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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vraille Darkfang" data-source="post: 2352893" data-attributes="member: 16989">Although I've mentioned it once or twice...I've never told how the tale ended.Had a Player whose Paladin got high enough level to have a Special Mount (back in 2nd ed days).  The DM took the party to a special horse farm financed by the Paladin's Temple.  (The horses there were basically Celestial Warhorses before 'Celestial' had a definition).Well, somwhere, the Paladin's Player had heard that the best Horses were Geldings, so he wanted his Paladin to have a Gelding.  He thought it was a specific Horse Breed or Type, like a Palimino or a Cyldesdale.  And being the cheap gamers we are, the rest of the party was not about to buy him a clue.So he goes up to this farmer, wh relies on the temple for 90% of his cash flow & begins asking to see all his best horses.  Finds several he likes, asks if any are Geldings."NO SIR!  All our horse flesh is the very best!  Sir.""But I really wanted a Gelding.  Like this magnificant beast over here.  IF he was a Gelding I'd take him.  Maybe I'll just tell the temple you don't have what I want and...""NO!  Sir, wait just a moment!  I have a, ummm, horse just like him in the stables.  BUT; THat one is a gelding!  We just got him in last night.  I forgot all about him.  Why don't I just take this stallion back into the barn & I'll bring the Gelding out for you to have a look at?  OK?""Hmmmm.  That Sounds good, but make it quick!""Yes sir! Come along now, into the barn with you.  Now where did I put my sheers?""MYYHHHRUUHHGGGGGGG!!!!!!""Man, that horse sounds like some sort of demon!  It'll really put the fear of my god into my enemies!""He's Tormented all Right"Farmer comes back with horse that's a little bit wobbly."There you go sir, One Grand Gelding!"I'll skip all the fun that came later.  But, suffice to say, I'm pretty sure the Paladin's Action led to the mysterious villian known only as 'The Castrator' that began to trouble the towns we visited.  I also think this is the first case of a Paladin being defeated in battle when his mount kicked him in the groin (It claimed it rolled a 1).  I won't mention what happened to the Farmer after the Mount abandoned the Paladin and ran away.  But, it it looks like a carrot....Then the kicker was when we faced the Big Evil Arch-Villian Anti-Paladin & You Know Who shows up as the villian's mount.Seems cutting a horse's bushels off negates the 'Special Paladin Bond'</blockquote>

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