Storyteller Hero
Adventurer
I've read people commenting on the mount companion from the 2nd level conjuration spell "Find Steed", describing it as if it were nothing but some robot mount that they control like a puppet. In my opinion, the Steed deserves far more consideration.
The steed is described as "intelligent, strong, and loyal", but that doesn't mean that the steed is brave, dominated, brain-dead, or suicidal.
The steed has a life. It has intelligence, with hopes and fears of its own. Loyalty is also not the same as absolute obedience.
The steed is essentially a fully-fledged NPC, a character in the story that can make its own decisions and affect the course of events with those decisions.
The steed exists somewhere when it isn't called, so it could actually find the PC instead of having to be "found" with the spell, and has memories and knowledge acquired from sources that the PC is unaware of.
Your pony has opinions, and perhaps you should listen, because the fate of the realms may depend on it.
Will the steeds in your campaigns be more than just a stat block? Are you willing to go the distance for pony-sama?
The steed is described as "intelligent, strong, and loyal", but that doesn't mean that the steed is brave, dominated, brain-dead, or suicidal.
The steed has a life. It has intelligence, with hopes and fears of its own. Loyalty is also not the same as absolute obedience.
The steed is essentially a fully-fledged NPC, a character in the story that can make its own decisions and affect the course of events with those decisions.
The steed exists somewhere when it isn't called, so it could actually find the PC instead of having to be "found" with the spell, and has memories and knowledge acquired from sources that the PC is unaware of.
Your pony has opinions, and perhaps you should listen, because the fate of the realms may depend on it.
Will the steeds in your campaigns be more than just a stat block? Are you willing to go the distance for pony-sama?