Cleric-based opponent NPC with special mount or something similar?

Shin Okada · Feb 7, 2017

I am trying to make some female opponent Drow NPCs on Riding Lizard. Preferably, Cleric-based one as that is female drow's favored class.

Is there any good way for a Cleric-based Drow NPC to have an animal companion, a special mount, or a familiar?

Celebrim · Feb 7, 2017

Shin Okada said:
Is there any good way for a Cleric-based Drow NPC to have an animal companion, a special mount, or a familiar?

Yes, you are the DM. They have a mount. Done.

Grogg of the North · Feb 8, 2017

In Drow of the Underdark there are feats that let you train and ride spiders. There is also a feat that lets a druid add spiders to their animal companion list. You could combine that with the Wild Cohort feat to give your cleric a spider mount.

Drow of the Underdark (again!) also lets clerics trade turn/rebuke undead for an ability to rebuke spiders. That may help if your cleric can command spiders.

Otherwise just go with "This is a gift from Lloth!" and be done with it.