Best paladin mount?

[Akin DT]

So assuming you have a DM who lets you have "non-conventional special mounts" (read: the whole animal companion list), what's the best mount for a paladin?
Assuming you're building a lancer (as that's a popular choice for divine mount paladins) would you want a speed of at least 40?

If I am I understanding things correctly would the best choices be:
(for small PCs)
(at level 5)small cat or boar
(at level 7)Deinonychus (Velociraptor)
The last one would be especially nice at level 11, when the celestial template gives it smite evil, as it has the best charisma of any animal companion.

I'm not sure what's best for medium sized PCs, as there seems to be way more options, but Big Cat looks good at level 7...

So am I missing something?

[Dazaras]

Best mount = best animal companion that can also serve as a mount.

Your best bet is looking at animal companion guides. From the looks of it, you've already done this.

[blackbloodtroll]

Moose.

If Leadership is available, then Unicorn.

[Gallyck]

Dire corgi

[MC Templar]

T-rex starts with a 10 Charisma, gets to large size, powerful bite, etc

[blackbloodtroll]

Hippogriff then.

[Akin DT]

Dazaras wrote:

Best mount = best animal companion that can also serve as a mount.

Your best bet is looking at animal companion guides. From the looks of it, you've already done this.

Well, I haven't played yet, so I was wondering if anyone had experience with this.

That and there's like 60 mounts or something.
I'm not afraid of looking at every single one and classifying every aspect of them, it's just I'm not aware of what other traits make for great mounts.

blackbloodtroll wrote:

Moose.

If Leadership is available, then Unicorn.

Moose? Was that snark, or are they that great? Several other creatures have powerful charge...

Also, do you mean to say that Leadership is much better than picking the bonded mount? That would suggest that even Lancer paladins should take the "bonded weapon" option at level 5....

[blackbloodtroll]

Moose is a new Mount introduced in the Animal Archive book.

[GoldEdition42]

You can't go wrong with a camel. No-save sicken is damn good.

Also........a Paladin on a camel! How do you play that!?

[The Human Diversion]

I've been enjoying the heck out of my Halfling paladin with the riding dog mount, but then I'm playing him in Society where so many dungeons/adventures don't allow large mounts and dogs can go places rather easily if one has a wand of spider climb.

[Akin DT]

So apparently the only real choices for a medium sized player from levels 4-6 (other than horse and camel) are Axe Beak and Giant Chameleon.
Of the two, axe beak seems a bit better. It's faster after all, and the autotrip after a charge sounds fun.

[Akin DT]

The Human Diversion wrote:

I've been enjoying the heck out of my Halfling paladin with the riding dog mount, but then I'm playing him in Society where so many dungeons/adventures don't allow large mounts and dogs can go places rather easily if one has a wand of spider climb.

Are you a lancer or an archer?

[paladinguy]

it doesn't really make sense to me that a tiny halfling on a medium sized dog with a small weapon does damage even in the same ballpark as a 6 foot tall dude on a charging warhorse with a normal sized weapon. it really bothers me and hard to suspend disbelief for that.

[The Human Diversion]

Akin DT wrote:

The Human Diversion wrote:

I've been enjoying the heck out of my Halfling paladin with the riding dog mount, but then I'm playing him in Society where so many dungeons/adventures don't allow large mounts and dogs can go places rather easily if one has a wand of spider climb.

Are you a lancer or an archer?

Lance. Ride by, spirited charge and all that.

[Akin DT]

The Human Diversion wrote:

Akin DT wrote:

The Human Diversion wrote:

I've been enjoying the heck out of my Halfling paladin with the riding dog mount, but then I'm playing him in Society where so many dungeons/adventures don't allow large mounts and dogs can go places rather easily if one has a wand of spider climb.

Are you a lancer or an archer?

Lance. Ride by, spirited charge and all that.

What do you think about the boar? It has higher natural armor, but lower dex.

[The Human Diversion]

Akin DT wrote:

What do you think about the boar? It has higher natural armor, but lower dex.

Flavor-wise I just can't get into it. I'm sure it's statistically superior.

[blackbloodtroll]

The Human Diversion wrote:

Akin DT wrote:

What do you think about the boar? It has higher natural armor, but lower dex.

Flavor-wise I just can't get into it. I'm sure it's statistically superior.

Okkoto-nushi? Princess Mononoke?

[The Human Diversion]

blackbloodtroll wrote:

Okkoto-nushi? Princess Mononoke?

Well those went right over my head.

No, the bonded mount riding dog's name is "Gromit"

[blackbloodtroll]

The Human Diversion wrote:

blackbloodtroll wrote:

Okkoto-nushi? Princess Mononoke?

Well those went right over my head.

No, the bonded mount riding dog's name is "Gromit"

This.

[RumpinRufus]

Roc is great if you think you'll have ample opportunity to be flying.

[Captain Sir Hexen Ineptus]

Surprised no one has mentioned this, Eidolon?

[RuyanVe]

1 lvl pally rest summoner?

+1 for Princess Mononoke!

[Captain Sir Hexen Ineptus]

RuyanVe wrote:

1 lvl pally rest summoner?

+1 for Princess Mononoke!

No 1-2 level Sommoner rest Paladin. That way it always comes back and it can be un-summoned when things are too small for it to easily get through.

[Raven's Shadow 2]

Blink Dog