A good mount can help you move more quickly through the
Wilderness, but its primary
Purpose is to carry the gear that would otherwise slow you down. The
Mounts and
Other Animals table shows each animal’s speed and base carrying
Capacity.
An animal pulling a carriage, cart, chariot, sled, or wagon can move weight up to five times its base carrying
Capacity, including the weight of the vehicle. If multiple animals pull the same vehicle, they can add their carrying
Capacity together.
Mounts other than those listed here are available in fantasy gaming worlds, but they are rare and not normally available for purchase. These include
Flying Mounts (
pegasi,
griffons,
hippogriffs, and similar animals) and even aquatic
Mounts (
giant sea horses, for example). Acquiring such a mount often means securing an egg and raising the creature yourself, making a bargain with a powerful entity, or negotiating with the mount itself.
Barding:
Barding is armor designed to protect an animal’s head, neck, chest, and body. Any type of armor shown on the
Armor table can be purchased as
Barding. The cost is four times the equivalent armor made for
Humanoids, and it weighs twice as much.
Saddles: A
Military saddle braces the rider, helping you keep your seat on an active mount in battle. It gives you
advantage on any check you make to remain mounted. An exotic saddle is required for riding any aquatic or
Flying mount.
Vehicle Proficiency: If you have
Proficiency with a certain kind of vehicle (land or water), you can add your
Proficiency bonus to any check you make to control that kind of vehicle in difficult circumstances.
Rowed Vessels: Keelboats and rowboats are used on lakes and rivers. If going downstream, add the speed of the current (typically 3 miles per hour) to the speed of the vehicle. These vehicles can’t be rowed against any significant current, but they can be pulled upstream by draft animals on the shores. A
Rowboat weighs 100 pounds, in case
Adventurers carry it over land.
Tack, Harness, and Drawn Vehicles
Item |
Cost |
Weight |
Barding |
×4 |
×2 |
Bit and bridle |
2 gp |
1 lb. |
Carriage |
100 gp |
600 lb. |
Cart |
15 gp |
200 lb. |
Chariot |
250 gp |
100 lb. |
Animal Feed (per day) |
5 cp |
10 lb. |
Saddle, Exotic |
60 gp |
40 lb. |
Saddle, Military
|
20 gp |
30 lb. |
Saddle, Pack |
5 gp |
15 lb. |
Saddle, Riding |
10 gp |
25 lb. |
Saddlebags |
4 gp |
8 lb. |
Sled |
20 gp |
300 lb. |
Stabling (per day) |
5 sp |
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Wagon |
35 gp |
400 lb. |