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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nazhkandrias" data-source="post: 3407366" data-attributes="member: 50521">Alright, I saw this thread and figured I might as well ask my question here, instead of making an entirely new thread.I've had an urge to play a goblin recently, but I've had difficulty thinking of a class at which they'd REALLY excel. Naturally, rogue works fine, they can be OK Dex-based fighters, and they do OK at any class that benefits from Dex and doesn't need Cha too bad. But still, I want to excel. So, I thought, what would help out a small, agile character? And it hit me - a big, burly animal by its side. A mount.So, I decided to make a Goblin riding on a Worg. But I don't know which class to pick! Naturally, Ride must be in-class, and paladin is a no-no, due to low Cha and Str. Fighter looks OK, but a little more flavor wouldn't hurt. I looked at Scout, but they lose the Skirmish ability while mounted. Barbarian is OK, but it's more emphasis on the Barbarian than a mount. As for ranger... I don't know. That would mean I'd have to put more than just a decent score into Wis, but I could double my Animal Companion as a mount. Druid might work, but that's a LOT of Wis, and I wanted to focus more on Dex.If anyone has a copy of Dragon #346 (a friend said page 87) handy, can they check and see if there's a Scout variant that focuses on mounted combat? I think it's called Light Cavalry. Does that allow Skirmish while mounted? And if I do get this mount, I think archery is the way to go. But what's best for that? Ranger gets the feats for free, but Scout is better for Dex-based characters. I'm torn.In addition, is there any way (besides Animal Companion) that I can beef up a Worg mount a bit? It would be nice to not have that thing keel over and die when I need it the most. If this helps at all, I will be taking some ranks in Knowledge (dungeoneering), as this goblin's specialist role will be dungeon delving. Lots of ranks in Hide, Move Silently, and Ride. The Worg is good at all of these and won't get skittish (if I get someone to train it), so it should perform fine. All I need is a good bow, a longspear, and the correct class, and I'm good to go.</blockquote>

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