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Aleolus 02-08-08, 10:19 PM	OK, I was looking over the substitution levels for Halfling Druids, and an idea for a couple feats occured to me. Barebacked Rider Prerequisite: Ride 4 ranks Benefit: You take none of the normal penalties for riding a mount without a saddle. Normal: You take a -5 penalty riding an animal bareback Improved Barebacked Rider Prerequisites: Ride 6 ranks, Barebacked Rider Benefit: While ridding a mount without a saddle, you gain a +4 competence bonus on all Ride checks made.
Kouk 02-09-08, 02:12 PM	Those seem a bit weak to me. The bareback rider feat is kind of for a niche character concept, but I guess not that bad if your character really wants to do that. Improved bareback however is weaker than Skill Focus (Ride) and with more prerequisites. Also, its name doesn't make sense if you are now using a saddle.
Aleolus 02-10-08, 01:34 AM	...How does the name not make sense? You still aren't using a saddle, it's saying that you're actually better when riding without a saddle than you are with one.
Kouk 02-10-08, 01:46 AM	...How does the name not make sense? You still aren't using a saddle, it's saying that you're actually better when riding without a saddle than you are with one. Perhaps I read it wrong then, I thought it said "when riding with a saddle" which yes, wouldn't make sense for me to read it as :P