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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 3059707" data-attributes="member: 707">My 16th-level paladin has a griffon mount.Armor:He's currently running with +1 (boosted to +4 with <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/magicVestment.htm" target="_blank">Magic Vestment</a>) Full Plate of <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/magicArmor.htm#fortification" target="_blank">Fortification</a>.  He also has a +4 shield of <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/magicArmor.htm#reflecting" target="_blank">reflecting</a>, and a +2 <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/rings.htm#protection" target="_blank">ring of protection</a>.  He depends on the druid for a natural armor bonus from <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/barkskin.htm" target="_blank">Barkskin</a>.  If he didn't have that available, he'd most definitely also have an <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/wondrousItems.htm#amuletofNaturalArmor" target="_blank">amulet of natural armor</a>.Weapons:His mainstay is a +4 <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/magicItems/magicWeapons.htm#holy" target="_blank">holy</a> longsword.  In the low- to mid-levels most of our adventures were in dungeons, so there wasn't enough room to summon his mount and engage in charging attacks, so his main weapon needed to be something that could be used mounted and unmounted.  A longsword still gets double-damage on a mounted charge if you have Spirited Charge.His backup weapon is a masterwork lance.  I'd always meant to enchant it, but always had other things to pick up, and nowadays it isn't necessary, since he simply casts <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/holySword.htm" target="_blank">Holy Sword </a> on it in the first round (when his mount is gaining altitude for dive attacks).His ranged weapon is a masterwork composite shortbow, strength adjusted +4.  He doesn't use it unless he has to, so it's never been enchanted, but he has it in case he needs it.  Always Be Prepared ain't just for Boy Scouts. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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