Hello, I wish to create a character with a mount.
First ideas :
_ Mounted combat : avoid 1 attack/round against the mount
_ Saddleback (Player's Guide to Faerun) : take 10 on the Ride skill test, replace a Reflexe save for the rider or the mount 1/round
PrC :
_ Crinti shadow marauder (Shining South/1st level for shadow ride) to obtain the dimension door for the telflammar shadowlord PrC (Unapproachable East/discorporation)
_ Ashworm dragoon (sandstorm) : ashworm mount, saddle bonus : class level as a competence bonus for Ride check, relentless shield at 4th level (can make a ride check after any attack that successfully strikes your ashworm mount, in an attempt to negate the hit on your ashworm),sand and earth rider (stay with the ashworm even when its travels beneath sand, packed earth, cannot burrow the solid rock)
_ ashworm : tremorsense 60 ft, evasive diver (in areas of sand (not packed earth or stone), if the ashworm makes a successful reflex saving throw against an attack normaly deals half dame on a successful save, the ashworm instead manages to instantly dive below the protective sand or earth and takes no damage)
_ the flesh warper (lords of madness) : aberrant familiar (aberration type, darkvision, + 2 bonus on all saving throws against mind affecting spells and abilities, scales (the familiar gains a + 2 bonus on fortitude saves), size increase (becomes larger by one category), elder secret : secret of the mind flayer : + 4racial bonus on all saving throws against mind affecting spells and abilities)
0/Can a rider hide behind the mount ? (on the side of the mount)
1/Are there a feat, PrC or other mean that permit to make a Ride skill test instead the Fortitude, Will save ?
2/ I needed advice for the build. (12-15 level max)
3/ Are there an alternate class, feat, PrC, spell, template or other mean that permit to change the ground in sand or earth ? if yes, which ?
Thanks for your future help.