jodyjohnson
Adventurer
Mounts are one of those things different DMs like or don't like.
I like them so I'd probably allow more generous Phantom Steed but it is much more likely you can just buy a 75 gp Riding Horse and I'm not going to go out of my way to kill it. So spending the resources to create an Arcane version of Find Steed seems overkill because if you paid 400 gp for a Warhorse I'd let you keep it around and let it scale. I like them so much I wrote JoLydee's Beasts of Battle.
You might buy a warhorse or riding horse and the DM kills it but you really want to be mounted. So you're looking for spell options that guarantee you some mount use via Phantom Steed or another spell. But the root issue may be that the DM doesn't like mounted characters.
I wouldn't bother trying to research a spell around a DM preference. Just shelve it for another time with a different DM, or ... I suppose a conversation with the DM might resolve it but it might not.
On the flip side I know sometimes players can't have nice things because they get gamed. Players might use a version of a summon spell and just use them as meatshields or portable walls by gaming the mechanics.
I like them so I'd probably allow more generous Phantom Steed but it is much more likely you can just buy a 75 gp Riding Horse and I'm not going to go out of my way to kill it. So spending the resources to create an Arcane version of Find Steed seems overkill because if you paid 400 gp for a Warhorse I'd let you keep it around and let it scale. I like them so much I wrote JoLydee's Beasts of Battle.
You might buy a warhorse or riding horse and the DM kills it but you really want to be mounted. So you're looking for spell options that guarantee you some mount use via Phantom Steed or another spell. But the root issue may be that the DM doesn't like mounted characters.
I wouldn't bother trying to research a spell around a DM preference. Just shelve it for another time with a different DM, or ... I suppose a conversation with the DM might resolve it but it might not.
On the flip side I know sometimes players can't have nice things because they get gamed. Players might use a version of a summon spell and just use them as meatshields or portable walls by gaming the mechanics.