| Anger Nogar |
Hello there.
I have just picked the animal ally for my Sohei Monk, and was wondering how worthwhile it is for non-spellcasting animal handlers (mostly cavaliers I think) to invest in the offensive capabilities of their mount.
It's a bit late in my character's carrier - I'll be level 15 when I can pick boon companion so that might be important.
His base attacks are at +16 bonus, and we often fight enemies with an AC of 33-35, making it a better option for him just to stay in total defense (I have mounted skirmisher so it is still very useful to have him). Is it worth it to invest in the magic items required to upgrade his offensive capabilities from hopeless to very bad?
We don't have a druid in the party and the cleric and wizard have better things to do rather than buff my AC. I have invested in a cloak of resistance +4 for him to avoid having him dominated under my legs, and I am considering throwing the 40k for getting horseshoes of glory for the ability to make him fly one per day.
Turning him into a Dragon Horse will net him another +6 Strength, but he is still hitting only on 17+, is it worth investing in amulet of mighty fists and belt of giant strength (can a mount wear amulet and belt?) to get him in the hits on 14+ range where actually throwing the dice starts to make sense rather than pointlessly slow combat? I assume cavaliers have it a bit better with their teamwork feats, but I imagine they are in similar situation, but still.
Also, how does Multiattack work with a creature that only has 2 hoof attacks? Would it just turn it from:
2 hooves +16 (2d6+STR plus 1d6 electricity) into
hoof +16/+11 (2d6+1.5 STR plus 1d6 electricity)
making the second attack even more unlikely to connect?