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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 1606267" data-attributes="member: 707">I think a big part of this depends on the campaign.  If the campaign takes place above-ground in open areas to a large extent, then the paladin's mount is a very strong ability--moreso if you allow non-warhorse mounts in the game.  If, on the other hand, the campaign is mostly a dungeon crawl where a large mount would be unable to maneuver, then the paladin's mount ability is worth very little, since you would very rarely be able to use the ability in the first place.So step one is to try and catagorize your DMs campaign based on how things have gone so far, then use that reasoning to ask for a swap.If the campaign is Mount-friendly, I'd ask the DM for 2 feats, or a +2 divine bonus to two stats, or +2 skill points per level plus a couple more class skills.If the campaign is Mount-unfriendly, then I'd ask for 1 feat, or a +2 divine bonus to one stat, or +1 skill point per level.Yes, in the second scenario you wouldn't be getting much, but then, in the second scenario you wouldn't be giving up much either.</blockquote>