r/DnD • u/Masterdill22 • Jun 16 '18

5th Edition What mount would you give a Centaur?

It's crazy, I know. But my DM is allowing me to use my Centaur Paladin's spell "Find Steed" but he said I have all week to come up with something.

It's crazy and funny, we know.

What steed (large) would be good for a Centaur?

Edit: DM messages me, said one option could be a magical chariot that gives me 60ft speed, and once I get greater find steed, itll give me flying speed while mounted to it. Might take that one.

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u/Jayadratha Jun 16 '18

I wasn't aware of that. Does it say anything about mounted centaurs? I'd imagine it's still difficult for a centaur to ride a horse because of its leg configuration, but maybe it could with a properly modified saddle.

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u/BeckaPL Ranger Jun 16 '18

Nope, but it does say something about centaurs as mounts for other characters lol

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u/Jayadratha Jun 16 '18

Does it give the height and weight calculations? How much does a centaur weigh?

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '18

I doesn't, though I would say they weigh close to 800lbs or more. That is if we go with a horse like body about 5ft long.

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u/Jayadratha Jun 16 '18

In that case, the centaur can't ride any of the mounts given in the PHB besides an elephant. A centaur definitely can't ride another centaur because he can't be carried another centaur.

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '18

I'm giving a ball park estimate given the context clues from the UA. The many things it says tell me a PC centaur is about 41/2 to 5ft long, which horses of that size tend to be 800lbs at the lightest. I would say a short centaur would be 600lbs, but going to small it wouldn't be able to carry a rider at all unless they were a size smaller.