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Message: <blockquote data-quote="redstrm" data-source="post: 625855" data-attributes="member: 9773">I was looking at the Beast Rider class:I agree with Capellen that the Animal Bond should come every even level.Mount advancement as per Paladin is excellent.I'm not to sure about Treat as Equal and Recognition.  I don't remember it working that way (I thought that Timmorn was just prolific), but I would have to go back and read the books to be sure...Here are some of my suggestions:Mounted Combat and Empathic Link (as per Paladin) should be free feats at first level.This way you are free to choose any of the mounted feats for your character feat.AC bonus while riding (similar to Halfling Outrider in Sword and Fist) advancing at the same rate as the mount advancement.Mount Friendship (possibly at 7th level)( as per Windrider in Masters of the Wild): gain a +4 competance bonus on all diplomacy and handle animal checks with animal of the same type as riders mount.[Cutter befriending the wild wolf after Nightrunner died]Leap from Saddle (possibly at 10th level)(as per Halfling Outrider)All of this makes for a very powerful class but I'm not sure how to curtail it...  A level adjustment would do it, but that makes it impossible to become one as a starting character...  Just not sure.</blockquote>