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Thanks folks, I definitely got a little confused on the Animal Companion rules:

- You get a "Young" Animal Companion
- When a "Young" animal companion matures, it raises a size increment if it is Medium or smaller

However, "Faithful Steed" still lacks the language of the Cavalier dedication, so I feel like it could use that caveat.

I also note that the Prairie Rider Lvl 1 Halfling Feat makes explicit reference to Riding Dogs, and you can rent/buy a Riding Dog companion, but rules as written, there are no Dogs or Wolves with the Mount feat, and you can't choose a riding dog as an Animal Companion. Little bit disappointing (unless you do some home rule fun).

Hi all,

First post here so forgive me if I've overlooked something or made a faux pas.

I've been browsing the rules in Player Core 2 and I'm a bit baffled by "Faithful Steed", a Level 1 Champion feat. Below is the relevant passage.

"You gain the service of a young animal companion as a mount. [...] Typically, the steed is an animal companion with the mount ability (such as a horse)."

I also note the rules for YOUNG animal companions show that they are one size lower than their mature variant. A young horse is a Medium size creature, and a young dog is a small creature.

The rules for the MOUNT action are, "You are adjacent to a creature that is at least one size larger than you and is willing to be your mount."

So... if a Human Champion picks the Faithful Steed feat, and chooses a Young Horse, it can't mount it until the animal can mature (at player level 6). The same for a Halfling or Goblin who chooses a dog or a wolf.

Is this correct, or am I missing something? It just seems very punishing to not allow the player to mount the, uh, mount that the feat let them chose!