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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Storyteller01" data-source="post: 3202932" data-attributes="member: 20931">In a typical campaign, player characters don't have advancing AC either. Characters become reliant on either class abilities or, more often, equipment. It'll get pricey, but it isn't much different than buying equipmnt for a cohort. It does bug me that damage doesn't improve without a size increase, but there are ways around that.As for not wanting to ride anything but a horse, well... it is D&D. Lots of knights go into battle with their shiny full plate and lances, but they pale next to the 20th level paladin with max enchantments on his mithiral weapons and armor. How many fighters say 'I just want to wear steel armor. Just good ole steel armor' when offered better alloys?Same can go for mounts. The noble look nice with their horses, but black knight riding in on a demonic ...thing blows them away.Also, if anyone's interested, the Cavalier's Handbook has stats for buying horses of greater quality. It won't cover all levels, but it does offer some advancement to keep the horse in the game a bit longer. It also offers feats that expand the mounted combat tree. The Mounted Massacre feat seems fun (both you AND your horse get to cleave creatures). Being able to move 5' to either side of the line while charging also helps. Admittedly, the fighter would probably be better able to make use of them.</blockquote>