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I'm looking to make a mage who rides an exotic mount of some kind, but every time I think I've found a creature whose description allows it to be ridden, it also has a percentage penalty to anyone who is not a Simvan. Could anyone tell me if there are any exotic mounts which do NOT have penalties to ride them inherent in their descriptions, and if so what they might be and what book I could find them in? I appreciate any help in this matter.

Dragon-Cat from WB12: Psyscape. They actually give their rider a +20% bonus to Exotic Horsemanship.

Glistam wrote:I'm looking to make a mage who rides an exotic mount of some kind, but every time I think I've found a creature whose description allows it to be ridden, it also has a percentage penalty to anyone who is not a Simvan. Could anyone tell me if there are any exotic mounts which do NOT have penalties to ride them inherent in their descriptions, and if so what they might be and what book I could find them in? I appreciate any help in this matter.

What's your character like in general?
What kind of mage, what kind of personality, what kind of spells does he know, etc.?

Killer Cyborg wrote:

Glistam wrote:I'm looking to make a mage who rides an exotic mount of some kind, but every time I think I've found a creature whose description allows it to be ridden, it also has a percentage penalty to anyone who is not a Simvan. Could anyone tell me if there are any exotic mounts which do NOT have penalties to ride them inherent in their descriptions, and if so what they might be and what book I could find them in? I appreciate any help in this matter.

What's your character like in general?
What kind of mage, what kind of personality, what kind of spells does he know, etc.?

A Temporal Mage who's a bit hotheaded, and is on the move after a recent experience where he lost one person close to him and had to leave behind another. He has mostly utility and infiltration spells.

Ectoplasmic Bidet wrote:Dragon-Cat from WB12: Psyscape. They actually give their rider a +20% bonus to Exotic Horsemanship.

Woah, those are pretty cool!

Blood Rider's Mount in SA2, (want to say it's Blood Lizard, could be wrong about the name but they are in that section).

Might want to checkout the PF animals in Conversion Book 1r.

I like the Ruin Lizard on page 104 in world book 24 Mad Haven
They can cling on walls and ceilings so I would suggest you git a TW saddle with carpet of adhesion on it
They are lite MD creatures wiith some good bonuses

Ectoplasmic Bidet wrote:Dragon-Cat from WB12: Psyscape. They actually give their rider a +20% bonus to Exotic Horsemanship.

First thought that came to my mind as well...

tw horse from new west

warlords of russia has the steppe ostrich and a monster-bear-thing. both are ridden by Cossack's, so should be workable for you.

Baphomet wrote:There is a cool wolf in MadHaven that can make itself and its rider invisible. Also one of my players is currently riding a demonrunner from Splynn demention market, they're really fast.

Phantom Wolf. It also has the Warbird

Looks like black market is going to have robotic riding raptors....

Pepsi Jedi wrote:Looks like black market is going to have robotic riding raptors....

bandito grackleteeth riding robotic Raptors.. like something out of a Dr. McNinja comic..

This is a lot of good suggestions - thanks everyone!

glitterboy2098 wrote:

Pepsi Jedi wrote:Looks like black market is going to have robotic riding raptors....

bandito grackleteeth riding robotic Raptors.. like something out of a Dr. McNinja comic..

The Mind of Mumah!

Some sort of a ghost or extra-planar creature.
Or just pick random from the CB1.

Ectoplasmic Bidet wrote:Dragon-Cat from WB12: Psyscape. They actually give their rider a +20% bonus to Exotic Horsemanship.

When I read the opening post, I thought I had a great answer, but someone beat me to it.

Dragondactyl. It was good enough for elven lords.

I think I'll go with the Ursan Forest Steed. But it was honestly tough to NOT pick the Dragon-Cat! Thanks again.

Glistam wrote:I'm looking to make a mage who rides an exotic mount of some kind, but every time I think I've found a creature whose description allows it to be ridden, it also has a percentage penalty to anyone who is not a Simvan. Could anyone tell me if there are any exotic mounts which do NOT have penalties to ride them inherent in their descriptions, and if so what they might be and what book I could find them in? I appreciate any help in this matter.

Should look into the lemuria book. Play a lemurian magic user and have a nice list of warmounts such as the fun loving PANTHER SHARK!

Ohhh Panther shark is a good one.

A Rhinoceros.
The black rhino is listed in the PF:A&M book.

They're not actually good mounts. You can kill a Rhino by chasing it with a truck for 5 minutes.

how about an elephant? be a mahout. not very fast, but nice and strong, and with room for half a dozen other people on its back.

Karl Prosek in a ponygirl suit.

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No? Then if we're talking mage, why not give them something unique. I mean, this is Rifts, where the books are suggestions when it comes to critters. How about a saddled giant snake (cobra, rattler, boa...)?

*Laughs* You have a wicked mind, Traska.

Netherbeasts

Traska wrote:Karl Prosek in a ponygirl suit.

An actual possibility, given the options magic and robotics gives a Rifts character.

umm, how about
Psi Pony from New West
or
Triceratops
or
the Bontu (technically from the Galaxy Guide for HU2, but I like them)

grab a behemoth from Splicers. Allow the mage to customize it slightly with basic enhancements and the behemoth is known to be loving to humans and willing to lay down their lives for their riders. If one could get use to magic (and be smuggled onto Earth), the Behemoth gives a mage some great long range weapons capabilities.

for ridiculousness I suggest this for a mount it will make people mess their pants.

http://takayamatoshiaki.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d3f5t0q

It is in my favs.

or this, same effect as above

http://takayamatoshiaki.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d32xp1r

edit: had to fix the URLs to actually be a link.

So, this inspired me to put the following together.
I Did not include anything from Splicers, Palladium Fantasy, or the Conversion Books
I cannot claim this is all inclusive, but I did the best I could.

(Note: I am aware some of these have been mentioned prior)

Exotic Steeds/Mounts/Riding Animals
Rifts WB04 Africa
Netherbeasts of the Horsemen

Rifts WB09 South America 2
Blood Lizard (OCC Specific)
War Bison

Rifts WB12 Psyscape
Dragon Cat

Rifts WB14 New West
Leatherwing (Also in WB26 Adventures in Dinosaur Swamp)
Ostrosaurus (Also in WB13 Lone Star)
Psi Pony
Silonar
Tri-Tops (Also in WB26 Adventures in Dinosaur Swamp)
Robot Horses
-Appaloosa/Pony
-Mustang/Pinto
-Arabian
-War Horse
TW Robot Horse
-Glittermount

Rifts WB17 Warlords of Russia
True Megahorse
Horned Steed
Burkov Mastodon
Steppe Ostrich
Ursan Forest Steed
Bionic Horses

Rifts WB19 Australia
Giant Kang

Rifts WB20 Canada
Furry Beetle

Rifts WB21 Splynn Dimensional Market
Demonrunner
Kryygorth Pegasus
Kryygorth Shellback

Rifts WB29 Madhaven
Phantom Wolf
Ruin Lizard
War Birds

Rifts WB32 Lumeria
Panther Shark
(And others, I only have the free preview, not the book, yet)

Rifts DB10 Hades: Pits of Hell
Netherbeasts
-Desert Howler
-Serpent Lion
-Infernal Mastodon
-Pit Viper

Rifts DB11 Dyval: Hell Unleashed
Infernal War Steeds
-Flying Horror
-Infernal Sprite
-Infernal Tri-Tops
-Lava Serpent
-Mimic
-Shock Beast
-Tiger Beast

Rifts Shemarrian Nation
(Yes I am aware of what these 'creatures' are, and who is behind them)
Monst-Rex - "Wild"
Monst-Rex - "Domesticated & Augmented"
Monst-Rex - "Pack Mule"
Monst-Crane - "Wild"
Monst-Crane - "War Steed"
Monst-Crane - "Pack Animal"

HU2 AU Galaxy Guide
the Bontu

Nightbane WB2 Nightlands
Living Chariot (Sort of)
Gauntsteed

DB11 -Shock Beast

I was so hoping my shifter could one day befriend one of these some day lol...

Seriously if you are wanting a mage who rides big critters look into lemurians. They have the innate animal friendlyness similar to psi stalkers/simvan and the lemuria source book has a large number of suitable mounts from natural to lemurian bio enhanced. They lean heavily towards magic so most types of magic users would be available and are human enough looking if you hide the gills you won't have any trouble blending in.

13eowulf wrote:So, this inspired me to put the following together.
I Did not include anything from Splicers, Palladium Fantasy, or the Conversion Books
I cannot claim this is all inclusive, but I did the best I could.

(Note: I am aware some of these have been mentioned prior)

Exotic Steeds/Mounts/Riding Animals
Rifts WB04 Africa
Netherbeasts of the Horsemen

Rifts WB09 South America 2
Blood Lizard (OCC Specific)
War Bison

Rifts WB12 Psyscape
Dragon Cat

Rifts WB14 New West
Leatherwing (Also in WB26 Adventures in Dinosaur Swamp)
Ostrosaurus (Also in WB13 Lone Star)
Psi Pony
Silonar
Tri-Tops (Also in WB26 Adventures in Dinosaur Swamp)
Robot Horses
-Appaloosa/Pony
-Mustang/Pinto
-Arabian
-War Horse
TW Robot Horse
-Glittermount

Rifts WB17 Warlords of Russia
True Megahorse
Horned Steed
Burkov Mastodon
Steppe Ostrich
Ursan Forest Steed
Bionic Horses

Rifts WB19 Australia
Giant Kang

Rifts WB20 Canada
Furry Beetle

Rifts WB21 Splynn Dimensional Market
Demonrunner
Kryygorth Pegasus
Kryygorth Shellback

Rifts WB29 Madhaven
Phantom Wolf
Ruin Lizard
War Birds

Rifts WB32 Lumeria
Panther Shark
(And others, I only have the free preview, not the book, yet)

Rifts DB10 Hades: Pits of Hell
Netherbeasts
-Desert Howler
-Serpent Lion
-Infernal Mastodon
-Pit Viper

Rifts DB11 Dyval: Hell Unleashed
Infernal War Steeds
-Flying Horror
-Infernal Sprite
-Infernal Tri-Tops
-Lava Serpent
-Mimic
-Shock Beast
-Tiger Beast

Rifts Shemarrian Nation
(Yes I am aware of what these 'creatures' are, and who is behind them)
Monst-Rex - "Wild"
Monst-Rex - "Domesticated & Augmented"
Monst-Rex - "Pack Mule"
Monst-Crane - "Wild"
Monst-Crane - "War Steed"
Monst-Crane - "Pack Animal"

HU2 AU Galaxy Guide
the Bontu

Nightbane WB2 Nightlands
Living Chariot (Sort of)
Gauntsteed

kaid wrote:Seriously if you are wanting a mage who rides big critters look into lemurians. They have the innate animal friendlyness similar to psi stalkers/simvan and the lemuria source book has a large number of suitable mounts from natural to lemurian bio enhanced. They lean heavily towards magic so most types of magic users would be available and are human enough looking if you hide the gills you won't have any trouble blending in.

I wasnt looking for anything personally, just responding to the thread.
Good to know about the Lemurians, this has moved the book from 3rd to 2nd on my 'need to get' list.

As for a big critter to ride, I think my fav on the above list is the Bontu.. cause a creature that size, with the extraordinary speed super power... awesome!

There's also the Phantom Mount spell to consider. That's about as magical as a mage's mount can get.

Pepsi Jedi wrote:They're not actually good mounts. You can kill a Rhino by chasing it with a truck for 5 minutes.

I was thinking more in the "coolness factor" a rhino mount would have. But then again they are more likely better mounts for semi-giant chars. Who would be able to trash said truck by themselves.

Or,
as a platform for what would normally be a vehicle mounted weapon.

I rather like the Ursan Forest Steed, from Warlords of Russia, page 169. Sort of like a cross between a grizzly bear and a dog. They're easily domesticated, friendly to their owners, even do well with kids and the mentally retarded. And in a pinch you can eat them if you have to and the meat is tasty. And they look cool.