Bird Companion - Early Flight Mount?


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Bird Companion should probably be of tiny size. Small is awfully big for a bird. Also, once it grows, small races could ride it. That confers flight at level 4 (druid) or 6 (ranger) for small races which seems too soon. By making it tiny, it wont be ridable unless its made savage which is at a later, more appropriate level.


It can't fly while you're riding it, since it doesn't have the mount special ability.

page 284, second paragraph wrote:
You or an ally can ride your animal companion as long as it is at least one size larger than the rider. If you do, it can use only its land Speed unless it has the mount special ability. In addition, if someone is riding your animal companion and it doesn’t have the mount special ability, it can’t use the Work Together action.


Fuzzy-Wuzzy wrote:

It can't fly while you're riding it, since it doesn't have the mount special ability.

page 284, second paragraph wrote:
You or an ally can ride your animal companion as long as it is at least one size larger than the rider. If you do, it can use only its land Speed unless it has the mount special ability. In addition, if someone is riding your animal companion and it doesn’t have the mount special ability, it can’t use the Work Together action.

Nice, I did not catch that. So many hidden little rules.


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Data Lore wrote:
Fuzzy-Wuzzy wrote:

It can't fly while you're riding it, since it doesn't have the mount special ability.

page 284, second paragraph wrote:
You or an ally can ride your animal companion as long as it is at least one size larger than the rider. If you do, it can use only its land Speed unless it has the mount special ability. In addition, if someone is riding your animal companion and it doesn’t have the mount special ability, it can’t use the Work Together action.
Nice, I did not catch that. So many hidden little rules.

Yeah, it really should be under Mounted Combat in Special Battles. :-/

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