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Message: <blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 4460351" data-attributes="member: 1164">I'd say <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/wondrousItems.htm#figurinesofWondrousPower" target="_blank">take a closer look </a>at how often you can have them active. They will work for "One trick ponies" as it were, but most only function a few days out of the week. Top that off with most of them having the HP/AC of normal mounts and that ain't that great. Though the <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/wondrousItems.htm#marbleElephant" target="_blank">Marble Elephant</a> can be used four days in a row and does have a decent HP to GP ratio. After those 4 days, it stops working for a month.<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad    :mad:"  data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" />Sure it has great, if not incredulous speed depending on how one reads the rules, but "7 hit points +1 hit point per caster level"is more glassed jawed than most PHB mountsIt has some good points, but harness 10 is still easily gotten through at the levels you can afford to heal it [that is having spare stone to flesh spells available]. Though if the DM kindly rules it still takes <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/exploration.htm#energyAttacks" target="_blank">Energy damage as an object</a> [1/2 damage before applying hardness], it might survive the first Maximized fireball. Does paying 4000 GP for the privilege of being 25 HP away from Terminal velocity really sound like a good deal? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Also since flying creatures are <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/specialAbilities.htm#fly" target="_blank">grounded if carrying more than a light load</a>, you have only 259-269 lb of carrying capacity to work with. 300 lb. if you go without a saddle or bit & bridle. The 40 lb for the exotic military saddle is really a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" sort of deal.Don't forget to double the weight of any barding you put on it. Don't worry about medium or heavy barding though, <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/equipment/goodsAndServices.htm#bardingMediumCreatureandLargeCreature" target="_blank">that just grounds mounts automatically</a>. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown    :("  data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> Griffons have the same carry capacity, though you get 59 HP at the cost of 8500gp<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/nervous.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":heh:" title="Nervous Laugh    :heh:" data-shortname=":heh:" /> More please<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/ponder.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":hmm:" title="Hmmm    :hmm:" data-shortname=":hmm:" />and yet the big hungry monsters get down there.Yeah, these have been problems in D&D for some time.</blockquote>

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