Barding for a dire wolf? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Barding for a dire wolf? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Dunamin
09-09-06, 02:56 PM I have a player who wants to put barding on his dire wolf animal companion. It seems quite possible, but I must admit never to have considered the option before. I did wonder, if it wouldn't be irritated by the barding and scratch and bite at it, without being trained in wearing it, so perhaps it requires a trick? What about armor proficiency? I've never considered if a horse would be effected by the lack of armor proficiency while wearing barding.

So, just wanted to check with the fine people at this forum - what are the rules concerning this?
Insane Pixie
09-09-06, 04:15 PM I'd say it'd be based on if the creature is trained for war or not. I'd say he (the wolf) wouldn't take any non-proficiency penalties if he was trained for combat riding, as warhorses and riding dogs are.
Darth Sephiroth
09-09-06, 06:54 PM I'd say if he wants it to wear armor, let him train it and have the use of it cost a trick
Wolf72
09-10-06, 12:54 PM or use leather or MW studded leather barding ... 0 ACP
Dunamin
09-12-06, 07:08 AM Thanks for all your replies.

One thing I’m curious about though: Warhorses and riding dogs are bred for war, so they are proficient with armor, but is that feature assumed to have taken up any of the tricks they can learn?
If this is so, which combination of tricks confers the ability to be proficient with armor?

If this is not so, the dire wolf would require armor proficiency feats, if the player wants it to wear armor without incurring the aforementioned penalties (if there are any). I suppose I could allow him to gain a dire wolf with the feat, by having him free one raised for war by humanoids, ever since it was captured as a cub.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Dunamin 09-09-06, 02:56 PM	I have a player who wants to put barding on his dire wolf animal companion. It seems quite possible, but I must admit never to have considered the option before. I did wonder, if it wouldn't be irritated by the barding and scratch and bite at it, without being trained in wearing it, so perhaps it requires a trick? What about armor proficiency? I've never considered if a horse would be effected by the lack of armor proficiency while wearing barding. So, just wanted to check with the fine people at this forum - what are the rules concerning this?
Insane Pixie 09-09-06, 04:15 PM	I'd say it'd be based on if the creature is trained for war or not. I'd say he (the wolf) wouldn't take any non-proficiency penalties if he was trained for combat riding, as warhorses and riding dogs are.
Darth Sephiroth 09-09-06, 06:54 PM	I'd say if he wants it to wear armor, let him train it and have the use of it cost a trick
Wolf72 09-10-06, 12:54 PM	or use leather or MW studded leather barding ... 0 ACP
Dunamin 09-12-06, 07:08 AM	Thanks for all your replies. One thing I’m curious about though: Warhorses and riding dogs are bred for war, so they are proficient with armor, but is that feature assumed to have taken up any of the tricks they can learn? If this is so, which combination of tricks confers the ability to be proficient with armor? If this is not so, the dire wolf would require armor proficiency feats, if the player wants it to wear armor without incurring the aforementioned penalties (if there are any). I suppose I could allow him to gain a dire wolf with the feat, by having him free one raised for war by humanoids, ever since it was captured as a cub.