Quote Originally Posted by Dork_Forge View Post
They don't get the special attacks some do but essentially yes, the goal they seem to have was giving you a better way of playing a Beast Master without actually changing how the subclass works. It's surprisingly elegant when you think about it, they basically tell you to call it whatever animal you want but heres some better stats to make it viable.
Whilst elegant, it does limit you on some things, no small light races riding pterodactyls (Eberron Halflings is canon), due to the size of the beasts.