A horse is a horse of course of course

[Goldmoon]

I have started playing a mounted warrior in the latest campaign. We are currently 3rd level. I dont want to take 4 levels of Paladin to get a poke-mount but I want a better mount than just a warhorse. Are they any ways to beef up a warhorse? Also, if you were to allow a straight warrior to get a poke-mount, what would you make her give up for it?

 

[Nail]

A feat, like the leadership feat.

 

[Goldmoon]

A feat, like the leadership feat.

Is that to improve the warhorse or to get a poke-mount?

 

[Klaus]

Take Skill Focus (Handle Animal), 7 ranks in Handle Animal, then take the Beastmaster Prestige Class. You'll get an animal companion, so you can choose a horse. Your effective druid level for it will be 4 (Beastmaster level +3). Then take the Nature Bond feat to boost your effective druid level by another +3. Now you'll qualify for the Wild Plains Outrider Prestige Class, that also improves your animal companion.

Barring that, go to the WotC site and search for the Wild Cohort feat.

 

[frankthedm]

You could just use the handle animal rules to keep training bigger & meaner mounts as you go up in level.

Dire wolves are a really nice mount and while not as fast, who will argue with the warrior riding a dire bear?

 

[Thanee]

HERE's the answer to your question.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Jack Simth]

Well, if you can spare an 11 for Charisma, one level in Sorcerer can get you Mount, the spell, and Practiced Spellcaster (Sorcerer) can make it last up to 10 hours a day (at character level 5+.....). As you'll have three 1st level spells per day, that gives you six hours of the beast right off the bat (24, if you somehow arrange for Practiced Spellcaster at 4th level when you pick up your 1st Sorcerer level).

Okay, it's fragile as all get out. But hey, if it dies, you can just get a new one, no problem.

 

[Tonguez]

You need a really kind DM

 

[pawsplay]

Are they any ways to beef up a warhorse?

Apply the Half-Cow template.

 

[Jack Simth]

Oh, don't forget buff items and spells (although those don't get you far, for what they cost).

And don't forget the Figurines of Wondrous Power. If you're of nongood alignment, seven Obsidian Steeds (granted, rather pricy) will do quite nicely.

Three Ebony Flys will cover all your day-to-day travel needs (but again, pricy).

14 Bronze Griffins are useful (gets you 12 hours/day for seven days).

But yeah, you're probably better off taking lots of Handle Animal and raising your own from birth.



Other fun ways to get a permanent mount:
Polymorph Any Object. Familiars are Magical Beasts. Sure, you'll have to hire a casting, and borrow the party Wizard/Sorcerer's familiar, but it can be fun to have a Hippogryph to ride. Or a Chimera. Or a Giant Eagle. Or a Griffon. And so on.