Celestial Wolf paladin Mount [Archive] - Wizards Community

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abyssling

07-04-05, 11:52 AM		I have a dwarven paladin in my current campaign who has requested a wolf mount, I worked up something special for him and I want to get some feedback from you all as to the appropriateness of the power level of this mount. I didnt go with the standard abilities in the MM but rather took the standard point buy for my players, subtracted 10 points and added the wolf modifiers, then increased the HD to 4 to make it a large creature, then added celestial template and then made it a paladin mount.

Do you all think I need to tone this down a bit? I want him to have a badass mount, something special, but I do not want it to monopolize combat situations either, with a monk and a scout also in the party. The paladin in the group has pretty pathetic damage compared to these 2 right now so I am hoping this will help him feel a bit better about his character, its his first paladin and he doesnt realize how mean he is going to be later on. Having only the +4 BAB will only allow it the one attack so hopefully damage output won't be too horrendous, but a Large Celestial Wolf should still be pretty mean.

Celestial Wolf (Large Magical Creature) CR3 (1 for Wolf +1 for HD Advancement + 1 for 4HD Celestial Template) (+whatever CR modifier Mount Traits add)
(6HD) HP 62 (Modified by Mount Traits) AC 21 (touch 15) (Modified by Mount Traits)
Str 19 (Modified by Mount Traits)
Dex 20
Con 20
Int 6 (modified by Mount traits)
Wis 10
Cha 6
Attack/Grapple +8/+9
Full Attack Bite +9 (1d8+4)
Trip, Low Light Vision, Scent
Fort 10 Ref 10 Will 0
Hide+3, Listen+4, Move Silently+4, Spot+4, Survival+2(+6 when tracking by scent)
Track, Weapon Focus:Bite, Power Attack
Celestial traits: Smite Evil 1/day (+6 dmg), Darkvision 60ft, Dmg reduction 5/magic, Acid/Cold/Electricity resistance 5, SR 11
Mount traits: 5-7 +2 HD, +4 AC, +1 Str, Int 6, Empathic Link, Improved Evasion, Share Spells, Share Saving Throws (Creature saves reflected here)
Ziatyn Phoenixwolf

07-04-05, 02:48 PM		Why not just use a Dire Wolf with the celestial template?