't need to guide the mount, they can focus on shooting enemies or otherwise distracting them.
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) February 10, 2021
I had assumed because they were intelligent they wouldn’t require a jockey. But this makes sense.
Does this mean the Gargoyle ALSO has a “jockey”? Do we have a tiny emaciated Goblin riding atop Carralag? The gargoyle is certainly ENTITLED to a "jockey" if it wants to have one. The goblin child riding Carralag seems entirely plausible!
— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) February 10, 2021