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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus" data-source="post: 744617" data-attributes="member: 1077">Here is an idea I had for a Druid.  Pick one of the small races (Gnome or Halfling), I prefer Halfling for this.  If you are allowed to use the FR sub-races, pick Strongheart Halfling for the bonus feat.Take the "mounted" feats (Mounted Combat, Ride-By Attack, Spirited Charge and if you want later on, you can pick up Trample and Mounted Archery).  Then max out your Ride skill.  I beleive you need to pick a specific type of animal for this, so pick a medium sized animal something your Druid would encounter a lot (like a wolf).  This is best if it is also your animal companion.  You might also want to invest in Skill Focus: Ride or the one from the FR book that adds +3 to Ride checks.Edit: Forgot to mention something.  You want to keep your Ride skill maxed because you will most likely be switching through many different types of mounts in your Druidic career.  I think you get a penalty for Riding mounts you haven't trade in.  Anywhere from -2 (for riding animals with similiar features, like a wolf to a pony) and -5 (for animals with dissimilair features, like a wolf to a large dire bat).  So keeping Ride maxed is a good idea.Anyway, the set up will allow you to Ride your animal companions into battle.  You can also summon nature's ally and ride the creatures your summon into battle as well.It may not be an all-powerful combination, but it is definately something different.  I plan to make this type of Druid one day <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />--------------------------------------------------------------------------Here is a question for whomever.  Let's say a Druid picks the Trample feat (and all pre-req feats).  Can they apply this feat to themselves when they Shapechange into a Rhino (for example)?  What about Ride-By Attack?  Can they Ride-By Attack someone themselves if they were Shapechanged into a Rhino, or would they need Spring Attack for this?</blockquote>

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