@mikemearls @JeremyECrawford does a paladin's mount count as intelligent for the purpose of mounted combat?
— Yair Sirote (@yesirote) April 13, 2016
Find Steed summons a mount that is under the paladin's control, regardless of the mount's Intelligence. #DnD https://t.co/4rVz3x8veA
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) April 20, 2016
@yesirote @mikemearlsdoes that mean it doesn’t get to attack? Correct. It follows the rules for a controlled mount.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) April 20, 2016
@JeremyECrawford Does the mount come with saddle etc included?
— Viktor Bengtsson (@vikke064) April 20, 2016
Find steed doesn't outfit the summoned steed. The spell would say if it did. #DnD https://t.co/Ui5i2bXbLD
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) April 27, 2016
Find Steed spell Facts;
You summon a spirit that assumes the form of an
unusually intelligent, strong, and loyal steed, creating a
long-lasting bond with it
((( the steed is loyal to you and you have a long lasting bond)))
Additionally, if your
steed has an Intelligence of 5 or less, its Intelligence
becomes 6. and it gains the ability to understand one
language of your choice that you speak.
((( the steed is intelligent and can understand your language))))
you have an instinctive bond with it that allows
you to fight as a seamless unit.
((( while fighting your bond allows you to act as a seamless unit)))
While your steed is within 1 mile of you, you can
communicate with it telepathically.
((( the steed can understand your language and you can commincate with
out verbal commands )))
………….
Mounted combat
phb 198
” while you are mounted, you have two options “option A” You can
conhtrol the mount” “option B” you can allow it to act independantly”
… DRAGONS ACT INDEPENDANTLY ((( this seams to say that with dragons
you have no choice)))
Paladin chooses to mount the house and invoke option B ” allowing the
mount to act indepenatnly”
Phb 118 mounted hourse actcing independantly : an independant mount
retains its place in the initiative order. Bearing a rider PUTS NO
RESTRICTIONS ON THE ACTIONS THE MOUNT CAN TAKE IT MOVES AND ACTS AS IT
WISHES*
so my question is under the rules of the find steed spell and phb 198
rulling on mounted but inendepantant mount …
could a paladin mount a war horse ” but choose option b to not take control” and then telaphaticaly speak to the mount ” go attack the goblin
lets get him ” … and the mount although acting on its own ” but
because the paladin and mount act as a well bonded seamless unit” the
horse follow the command ” or sugestion” and ride take an acction to
attack the goblin then .. on the paladins turn in combat he could also
attack the goblin.
(( I also understand as stated in phb198 the house could just run away .. but this would seam out of character for a “war horse” and also acting as a loyal bonded seamless unit” )))
I personally think that “Find Steed” mounts are allies rather than servants and fight WITH the paladin, so yes they’d be an NPC that fights “with the Paladin as one seemless unit” so yes. This is what makes the Find Steed mount different, in my opinion.
If you read historically about Warhorses they fight too, whilst mounted. That’s the point. They don’t panic and kick out & bite, when mounted.