D&D 5E Paladins and Find Mount, what does the paladin get over other riders, if anything?

[Saeviomagy]

It shares spells that target only you. While smites have a range of self, they later go on to target what you hit.

No, they later go on to affect a target that you hit with an attack. The text has to be referring to the target of the attack, not the target of the spell - otherwise the spells targeting restriction of 'self' would mean you damage and banish yourself with banishing smite...

Also, compare with divine favour. Is the difference in meaning between "the target of an attack takes..." and "your attacks deal" really that big? Or would you stop divine favour from working with this too?

 

[miniaturehoarder]

Whoot, answers finally.
http://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/10/06/find-steed-spell-intelligence/

Find Steeds intelligent and get their own initiative and attack? Any limit on CR on a steed for the Find Steed spell?

JeremyECrawford
The mount summoned by the find steed spell serves the summoner. It isn't an independent creature.

The caster of find steed picks from the list of beasts in the spell, unless your DM says otherwise. Limit set by DM.

 

[Sword of Spirit]

Yeah, he has said that sort of thing before. So that's RAI. I submit that it is a poor reading of the vague RAW, which say nothing about your mount being limited to non-independent status.

 

[Saeviomagy]

Whoot, answers finally.
http://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/10/06/find-steed-spell-intelligence/

Which means that granting it intelligence doesn't make any sense at all.

I'm just going to assume Jeremy had no idea what he was talking about unless we see some reasoning behind it that specifically addresses both the rules and common sense.

 

[Mirtek]

Which means that granting it intelligence doesn't make any sense at all.e.

It makes it a lot easier to leave your mount somewhere. It can also babysit the other mounts. No more returning from a dungeon and finding your mounts all gone

 

[Saeviomagy]

It makes it a lot easier to leave your mount somewhere. It can also babysit the other mounts. No more returning from a dungeon and finding your mounts all gone

Which would require it to have some measure of independence.

 

[Mirtek]

Which would require it to have some measure of independence.

which it has out oft combat, that it shares actions with the summoner in combat doesn't lessen it's value in the other pillarss

 

[Paraxis]

What Crawford's ruling does is makes it so that it is best to not ride your summoned steed. Take an animal with strong attacks and just have it fight along side you.

 

[Inconnunom]

Which means that granting it intelligence doesn't make any sense at all.

I'm just going to assume Jeremy had no idea what he was talking about unless we see some reasoning behind it that specifically addresses both the rules and common sense.

Whoot, answers finally.
http://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/10/06/find-steed-spell-intelligence/

Don't forget about this one also. http://www.sageadvice.eu/2015/09/16/find-steed-steed-can-attack-on-your-turn/

While ridden, the steed follows the normal mounted combat rules (PH, 198). Unridden, it has normal action options.

So basically it is both independent/intelligent and controlled. It sounds to me like it acts on your turn but is considered independent in terms of action options.

 

[Guest 6801328]

It shares spells that target only you. While smites have a range of self, they later go on to target what you hit.

Seems to me that means it would also get hit by hostile spells that only target you.