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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Corsair" data-source="post: 4160020" data-attributes="member: 23477">Technically the mount section is it's own heading within the "Character" chapter.  It is unrelated to cohorts at all.  That being said however, it is an optional rule in the DMG.  It is there (rather than in the Paladin class description in the PHB) for a reason.  It is up to the DM to allow it or not.There are two sections though.  Under the cohort section it talks about cohort mounts, which in would let you combine your cohort from Leadership with your paladin mount abilities (for empathic link, etc).  This is completely different from the section you are referencing which talks about just having alternate mounts.  One example:  If you took Leadership to get a pegasus, it would be around 24/7.  If you took a pegasus as an alternate paladin mount, it would only be around for an hour per class level.Another way they are different:  You'll note the alternate mount section deals with CR exclusively, while leadership deals with ECL.  Clearly they can't be referring to the same thing.</blockquote>