Chocobo Mounts (3.5e Variant Rule)

Chocobo Mounts

A paladin and his faithful and powerful Black Chocobo mount.
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The proper barding and saddle for a chocobo mount is essential.
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Chocobos are creatures of travel. They are made for moving great distances in small amounts of time. For this reason, chocobos are domesticated, bred, raced, and trained for war.

Chocobos are treated as normal mounts for all purposes of riding and pulling and for the effects, benefits, and purposes of the handle animal and ride skills. As such, chocobos can be purchased as mounts and used as a paladin's special mount.

A paladin can opt to have a chocobo as his special mount, but he cannot do so until later in his levels. A paladin who desires to have a chocobo as his special mount may only do so when his Paladin level equals or exceeds his chosen chocobo's CR + 1. At this point, the chocobo is treated as a normal mount, but gains the benefits that entails as if the Paladin had Paladin levels equal to his current paladin level, minus his chocobo's CR. For example, a 15th level paladin acquires a dark blue chocobo as his special mount. The chocobo acts normally according to the rules for both chocobos and special mounts, but the benefits the chocobo and paladin gain from the relationship are as if the paladin were level 4 (paladin level 15 - chocobo CR 11).

Table: Chocobo Mounts

Chocobo	Price	Required Paladin Level for Mount
Poor Yellow Chocobo	12,500 gp	Level 9
Yellow Chocobo	25,000 gp	Level 11
Wonderful Yellow Chocobo	50,000 gp	Level 13
Poor Brown Chocobo	25,000 gp	Level 10
Brown Chocobo	50,000 gp	Level 12
Wonderful Brown Chocobo	100,000 gp	Level 14
Poor Dark Blue Chocobo	25,000 gp	Level 10
Dark Blue Chocobo	50,000 gp	Level 12
Wonderful Dark Blue Chocobo	100,000 gp	Level 14
Poor Purple Chocobo	25,000 gp	Level 10
Purple Chocobo	50,000 gp	Level 12
Wonderful Purple Chocobo	100,000 gp	Level 14
Poor Red Chocobo	25,000 gp	Level 10
Red Chocobo	50,000 gp	Level 12
Wonderful Red Chocobo	100,000 gp	Level 14
Poor Green Chocobo	250,000 gp	Level 11
Green Chocobo	500,000 gp	Level 13
Wonderful Green Chocobo	600,000 gp	Level 15
Poor Light Blue Chocobo	250,000 gp	Level 11
Light Blue Chocobo	500,000 gp	Level 13
Wonderful Light Blue Chocobo	600,000 gp	Level 15
Poor Black Chocobo	350,000 gp	Level 12
Black Chocobo	700,000 gp	Level 14
Wonderful Black Chocobo	750,000 gp	Level 16
Poor White Chocobo	350,000 gp	Level 12
White Chocobo	700,000 gp	Level 14
Wonderful White Chocobo	750,000 gp	Level 16
Poor Gray Chocobo	500,000 gp	Level 13
Gray Chocobo	1,000,000 gp	Level 15
Wonderful Gray Chocobo	2,000,000 gp	Level 17
Poor Gold Chocobo	1,125,000 gp	Level 14
Gold Chocobo	2,500,000 gp	Level 16
Wonderful Gold Chocobo	5,000,000 gp	Level 18

Table: Chocobo Mount Gear

Equipment	Price	Weight
Barding	×6	×2
Bit and Bridle	75 gp	2 lb.
Feed (per day)	2 gp	15 lb.
Saddle, Military	125 gp	50 lb.
Saddle, Pack	20 gp	25 lb.
Saddle, Riding	75 gp	35 lb.
Saddlebags	10 gp	10 lb.
Stabling (per day)	2 gp	—

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