| DarkPhoenixx |
So if a horse with Int 3 (can take any feat) was given Improved Eldritch Heritage and 9 lvl perk (can sprout wings for X min/day) would it be considered "flying mount" and therefore not be able to fly in heavy barding? Or since its not a naturally flying mount, like a Griffon, it uses rules for normal creatures (aka nothing prevents sorcerer from flying with this power in heavy armor, other than horrible spell failure penalties).
| Fuzzy-Wuzzy |
I don't see the source of the wings as relevant. A winged horse with a rider is definitely a flying mount and can't fly in more than light barding (or equivalent, i.e. mithral medium barding), though it can fly while carrying a heavy load (slowly).
(It'll also need proficiency in that barding to avoid taking penalties, unless you stick to armor with 0 ACP, such as normal studded leather, mwk chain shirt, mithral kikko, or nimble mithral breastplate.)