Paladin Tweak - fair trade for Special Mount?

Snoweel

First Post

• May 13, 2004

• #1

Like the title says.

What, in your esteemed opinion, is a reasonable replacement for the Paladin's special mount ability?

I ask because I dig Paladins and they have a special place IMC and in my heart ( ) but I don't like the noble warrior archetype, and my entire homebrew is set on an archipelago (and fairly nautical) so horsey-riding warrior-types don't feature too prominently.

Thanks.

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ConcreteBuddha

First Post

• May 13, 2004

• #2

Since the mount is actually pretty good, I'd go with one of the following:


1) two feats

2) good will saves

3) favored enemy (evil outsiders)

4) 2 more skill points

5) one extra spell per level (or a cleric domain)

 

FireLance

Legend

• May 13, 2004

• #3

Here are a couple of links to previous threads on this issue:

Dwarven paladin

Reluctant paladin

My personal preference is for access to a domain, plus one domain slot per level.

 

dcollins

Explorer

• May 13, 2004

• #4

House Rules, please.

 

Rodrigo Istalindir

Explorer

• May 13, 2004

• #5

Snoweel said:

Like the title says.

What, in your esteemed opinion, is a reasonable replacement for the Paladin's special mount ability?

I ask because I dig Paladins and they have a special place IMC and in my heart ( ) but I don't like the noble warrior archetype, and my entire homebrew is set on an archipelago (and fairly nautical) so horsey-riding warrior-types don't feature too prominently.

Thanks.

xxx

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Why don't you get a dolphin mount?

 

Darklone

Registered User

• May 13, 2004

• #6

Similar question: What would you give for the spellcasting ?

 

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Lamoni

First Post

• May 13, 2004

• #7

Rodrigo Istalindir said:

Why don't you get a dolphin mount?

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I agree with this... You could just pick an alternate mount that fits well with the campaign setting. A mount doesn't have to be a horse, and you don't even have to ride it... although the Paladin should be capable of riding it.

If you are always going to be in water, pick an aquatic mount. If you are going to be in the water and on land, choose an amphibious mount.

 

Snoweel

First Post

• May 14, 2004

• #8

How about this as a replacement for the special mount ability:

+2 Charisma bonus.

It's simple, elegant and it scales with level.

Do you guys think it's too powerful?

dcollins said:

House Rules, please.

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ENWorld said:

This forum is for D&D Rules questions and queries about character design/tweaking

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Piratecat

Sesquipedalian

• May 14, 2004

• #9

No, I think a +2 charisma bouns would be okay.

 

Joshua Randall

Legend

• May 14, 2004

• #10

There is a d20 sourcebook called Call of Duty by Chainmail Bikini Games. I don't really like the book all that much, but it does have some suggestions about swapping out various paladin abilities for other things. And not limited to the mount: swap out divine grace, divine courage, detect evil, lay on hands, spells, whatever. Let me dig up a link...
http://www.enworld.org/reviews/index.php?sub=yes&where=currentprod&which=cody