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DonThelonious

09-09-07, 12:51 AM		My PrC the Beast Rider has a mount progression table and I dont know if it balances with the class. Could I get some opinions on this please. The link is Right Here (http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=893812).
The progression is as follows:

Mounts


Level BonusHD NA Adj. Str/Dex Adj Bonus Tricks Special

1-2 +2 +4 +1 3 Empathic Link, Share Spells
3-4 +4 +6 +2 4 Evasion
5-6 +6 +8 +3 5 Devotion, Improved Speed 10’
7-8 +8 +10 +4 6 Improved Evasion
9-10 +10 +12 +5 7 Improved Speed 20’


Bonus HD: Extra eight-sided (d8) Hit Dice, each of which gains a Constitution modifier, as normal. Extra Hit Dice improve the mount’s base attack and base save bonuses. A special mount’s base attack bonus is equal to that of a cleric of a level equal to the mount’s HD. A mount has good Fortitude and Reflex saves (Treat as character of equal level to Beast Rider). The mount gains additional skill points or feats for bonus HD as normal for advancing a monster’s Hit Dice.
Natural Armor Adj.: The number on the table is an improvement to the mount’s existing natural armor bonus.
Str/Dex Adj.: Add this value to the Mounts Strength and Dexterity scores.
Bonus Tricks: The value given in this column is the total number of “bonus” tricks that the animal knows in addition to any that the Beast Rider might choose to teach it (see the Handle Animal skill). These bonus tricks don’t require any training time or Handle Animal checks, and they don’t count against the normal limit of tricks known by the animal. The Beast Rider selects these bonus tricks, and once selected, they can’t be changed.
Empathic Link (Su): The Rider has an empathic link with his mount out to a distance of up to 1 mile. The Rider cannot see through the Mount’s eyes, but they can communicate empathically. Because of the limited nature of the link, only general emotional content can be communicated.
Because of this empathic link, the Rider has the same connection to an item or place that his Mount does.

Share Spells (Ex): At the Beast Riders option, she may have any spell (but not any spell-like ability) cast upon herself also affect her mount. The mount must be within 5 feet of her at the time of casting to receive the benefit. If the spell or effect has a duration other than instantaneous, it stops affecting the mount if it moves farther than 5 feet away and will not affect the animal again, even if it returns to the Beast Rider before the duration expires. A Beast Rider and her mount can share spells even if the spells normally do not affect creatures of the companion’s type (animal).
Evasion (Ex): If a Beast Riders mount is subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, it takes no damage if it makes a successful saving throw.
Devotion (Ex): A Beast Riders mount gains a +4 morale bonus on Will saves against enchantment spells and effects.
Improved Evasion (Ex): When subjected to an attack that normally allows a Reflex saving throw for half damage, a Beast Riders mount takes no damage if it makes a successful saving throw and only half damage if the saving throw fails.
Improved Speed (Ex): The mount’s speed increases by the indicated number.




Starting out a first level Beast Rider may select one of the following mounts (These are all from the MM):

Bison, Dire Bear, Dire Boar, Rhinoceros, Dire Lion, Dire Tiger, Dire Wolf, Dire Wolverine, Deinonychus, or Megaraptor.

Optional for Small Characters: Brown Bear, Boar, Giant Crocodile*, Lion, Tiger, Rhinoceros, Dire Ape, Dire Badger, Dire Bat, Dire Weasel.
*More aquatic than land.

These dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasties are courtesy of the folks over at The Dinosaur Menagerie (http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=422781).
*Denotes Aquatic
**Denotes Mount for Small Character

Basilosaurus* (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=13083422&postcount=1001)
Bellesaurus (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=6081807&postcount=29)
Brontornis** (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=11830362&postcount=808)
Centrosaurus (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=7491686&postcount=165)
Ceratosaurus (I think the CR should be 6) (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=7634873&postcount=315)
Clidastes* (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=10301578&postcount=536)
Desmatasuchus** (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=11493181&postcount=716)
Epanterias (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=12555505&postcount=917)
Estemnosuchus (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=11410545&postcount=703)
Eustreptospondylus** (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=7474137&postcount=155)
Gasosaurus** (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=7773958&postcount=390)
Gorgosaurus (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=13075581&postcount=999)
Kentrosaurus** (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=6372399&postcount=121)
Ornithumimus** (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=7681398&postcount=338)
Pachycephalosaurus (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=13667576&postcount=1083)
Pachyrhinosaurus (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=7500631&postcount=176)
Pawpawsaurus (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=10693429&postcount=591)
Protoceratops** (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=6082495&postcount=34)
Saurolophus (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=6090183&postcount=69)
Stokesosaurus (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=7703637&postcount=350)
Styracosaurus (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=13706467&postcount=1101)
Vulcanodon (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=11762090&postcount=777)
Zuniceratops (http://forums.gleemax.com/showpost.php?p=6092768&postcount=71)

Once again: Thank You to the guys from The Dinosaur Menagerie
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So any word?
DonThelonious

09-10-07, 03:02 AM		:bump: Kinda need some input...