I like your idea and it's better thought tthrough than the others like it I've seen up to now :-)
I would use the version with extra skill(s)
But I'd use the normal mounts, only that they'd get a own skill tree of some sort.
Lets say riding 1km with it = 100xp for the mektoub and with mektoub level 20 you're able to gear it up with the special gear for ridden fight. So if you gear it up with the ranged gear you're only able to level ranged fight on the mektoub....
Hope you know where this'll leed ;-)
I would use the version with extra skill(s)
But I'd use the normal mounts, only that they'd get a own skill tree of some sort.
Lets say riding 1km with it = 100xp for the mektoub and with mektoub level 20 you're able to gear it up with the special gear for ridden fight. So if you gear it up with the ranged gear you're only able to level ranged fight on the mektoub....
Hope you know where this'll leed ;-)
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