Cool Mount for a Death Knight?

[Tindragon]

Other than a nightmare? This is an 18 HD DK, so it can have a 9 HD Mount. Any good ones other than a Nightmare?

I'm giving him Dread Wight Gargoyles as followers, and the Nightmare, Cauchemar is too many HD...

Any ideas could help. It's just a fighter 18 DK duel wielding Dwarven Waraxes (full TWF/oversized/focus, spec, crits with leap attack for S**ts n Giggles.)

Even an appropriate template for a Nightmare?

[Flickerdart]

The template makes no mention of restrictions to what templates the mount can have, as long as it's only 9 hit dice. This seems exploitable.

[Duke_Daisuke]

Maybe throw the infernal template on a dire wolf?

[Braininthejar2]

If he uses flying minions, a flying mount could be useful.

How about going full Nazghul and mounting your guy on a wyvern?

[ShurikVch]

:xykon: Atropal Scion is 9 HD...

[Flickerdart]

:xykon: Atropal Scion is 9 HD...

Surprisingly enough, there are rules for what qualifies as a mount (in the back of the DMG). The creature must be both willing and able to carry the rider - and an atropal scion, while possibly willing, is not able to serve as a mount due to its size and physiology.

[Duke_Daisuke]

Oh I just looked up Elder Worg. Your Death knight could have some worgs under his thumb and he rides the pack leader. And 9HD to boot.

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/bestiary/monster-listings/magical-beasts/worg/worg-elder-2

[ShurikVch]

Surprisingly enough, there are rules for what qualifies as a mount (in the back of the DMG)If you ask me, those rules are a load of ... !

How is Giant an "unsuitable mount"?
Tell it to Bran Stark! :smalltongue:

Also, it's somehow restrict mount's CR. :smallconfused:
Come on!!!
How it's even works?!

Also, OP don't specified size category of the DK (for all we know, it may be a Kobold)
But even if the DK is bigger than Small, Shrink Collar is dirty cheap at 18th level

[Waker]

How about a Greater Barghest? The Feed ability seems like a decent way to impede would-be heroes from making a second assault on your DK.

[Pex]

A dracolich

[DrMotives]

A dread ram. Ghostwalk, P. 160

[Tindragon]

How about a Greater Barghest? The Feed ability seems like a decent way to impede would-be heroes from making a second assault on your DK.


Awesome! Thanks. This is perfect!

[The Viscount]

Another possible to consider is Fiend Folio's Kuldurath. Notable abilities include immunity to electricity and mind affecting, and it gains the riders DR, resistances, and personal spells.