Mounted Samurai


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Is there anyway to get a medium sized (Human) samurai to ride a tiger at first level? I just had a really cool idea for that, but if it doesn't work, are there any other mounts I could use in place of the horse and camel available to a a first level samurai? If so please inform me.


A special cavalier archtype existed for that. Beast Rider.

It traded out expert trainer, something the samurai doesn't get.

If the samurai had this ability the template would have been an easy transfer. It doesn't. So you'll need a different way.


Order of the beast allows you to wildshape your mount at 8th level. Unfortunately, it does nothing for you before then.


Well, the two problems are that 1. Human Samurai must pick a Horse or Camel, and 2. Tiger is medium-sized until level 7.

1. You could plan on building a Samurai that starts with one level of Lunar Oracle and takes the Primal Companion Revelation for a tiger. Animal Companion levels stack, so Primal Companion opens up your choice-list. I guess you could do that with Druid as well, but Lunar Oracle has some cooler options - notably Prophetic Armor.

2. Undersized Mount feat.

So you could make a Lunar Oracle with the Primal Companion Revelation and take Undersized Mount at level 1, and then go Samurai from level 2 onwards and hopefully re-train Undersized Mount to something else at level 7. You would also be able to take Extra Revelation: Prophetic Armor if you wanted to use your CHA instead of DEX for AC, which can be pretty powerful since it's easier to stack up STR/CHA than it is to stack up STR/DEX. As another bonus, you can use divine wands and scrolls and stuff.


The beast rider archetype is sadly not an option for samurai. However, the monstrous companion feat that gives you access to various alternative mounts is available for them, however, so maybe you could work with your DM to give you a tiger-like creature as a mount through it?


Samurai is a social position as well as a character class. Have you considered using a different character class to make your samurai?


I think this is what you're looking for, from the Advanced Class Guide:

Quote:


Undersized Mount (Combat)

You've learned techniques that allow you to ride beasts of smaller sizes than normal.

Prerequisite(s): Ride 1 rank.

Benefit: You can ride creatures of your size category, although encumbrance or other factors might limit how you can use this ability.

Normal: Typically a mount suited for you is at least one size category larger than you.

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