If that is the case, maybe it would be more appropriate to advance the Riding Dog at 4th level along the lines of the pony or camel, with no size increase, like:Ĥth-Level Advancement: Ability Scores Str +2, Con +2. They've been very careful to restrict the mount options for small cavaliers as tightly as possible and I can't see a RAW legal way for a small sized cavalier to choose a large sized mount. Now with that said if you look over the list of allowable mounts for small cavaliers NONE of them (including the new ones from Bestiary 2 and Ultimate Combat) are greater then size medium and those that have advancement statistics none will advance past medium.Īdd to that the ruling under Beast Rider that specifically states only Medium sized Cavaliers can select a mount who's normal size is large or huge (but limited to medium by the animal companion rules ) can at 7th level increase them from medium to large. Well first Riding Dogs are listed as valid mounts for cavaliers (The beast rider archetype adds them as valid choices).Īs for that ruling remember the list of allowable mounts is not a suggestion, they are an inclusive list and the only way to get another option is through a house ruling by your GM. That appears to be an option limited to medium sized Cavaliers.ĭoes it say that specifically somewhere, or are you inferring it from the mounts that are listed? Actually looking through the APG and the new information in the Ultimate combat it appears that small sized cavaliers cannot get large sized mounts no matter what they do.

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