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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolfwood2" data-source="post: 3341805" data-attributes="member: 39394">You really need to start pulling out your mount all the time and get that Ride skill up.  I didn't realize until playing a paladin just how powerful a class ability the mount is.The mount gives you incredible mobility on the battlefield, and when you charge with a lance while mounted all of your damage is doubled!  If you have the Spirited Charge feat, your damage is tripled.  Say that you charge with a lance while power attacking for a modest 5 and smiting, while using Spirited Charge.That's 1d8 + 15 (strength bonus) +45 (smite) + 15 (power attack) = 1d8 + 75.  On one attack.  And that's just for a plain old ordinary lance.  Using a modest magical lance (say +2) and that's another +6 damage.  Have Divine Favor active, and you're talking another +3.  Any source of additional damage is hideously magnified.A good charging paladin build can open a battle with a truly impressive bang.I'd suggest:Power Attack (keep)Cleave (keep)Mounted COmbat (keep)Great Cleave (Change for Ride-by attack)Divine Might (keep)Weapon Focus (Longsword) (keep)15th level feat (take spirited charge)And that's just the damage side.  Remember battlefield mobility?  A warhorse has a base speed of 50.  Being your mount gets it +10 for 60.  Get the (only 6000 gp) Horseshoes of a Zephyr, and you can charge across even unstable or broken ground.  Don't want to stay in close to an enemy?  Use Ride-By attack to smack him with your lance without pausing to take a full attack.Also, little known fact, but warhorses have Scent and can allow you to locate invisible enemies.Mounted Combat is the way.</blockquote>

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