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I am joining a campaign with a Goliath barbarian and have been trying to decide what mount he should have. Horses seem a little small for a race that can be put in the large category when angry. Anyone have an idea? I should also note that he uses the firestorm berserker prestige class so being flame resistant would be a good idea.
Well, of course I'm paranoid about everything. Hell, with Jeff as DM, I'd be paranoid even if we were playing a game set in The Magic Kiddie Funland of Perfectly Flat Planes and Sugar Plums.
Rhinoceros. Arms & Equipment Guide, pg. 81. 290gp for a trained one. Nothing really says "Screw you, goblins!" like charging into a mob on a rhino.
Alternately, Triceratops. Same book, next page. Slightly more pricey for a trained one at 17,000gp, but again. Screw you, Goblins!
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Wild Cohort is a good idea. You can pick up an Allosaurus (tough), Dire Tortoise (gets a surprise round, period), or Dragonhawk (flies) with it. Depending on your DM, you might be able to take Shared Fury, letting your mount rage with you.
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Well, of course I'm paranoid about everything. Hell, with Jeff as DM, I'd be paranoid even if we were playing a game set in The Magic Kiddie Funland of Perfectly Flat Planes and Sugar Plums.
Check out the Warbeast templated Rhino on p 219 of MM2.
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I like the triceratops idea it's just the lack of heat resistance. Firestorm berserkers can go human torch when ragging and I don't like the idea of burning whatever I am riding in mid charge.
I like the triceratops idea it's just the lack of heat resistance. Firestorm berserkers can go human torch when ragging and I don't like the idea of burning whatever I am riding in mid charge.
Just wear pants. Your touch deals damage, but that presumably is blocked by clothing just like Touch of Golden Ice.
Alternatively, Shared Fury, which gives your animal companion (Wild Cohort) all the benefits of your rage, including fire immunity.
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Well, of course I'm paranoid about everything. Hell, with Jeff as DM, I'd be paranoid even if we were playing a game set in The Magic Kiddie Funland of Perfectly Flat Planes and Sugar Plums.
Somewhat homebrewy here. Draconomicon has the feat, Dragon Cohort. It lets you pick a dragon cohort and treat its level as 3 levels lower. Your ECL is 15, so normally you could only get a cohort of max level 13. With Dragon Cohort you get one of max level 16 as long as its a dragon.
From the Draconomicon there is the Abyssal Drake. It's Huge, so you can ride on it, and it has fire immunity. It's ECL is 15, so if you can get your leadership score high, you can pick it as a cohort. It can also fly, so that covers nedz point. Only problem is that it is technically an outsider, not a dragon from the specific list of dragon cohorts. Thus, you'd need DM approval. I think its balanced though.
Other obvious problem with the Abyssal Drake is that it is Chaotic Evil
EDIT: You could also slap a Fiendish template onto a Rhino or an elephant. That gives it fire resistance. We've also got Pyrohydras. I'm sure you can convince someone in your group to dominate the hydra to serve as your mount. You could also use Handle Animal on the Hydra to train it. DC 32 to train a 12 headed one.
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Half-Dragon (Brass) Rhinoceros. Flying and Fire Immunity.
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Nice, but what feats does he need ?
I'm guessing that Wild Cohort doesn't cut it.
That just gives him an Animal
Ed: will Dragon Cohort suffice ?
By RAW, no. Dragon Cohort only works on a specific list of dragons within the Draconomicon. This includes only metallic and chromatic dragons as well as a couple others (pseudodragon, wyvern, dragonnel, and spiked felldrake). I think its fair to expand the feat to include other choices, like half-dragon rhinos, but it requires DM approval.
Also, how drunk was the dragon when it decided a half-rhino kid was a good idea?
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I talked to The DM about it and We came to an agreement that I can have an elemental creature template applied to a animal giving me a good though mount made of magma. I'm thinking about having a bison.
I talked to The DM about it and We came to an agreement that I can have an elemental creature template applied to a animal giving me a good though mount made of magma. I'm thinking about having a bison.
Magma Rhino. Screw optimal, you know it's awesome.
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By level 20 though, you aren't capturing a wizard. A character lives to level 20 by being the most ruthless, lucky, capable, and paranoid bastard around. A wizard is throwing around a 30+ Int score and has, entirely in character, planned contingencies for his contingencies. He may well be running around with flat out total immunity to harm, he does not walk outside without an entire bevy of defensive magics around him and enough magic items to buy himself a nation.
Magma Rhino. Screw optimal, you know it's awesome.
A Rhino made of Magma with a Burning Goliath riding it swinging a flail in circles that, just for sheer redundancy, is also on fire and happens to be a flame burst weapon?
A Rhino made of Magma with a Burning Goliath riding it swinging a flail in circles that, just for sheer redundancy, is also on fire and happens to be a flame burst weapon?
Sh-yeah. Why not?
Kind of like This, only made of fire, with an angry flaming giant on top.
You'd basically be a mobile burning tower of and hatred and destruction.
See if you can pick up the Wild Cohort feat (web enhancement), so your mount won't get one-shotted at later levels.
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By level 20 though, you aren't capturing a wizard. A character lives to level 20 by being the most ruthless, lucky, capable, and paranoid bastard around. A wizard is throwing around a 30+ Int score and has, entirely in character, planned contingencies for his contingencies. He may well be running around with flat out total immunity to harm, he does not walk outside without an entire bevy of defensive magics around him and enough magic items to buy himself a nation.
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