Mount question.

[Andor]

Okay, I'm contemplating taking the 'Dragon Mount' feat from the Draconomicon to get a Dragonell mount, but I'm worried that if I do it will soon be a waste of a feat as the dragonell's HD lag behind the partys and he eventually will get waxed purely from collateral damage.

Now these things have an advancement listing, so my question is: Is there any way to ensure the Dragonell will advance along with my character? Feed him a slice of XP or something? I suppose I could eventually take leadership and desigante him my cohort, but I have no desire to spend two feats on a mount.

 

[frankthedm]

Okay, I'm contemplating taking the 'Dragon Mount' feat from the Draconomicon to get a Dragonell mount, but I'm worried that if I do it will soon be a waste of a feat as the dragonell's HD lag behind the partys and he eventually will get waxed purely from collateral damage.

Exaxtly what is supposed to happen.

Now these things have an advancement listing, so my question is: Is there any way to ensure the Dragonell will advance along with my character? Feed him a slice of XP or something? I suppose I could eventually take leadership and desigante him my cohort, but I have no desire to spend two feats on a mount.

Sorry, it does not sound like it gets to scale. Some feats are "better now" rather than "Better later", like toughness.

 

[shilsen]

Talk to your DM about your concerns and see if he's willing to work out some sort of progression for the mount.

 

[Darklone]

IIRC that feat is supposed to be used by paladins...

 

[Dross]

IIRC that feat is supposed to be used by paladins...

While the dragonel replaces the special mount feature of palys (and will thus scale up), it isn't limited to them.

Anyone can take it but only those with a special mount class ability has it grow with te rider.

Could you ask your DM to have it scale, say with the leadership feat or some otherway.

 

[Wolfwood2]

Okay, I'm contemplating taking the 'Dragon Mount' feat from the Draconomicon to get a Dragonell mount, but I'm worried that if I do it will soon be a waste of a feat as the dragonell's HD lag behind the partys and he eventually will get waxed purely from collateral damage.

Tell your DM you want the mount to scale with the character. If he won't go for that, don't take the feat.

I don't care what the author's intent was here. Feats that become useless as you level are inherently lame.

 

[Felnar]

i forget where they are, but somewhere there are rules for unlearning one feat and getting a new one in its place (at the cost of some xp i think)