Riding For Dawi

A small Harmony-based mod for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord that removes the dwarf-only restriction on horse riding added by The Old Realms (TOR).

"Honour is all, and every wrong must be put right." — Ancestor's Oath

Including, apparently, the wrong of being too short to ride a Bretonnian warhorse. This mod respectfully disagrees with that lore decision and lets you ride anyway.

What it does

The Old Realms enforces a hard "dwarves cannot mount horses" rule in two places. This mod patches both:

Patched method	Effect
TOR_Core.Items.ExtendedItemObjectManager.CanCharacterUseItem	Lets dwarves equip horse items in their inventory.
TOR_Core.Models.TORAgentStatCalculateModel.CanAgentRideMount	Lets dwarf agents actually mount horses in battle.

Both patches are Harmony Prefixes, fully reversible — disabling the mod restores TOR's original behavior. No save file is modified by this mod.

Installation

Steam Workshop

Subscribe → enable in launcher → place after TOR_Core in the load order.

Manual / Nexus Mods

1. Download the ZIP.
2. Extract RidingForDawi/ into your Mount & Blade II Bannerlord/Modules/ folder.
3. Launch Bannerlord, enable Riding For Dawi in the launcher.
4. Make sure it loads after TOR_Core (drag it down if needed).

Requirements

• Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord v1.3.x
• Harmony (Bannerlord.Harmony)
• The Old Realms (TOR_Core)

Known issues

• Animation glitches when a dwarf rides a horse. The dwarf skeleton does not match the human cavalry rig, so expect floaty legs, awkward seating, and the occasional T-pose mid-canter. The mechanics work fine; only the visuals are off.
• The mod does not add new dwarf-specific cavalry units, equipment, or animations. Riding is enabled, not refined.

Compatibility

• ✅ Compatible with all other TOR sub-mods that don't touch ExtendedItemObjectManager.CanCharacterUseItem or TORAgentStatCalculateModel.CanAgentRideMount.
• ⚠️ If a future TOR update renames or restructures these methods, you'll see a red warning at game launch: [RidingForDawi] WARNING: only X/2 patches applied. In that case, wait for an update or open an issue.

Changelog

See CHANGELOG.md.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

Credits

• The Old Realms team for the Warhammer Fantasy total conversion that this mod depends on. Go support them.
• Harmony / pardeike for the patching framework.

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Version française

Petit mod qui retire la restriction "les nains ne peuvent pas monter à cheval" de The Old Realms (TOR) dans Bannerlord.

Ce qu'il fait

Patche deux méthodes de TOR via Harmony :

• ExtendedItemObjectManager.CanCharacterUseItem — autorise l'équipement des chevaux dans l'inventaire.
• TORAgentStatCalculateModel.CanAgentRideMount — autorise réellement la monte en bataille.

Aucune save n'est modifiée. Désactiver le mod restaure le comportement original de TOR.

Installation

Steam Workshop : abonne-toi et active-le dans le launcher après TOR_Core. Manuel : extrais RidingForDawi/ dans le dossier Modules/ de Bannerlord.

Bugs connus

Le squelette nain ne match pas le rig de cavalerie humaine — anime de jambe qui flotte, position assise étrange, possible T-pose en mouvement. La mécanique fonctionne, c'est juste le visuel qui est imparfait.