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<blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 6947324" data-attributes="member: 2067"><p>The goal here is to give a character a friggin' monstrous creature, loyal to them, that they can ride around on and fight alongside.</p><p></p><p>The question is: <em>how?</em> How to do it in a reasonably balanced way?</p><p></p><p>The closest mechanic in the existing game is the ranger's animal companion and, let's face it, that's not gonna cut it. Medium only, and the critter needs to be weak.</p><p></p><p>I've thought about treating them like a "magic item," but this seems a little outside of PC control - if my character <em>wants</em> to ride a griffon, and wants to take class features that reasonably assure that, that should be okay.</p><p></p><p>It's too big for a feat - having a friggin' dire wolf fight alongside you is a lot more than a +2 Strength.</p><p></p><p>I don't <em>necessarily</em> want to tie it to class, either, though I'd entertain the idea of multiple classes. Like, griffon cavalry is pretty Fighter-y, but riding around on a giant eagle? Or a giant elk? More ranger or barbarian territory.</p><p></p><p>Summoning spells (and spells like <em>Planar Ally</em>) give me a rough sense, but I'd like non-spellcasters to access it...</p><p></p><p>I'd also want it to be reasonably character-defining, so it should be something that you can do from a *fairly* low level. Though no one's gonna start play with a bear they can ride.</p><p></p><p>So how might you thread this needle?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I'm A Banana, post: 6947324, member: 2067"] The goal here is to give a character a friggin' monstrous creature, loyal to them, that they can ride around on and fight alongside. The question is: [I]how?[/I] How to do it in a reasonably balanced way? The closest mechanic in the existing game is the ranger's animal companion and, let's face it, that's not gonna cut it. Medium only, and the critter needs to be weak. I've thought about treating them like a "magic item," but this seems a little outside of PC control - if my character [I]wants[/I] to ride a griffon, and wants to take class features that reasonably assure that, that should be okay. It's too big for a feat - having a friggin' dire wolf fight alongside you is a lot more than a +2 Strength. I don't [I]necessarily[/I] want to tie it to class, either, though I'd entertain the idea of multiple classes. Like, griffon cavalry is pretty Fighter-y, but riding around on a giant eagle? Or a giant elk? More ranger or barbarian territory. Summoning spells (and spells like [I]Planar Ally[/I]) give me a rough sense, but I'd like non-spellcasters to access it... I'd also want it to be reasonably character-defining, so it should be something that you can do from a *fairly* low level. Though no one's gonna start play with a bear they can ride. So how might you thread this needle? [/QUOTE]
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