Paladin Warhorse

[Aaron L]

Teleportation is a simple 5th level spell. Horses can ride in the holds of boats. I don't see too many situations when a paladins mount becomes a liablilty.

Seriously, in any game we have played where we went on extended trips to other continents or the like, we were at least 9th level and had a wizard in the party, and teleportation was a simple matter.

Or boats. Horses can ride in boats.

 

[BryonD]

That isn't what I am talking about.

Frequently adventures take place in locations that a horse simply can not be.

Teleporting across a swamp is one thing. Battling the black dragons horde of lizard men in the murky wastes with a horse is another. Or fighting through the underground maze of little kobold caverns.

Even if you only adventure in a restricted space 10% of the time, it is a major disruption to have to deal with safely putting away a horse. (Or you just meta-game it away)