Converting monsters from Imagine Magazine

[Shade]

Perhaps they only move at 40 feet, but can go at full speed even when heavily armored?

Excellent idea!

The dwarf ability doesn't have a name. How's this?

Armored Destrier (Ex): A full warhorse can move at its base speed even when wearing medium or heavy barding or when carrying a medium or heavy load.

 

[freyar]

Looks good to me.

In addition, the warhorse must then be trained to work with its new owner. This takes at least six weeks of intensive work, and again, the opportunities are very rare. Most trainers capable of such work are already in the service of wealthy masters, and the few prepared to be hired for such work will demand 1800gp for a six week 'course'.

Once trained, the full warhorse will recognize only one rider. It will resist anyone who attempts to mount it, lead it away or whatever, even if it recognizes the person as a friend of its owner.

So we have a cost for training one. Should we just put the recognition of a single rider as flavor?

 

[Shade]

Just a thought, but for simplicity's sake, could we just state that they are treated as magical beasts for the purposes of training them?

 

[demiurge1138]

Sounds good. Much simpler.

 

[freyar]

Works for me, too.

 

[Shade]

Updated.

How do we want to handle the additional tricks?

Combat Riding (DC 20): An animal trained to bear a rider into combat knows the tricks attack, come, defend, down, guard, and heel. Training an animal for combat riding takes six weeks. You may also “upgrade” an animal trained for riding to one trained for combat riding by spending three weeks and making a successful DC 20 Handle Animal check. The new general purpose and tricks completely replace the animal’s previous purpose and any tricks it once knew. Warhorses and riding dogs are already trained to bear riders into combat, and they don’t require any additional training for this purpose.

 

[freyar]

Why don't we put in the following paragraph?

A full warhorse available for purchase is usually already trained for the combat riding special purpose, but it requires additional training to familiarize itself with its rider, which takes 3 weeks (?). During this time, a full warhorse can learn one additional trick (beyond the six an animal of Int 2 is normally able to learn).

 

[Shade]

I like it.

 

[Shade]

Updated. Finished?

 

[demiurge1138]

Looks done to me.