5 Monsters You Should Mount (D&D Monster Deep Dive)

man my feet hurt i've been walking this 30 mile road for three days now and i'm still not at the next town i have all this loot rations body parts on my back now my knees feel like jello and my exhaustion level is increasing what if i told you there's an easy way to alleviate these problems and it all starts with this giant lizard thing i'm wes and today i'm going to tell you about a couple unique monsters that you should be using as mounts in your dnd campaign seriously as cool as horses and mules are let's give them a pass on today's video often that they are cheap and easily available and requiring few resources and they're kind of overall great for travel but i'm here for the that makes me go oh and what in the world is a warg it's a large monstrosity that derives satisfaction from preying on weaker creatures these freaky dog piranha looking things are going to be raised by goblins and hobgoblins and have the ability to communicate with them through speaking goblin or possibly common they often warg out problems by completely turning on their riders if they feel over these wars aren't going to be the smartest of blokes but for early level riders they can offer a massive advantage wargs are a strong with a base strength of stat of 16 which will come in handy for the inevitable battle against another beastie while offering decent dexterity and constitution as well and when their bites do land they have the added ability of making their victims secede on a dc-13 strength saving throw or be knocked prone oh and did i mention dark vision your meaty atv has infrared vision baby this isn't the mount i would take little shelley to daycare on unless i wanted to clear out the place with foul goblin cussing and wet dog you can find this guy in volvo's guide to monsters and from wet dogs let's hop on over to the horde if you've ever rolled a troll in world of warcraft you may have hopped on the back of a raptor even in a deep fantasy setting there are room for dinosaurs there's a good chance that your homebrew planet never got hit with an asteroid so theoretically these dinos could be squatting in your swamps volvo's outlines a handful of fun dinos you can play with but the one you want to be riding is a trustworthy old velociraptor is what i was going to say until i had my perception of dino size shattered did you know these things only get to the size of a small turkey in dnd they work in packs and can be a great threat in large numbers unfortunately that means that they won't work well as a mount so its cousin dionysius is going to take its place this large feathery raptor isn't well suited to be a pack animal but one that instills fear when riding into battle the largest of specimen can be 10 feet long but it's been proposed that this youngling dinices could even fly its claws were made for grasping and disemboweling perfectly suitable for combat and this beast translates well to dnd it has no official entry point in volvo's but over on dndwiki.io we can find a stat block that feels really well balanced and ready to implement from dry in the dirt to high in the sky i bring you rock the rock is a bird of prey think falcons scaled up by ten they will drop foes from mountaintops and not look at the explosion of guts below these guys are the epitome of cool features creatures historically giants were able to tame and mount rocks depending on the size of your rock you might be able to smell what he's cooking but actually the right rock will be able to transport your whole party vast distances fast as this fly speed is 150 feet per combat turn it's got a magical attack nice but no magical moves this is of course ripe for homebrew i would recommend adorning your rock with some ice i'm talking enchanted jewelry necklaces or riding gear pimp that sucker out if you want to have the top tier rock across the land and don't you don't let this land on your arm though its talons are going to be literally the size of your gnome healer heal that sucker up what do players in my session and frogger have in common they all have taken a ride on my lilly pad seriously this next i'm i'm going to tell you about feels like it was truly introduced to me for the first time playing frogger on my gameboy advance if we look at the official wizards of the coast release the wild beyond the witch light we find a truly awesome item the bobbing lily pad is an atm all-terrain mount it crawls on land with its tendrils and propels itself through water and can also fly via the super twist maybe but it does all that at a 20 feet per second travel speed if you're traveling light at about 300 pounds or so otherwise its speed is halved per double the weight you add it's the best idea for everyone to grab their own lily pad otherwise you might find yourself bobbing right out to sea without enough rations first to get sunburned madness wins this in my opinion is best implemented as a temporary travel feature as a way to get across a swampy spooky location it's not fast but it's reliable and leaves the party possibly vulnerable so what do you get when you mix a buffalo a dinosaur a warthog and a hippopotamus the most disgusting six foot tall pack animal you can think of the forgotten realms wiki calls it a catabolipus and seriously look at this thing it's depicted in several different manners all of them like ass but in all seriousness with some love and compassion this beast will tolerate your adventure it won't meet you with the same enthusiasm as a horse or a large dog but more like a cat's timid acknowledgment of your existence don't slouch on this beast's ability to defend your caravan either it has several physical defenses one being its mace-like tail and who could forget ugliest beast i could find also has a gaze that will leave you feeling guilty for thinking that or just leave you utterly neutralized as it can cast death ray on a target within 30 feet of it the target must pass a dc-16 con saving throw or take a whopping 36 average necrotic damage and that's a lot of damage but this is your chance to punish foes that dare attack your ugly precious because if they fail by five or more your damage is doubled your mount is one of your best friend it's hard to find one that fits right especially when you're tired of horses and mules but today i hope rolling deep is able to open up your eyes to a couple possibilities for your next main ride if you're like yeah but my dm would never use these because they're just too cool just shoot them this video and say this i want this thanks for tuning in to rolling deep check out our instagram twitter and try to catch us live on reddit twitch or here on youtube have a good session everybody and keep on rolling

Channel: Rolling Deep | Game Night Filmed

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Keywords: dnd, d&d, mounts, monsters, ttrpg, worg, catabolepas, roc

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Length: 6min 28sec (388 seconds)

Published: Sun May 08 2022