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List a number of typical breeds of horses, with somewhat generic names. (i.e. - not based on Earth place names)
| Type | Large Animal |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 3d8+6 (19 hp) |
| Initiative | +1 (Dex) |
| Speed | 50 ft. |
| AC | 13 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +3 natural) |
| Attacks | 2 hooves +3 melee |
| Damage | Hoof 1d6+2 |
| Face/Reach | 5 ft. by 10 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Attacks | - |
| Special Qualities | Scent, Spooks (10) |
| Saves | Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +2 |
| Abilities | Str 15, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6 |
| Skills | Listen +6, Spot +6 |
| Feats | - |
| Climate/Terrain | Any land |
| Organization | Solitary |
| Challenge Rating | 1 |
| Treasure | None |
| Alignment | Always neutral |
| Advancement | - |
This would be your typical heavy horse breed, used for pulling ploughs and large carts/carriages. This breed has had no war training, and thus has no levels. Heavy horses, if trained for battle, become your typical Greathorse.
| Type | Large Animal |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 3d8+6 (19 hp) |
| Initiative | +1 (Dex) |
| Speed | 60 ft. |
| AC | 13 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +3 natural) |
| Attacks | 2 hooves +2 melee |
| Damage | Hoof 1d4+1 |
| Face/Reach | 5 ft. by 10 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Qualities | Scent, Spooks (20) |
| Saves | Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +2 |
| Abilities | Str 13, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6 |
| Skills | Listen +6, Spot +6 |
| Feats | - |
| Climate/Terrain | Any land |
| Organization | Solitary |
| Challenge Rating | 1 |
| Treasure | None |
| Alignment | Always neutral |
| Advancement | - |
Light horse. This could be the medieval Palfrey or Courser, depending on its ridability and speed. This horse has had no training for war.
| Type | Medium Animal |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 2d8+2 (11 hp) |
| Initiative | +1 (Dex) |
| Speed | 30 ft. |
| AC | 13 (+1 Dex, +2 natural) |
| Attacks | Bite +1 melee |
| Damage | Bite 1d2 |
| Face/Reach | 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Qualities | Scent, Spooks (20) |
| Saves | Fort +4, Ref +4, Will +0 |
| Abilities | Str 10, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 1, Wis 11, Cha 4 |
| Skills | Balance +3 (+2 racial), Listen +5, Spot +5 |
| Feats | - |
| Climate/Terrain | Temperate and warm desert, hill, plains, and mountains |
| Organization | Solitary |
| Challenge Rating | 1/6 |
| Treasure | None |
| Alignment | Always neutral |
| Advancement | - |
A typical donkey.
Other names for the donkey include the 'ass', the 'moke', the 'burro', and the 'cuddy'.
The best pack animal around, a donkey is stolid in the face of danger, hardy, sure-footed, and capable of carrying heavy loads over vast distances. Unlike horses, they're willing (though not eager) to enter dungeons and other strange or threatening places.
This creature has had no war training.
Carrying Capacity: A light load for a donkey is up to 50 pounds; a medium load, 51-100 pounds; a heavy load, 101-150 pounds. A donkey can drag 750 pounds.
Skills: Donkeys receive a +2 racial bonus to Balance.
An excellent website on donkeys is the Donkey Breed Society.
| Type | Large Animal |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 3d8+9 (22 hp) |
| Initiative | +1 (Dex) |
| Speed | 30 ft. |
| AC | 13 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +3 natural) |
| Attacks | 2 hooves +4 melee |
| Damage | Hoof 1d4+3 |
| Face/Reach | 5 ft. by 10 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Qualities | Scent, Spooks (20) |
| Saves | Fort +6, Ref +4, Will +1 |
| Abilities | Str 16, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 3, Wis 11, Cha 6 |
| Skills | Listen +6, Spot +6 |
| Feats | - |
| Climate/Terrain | Warm plains |
| Organization | Solitary |
| Challenge Rating | 1 |
| Treasure | None |
| Alignment | Always neutral |
| Advancement | - |
A mule is the sterile cross between a horse and a donkey. The word 'hinny' refers to a mule from a female donkey and male horse. The term 'mule' is technically a female horse-male donkey cross, but is also used for all horse-donkey crosses.
Male mules (johns) should always be castrated: they can otherwise be unpredictable and dangerous with too many hormones. There have been no recorded fertile johns.
It is possible, but exceptionally rare (1 in a million chance) to get a female mule (molly) that can breed.
Mules have a reputation for being stubborn, but in fact they are just highly intelligent, unwilling to put themselves into danger, and know when they've been worked too hard. A horse, on the other hand, can be worked until it drops.
One of the best pack animals around, a mule is stolid in the face of danger, hardy, sure-footed, and capable of carrying heavy loads over vast distances. Unlike horses, it is possible (though not easy) to convince them to enter dungeons and other strange or threatening places.
This creature has had no war training.
Skills: Mules receive a +2 racial bonus to Dexterity checks to avoid slipping or falling.
References: Some excellent websites about mules are: British Mule Society, and Love Longears!.
| Type | Medium Animal |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 2d8+2 (11 hp) |
| Initiative | +1 (Dex) |
| Speed | 40 ft. |
| AC | 13 (+1 Dex, +2 natural) |
| Attacks | 2 hooves +2 melee |
| Damage | Hoof 1d3+1 |
| Face/Reach | 5 ft. by 5 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Qualities | Scent, Spooks (20) |
| Saves | Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +0 |
| Abilities | Str 13, Dex 13, Con 12, Int 2, Wis 11, Cha 4 |
| Skills | Listen +5, Spot +5 |
| Feats | - |
| Climate/Terrain | Any land |
| Organization | Solitary |
| Challenge Rating | 1/4 |
| Treasure | None |
| Alignment | Always neutral |
| Advancement | - |
A small pony.
This creature has had no war training.
Carrying Capacity: A light load for a pony is up to 75 pounds; a medium load, 76-150 pounds; and a heavy load, 151-225 pounds. A pony can drag 1,125 pounds.
| Type | Large Animal |
|---|---|
| Hit Dice | 3d8+6 (19 hp) |
| Initiative | +1 (Dex) |
| Speed | 60 ft. |
| AC | 13 (-1 size, +1 Dex, +3 natural) |
| Attacks | 2 hooves +2 melee |
| Damage | Hoof 1d4+1 |
| Face/Reach | 5 ft. by 10 ft./5 ft. |
| Special Qualities | Scent, Spooks (40) |
| Saves | Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +2 |
| Abilities | Str 13, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6 |
| Skills | Listen +6, Spot +6 |
| Feats | - |
| Climate/Terrain | Any land |
| Organization | Solitary |
| Challenge Rating | 1 |
| Treasure | None |
| Alignment | Always neutral |
| Advancement | - |
Zebras can be crossbred with horses or donkeys to create new and interesting breeds. Some of these breeds can be quite beautiful, with brown and black stripes. See the References, below, for more information.
References: An excellent site on zebra hybrids: Zebra Hybrids.