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Old 07-08-2015, 10:19 AM   #1
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In a fantasy campaign I'm going to be running, we have a Knight who, when fully geared for combat, clocks in at 1,015 lbs! What kind of beast short of an elephant could he possibly use as a mount?
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Old 07-08-2015, 10:34 AM   #2
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Old 07-08-2015, 10:57 AM   #3
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Wow, what all is he wearing? SM +1 full plate armor with multiple weapons scaled for SM +1 or even +2?

Mind, one of the (now-extinct) North African elephants, the kind used by Hannibal and last recorded during Ptolemic Egypt, isn't a bad idea for this guy. I can't think of any other mounts he'd use, unless you have a Dire Horse statted out someplace.
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Old 07-08-2015, 11:12 AM   #4
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He's SM+1 cause of Gigantism, wearing Super-Heavy plate (made using the rules for Heavy Plate in Low-Tech 2) with a full set of mail being layered underneath, with 2 Spiked Dwarven large shields, all sized for him. I picture him as a sliding lump of iron, or a tank chassis without the cannon
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Old 07-08-2015, 11:20 AM   #5
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1000 lbs almost seems light then, SM+1 DR 14 plate is near 400lbs itself

How much ST is this guy?
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Old 07-08-2015, 11:22 AM   #6
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STR 25, 350 lb. of person (probably a bit light for that amount of bulk), 7'2", 664 lb. of gear
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Old 07-08-2015, 11:40 AM   #7
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In a fantasy campaign I'm going to be running, we have a Knight who, when fully geared for combat, clocks in at 1,015 lbs! What kind of beast short of an elephant could he possibly use as a mount?
If you want to fit within medium encumbrance, you need a ST of 42, which is default for a creature weighing 9300 lb. There are no mundane land animals other than elephants that large.
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Old 07-08-2015, 11:52 AM   #8
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Real animals are going to have problems. His best bet would be a dire mount as suggested above, if he wants to be able to buy it with money.

I would say he should get his mount as an Ally, especially if he expects to ride it a lot. If I were him I would try for a Dragon, but most GMs probably wouldn't allow it. Although, at ST 25, there might be enough points to do it.
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Old 07-08-2015, 06:49 PM   #9
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Real animals are going to have problems. His best bet would be a dire mount as suggested above, if he wants to be able to buy it with money.

I would say he should get his mount as an Ally, especially if he expects to ride it a lot. If I were him I would try for a Dragon, but most GMs probably wouldn't allow it. Although, at ST 25, there might be enough points to do it.
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Old 07-08-2015, 06:50 PM   #10
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Agree with the dire mounts. Dire rhinoceros.

The real problem is going to be feeding a mount this size, unless it's supernatural in nature with some sort of Reduced Consumption, or even Doesn't Eat or Drink. A bronze golem fashioned in the shape of a horse?

Dragons however, are very subjective campaign to campaign. IMC, a dragon large enough to carry him wouldn't be an Ally, it would be a Patron.
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