D&D 3E/3.5 3.5 ride the raven.

[airwalkrr]

Man, whatever happened to cool quests to find flying mounts? Now players have to try to find ways to exploit the system to turn what is supposed to be a companion animal spirit into a flying machine?

Oh, and as I just recently pointed out to one of my players, being itty bitty with a Str score to match is all fun and games until a wizard casts ray of enfeeblement and ruins your day.

 

[frankthedm]

Man, whatever happened to cool quests to find flying mounts? Now players have to try to find ways to exploit the system to turn what is supposed to be a companion animal spirit into a flying machine?

Agree 90%. The other 10% is are reservations about certain mount based logistics.

1. How many hours / sessions will getting the Cool mounts take.
2. How durable will those Cool mounts be? Hi Maximised Fireball, Goodbye mount!
3. Will it even be strong enough to carry the party tank and still fly? Flyers normally can only carry a light load when flying and flying mounts cant fly in medium or heavier barding.

Oh, and as I just recently pointed out to one of my players, being itty bitty with a Str score to match is all fun and games until a wizard casts ray of enfeeblement and ruins your day.

I'm no fan of Whack-a-Stat, but it does help discouraging ray casters from trying to get too small.