Monster Rider (Apath)

Unofficial rules compendium

Level	Monster
4	Blink dog
4	Hippogriff
5	Worg
6	Giant eagle
6	Pegasus
7	Giant vulture
7	Hell hound
7	Howler
8	Giant owl
8	Griffon
8	Shadow mastiff
8	Unicorn
9	Leucrotta
9	Manticore
10	Dragonne
10	Wyvern
11	Ahuizotl
11	Drider
13	Kirin
14	Shedu
16	Dragon horse
16	Garuda
16	Sleipnir

The monster rider forges an alliance with a monster to serve him as a mount in battle.

Classes

This archetype is available to cavaliers, paladins, and rangers. A paladin monster rider must chose a steed for his divine bond ability. A ranger monster rider must choose an animal companion for his hunter's bond class feature.

Optionally, a character that qualifies for this archetype can take it upon finding a monster suitable as a steed.

Class Abilities

Monster Steed

Monster riders have the normal divine bond, hunter's bond, or mount ability and can use that ability normally.

When the character meets and befriends a monster suitable to serve as a steed, and is of sufficient level to be served by such a steed, he gains the creature as follower. This works like monster cohort option on the Leadership feat. Each creature has a level when it becomes available to serve as a steed. For each level beyond this, the steed gains one level as a fighter.

This replaces the divine bond, hunter's bond, or mount ability.