This was designed by someone who's never been around children.
Within the first 5 minutes, that kid is going to jump up and intentionally miss that standing bar. The most likely outcome is a new chronic back pain issue, and probably topple you over onto that kid in the bargain.
Back pain is a given, even if the child and/or halfling stands on the bar as intended. There needs to be a way to distribute the weight to one's hips, like a hiking backpack or SCBA. The shoulders and spine should be used to keep the halfling stable, and not be used to support their weight.
In a melee both halfling and mount would be dragged to the floor within thirty seconds.
right, ideal use case would be a spear brace where the mount can stop any charging enemies while the halfling is in ideal position to crossbow those who get too close
MasterBlaster
Thank you
Who runs border town?
In the campaign I'm in, I play a tiny Ysoki (homebrew race) and I ride on the shoulder of my minotaur friend. I get a +2 to AC and a stealth bonus, it's great
