Hybrid Beastmaster?

[fireinthedust]

Sweet! Didn't think of Eberron. Hope the DM goes for it; he has the PHB and MM. I likely won't get the tiger until afew levels have passed. I personally have the Beta creature builder tool (which is sweet) so I may simply build my own tiger (leaping charge, climb speed, ferocious roar?); Magebred is good thinking.
He-man is totally eberron friendly, come to think of it. The campaign is going to be more 2e, so I'll have to play down the fancy source material aspect.

Would I have to take mark of Warding at level 1? If I can have the mark but activate it later, I can save the feat until I have a mount to use.

Thaneborn... I like it, but I worry it won't be as useful as Rageblood. Depending on the party, maybe it would come in more handy. Currently I'm going Rageblood, but we'll see how it develops.




I've got a She-Ra build I'm considering. I'm thinking Paladin for sure, and Mark of Handling, with an eventual Pegasus mount. Cha-based for sure. Likely human, though, as the only reasonable other option right now is half-elf, and they're low on the feats (but high on the dilettante, so who knows). The healing and empathy aspect is a good one, though, and talking to animals has to work in there somehow.

The player I suggested it to mentioned preference for Red Sonja, though. Meh. Sword and board fighter?

 

[DracoSuave]

Likely human, though, as the only reasonable other option right now is half-elf, and they're low on the feats (but high on the dilettante, so who knows).

You -are- aware that Half-Elves can take feats that require Human or Elf as prerequisites, right?

So, like, that means more feat options than Human?

 

[fireinthedust]

ah, on the *promise* of feats. Like anyone whose heart's been broken, I want them to "show me the money!" One feat is great, but not nearly enough at first level.

 

[DracoSuave]

I suppose, but then, you don't need Weapon Focus, Weapon Expertise, and Weapon Proficiency to be good at first level. Most of these can come later in any build, while you sort out the concept feat or two early.

Sure, Human can put you a leg up in that, but when your concept feat is one single feat needed, that advantage isn't as great. When it requires more than one, generally it's a racial build anyways, so human doesn't apply either.

That said, I'd make He-Man a human anyways, rather than a half-elf. Half-Elfs aren't the best barbarians, and while their racial bonuses do boost your secondaries, Barbarians would rather milk their primary for the same cost.

As for the Rageblood vs Thaneborn debate, to me it's simple. Thaneborns swing the battle more, and that is more effective to long-term gaming. As well it's a better fit for the he-man concept.

And lastly, Thaneborne can affect your mount. Rageblood can't.