Boon Companion+Beast Rider

[Murdock Mudeater]

Do feats which allow your effective druid level to raise for mounts/companions stack with other feats that do the same thing?

Obviously, not exceeding your max level...

Basically, if I take a half orc, orc, or racial heritage human; plus Boon Companion and Beast Rider, is my effective druid level for my mount +6?

I'm looking into a fighter/cavalier and having to put lots of levels in cavalier to keep the mount functioning is a bit troubling. Are there other methods of obtaining a viable mount for your multi-class character when the main class is not granting a mount?

[Avoron]

I've always assumed they stack. I don't see why not.

As for another option, how about Animal Ally?

[Murdock Mudeater]

Avoron wrote:

As for another option, how about Animal Ally?

Thank you, totally missed that one.

[JakBlitz]

I think this works.

[Sah]

Isn't there a feat which makes your cavalier mount equal to your class level when multiclassing? I think it requires 4 levels of cavalier or something gained from the class at level 4?

[Xethik]

I believe Cavaliers get some Expert Mount Training which is a prereq for the feat at level four. The Beast Rider archetype (not the feat) replaces this, making it incompatible with some of the more exotic mounts.

Otherwise that should be an option.

[FrodoOf9Fingers]

They stack. Following the rules for stacking bonuses, it's untyped and they come form different sources.

As for cavaliers... Beast Master upgrades the options a bit O.o

[Corvino]

The Horse Master feat is the one that lets your mount use character level instead of class level.

[Rogar Stonebow]

Corvino wrote:

The Horse Master feat is the one that lets your mount use character level instead of class level.

No, Horse master lets you use your cavalier level instead of effective druid level.

[Corvino]

"Horse Master (Combat)
You blend horsemanship skills from disparate traditions into a seamless mounted combat technique.
Prerequisite: Expert trainer class feature, Ride 6 ranks.

Benefit: Use your character level to determine your effective druid level for determining the powers and abilities of your mount.

Normal: You use your cavalier level to determine your effective druid level for determining the powers and abilities of your mount."

Sorry if this seems pedantic Rogar, but it is worth seeing the wording of the feat.

[A_psychic_rat]

if horse mastyer worked the way Rogar described it there would be no point to the feat as cavilier already hass a full druid level companion progression. does mean you cant get horse master till at least level 6 as a side though

[Corvino]

I just noticed that this is a 3 month old thread necro...