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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 1948060" data-attributes="member: 545">As the Leadership feat and LA are written, the best you can do horsewise is a regular 4HD warhorse.  This will improve as you go up in level, but, yes, it kinda sucks rocks.(I ran into the same problem when I wanted to have a cohort for an 8th level paladin.  My DM very reasonably suggested I get that I should get a different special mount as a cohort so we would not have too many NPCs running around and slowing down combat.  By the rules the best horsish cohort as a special mount that an 8th level Paladin could was a 4HD horse with the special mount template thrown on top...in other words I could spend a feat in order to exchange my regular special mount for an identical twin.  (The special mount template count as a +2 LA for cohort purposes.))I would suggest explaining the problem to your DM and asking him very nicely if he might make some tweaks.  Powergamingwise you are vastly better off buying a regular warhorse and getting a 4th level Cleric or Wizard as a cohort and having him pump you up with buffs during combat.  If your DM comes to understand you are trying to make an interesting roleplaying choice that is very suboptimal powerwise, he might see that it would be better for the game as a whole if you get a boosted mount.</blockquote>