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.
Item
Cost
(Norm)
Cost
(Low)
Cost
(High)
Speed
Carrying CapacityCarry
Cost:
50 gp
Cheap:
40 gp
Expensive:
100 gp
Speed:
50 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
420 lb.
An axe beak is a tall flightless bird with strong legs and a heavy, wedge-shaped beak.
Cost:
50 gp
Cheap:
40 gp
Expensive:
100 gp
Speed:
50 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
480 lb.
Camels have a humped back, short tail, long slim legs, and long neck that dips downward and rises to a small narrow head. As livestock, they provide milk, meat and textiles (fiber and felt from hair). They are also a means of transport and carry cargo.
Cost:
2 cp
Cheap:
2 cp
Expensive:
4 cp
Speed:
25 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
20 lb.
A chicken is a squat, round, domesticated fowl. They are primarily raised for their meat and eggs.
Cost:
10 gp
Cheap:
8 gp
Expensive:
20 gp
Speed:
30 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
270 lb.
Cows are big, blocky creatures that come in a variety of colors, sizes and even shapes. Some are white with large black spots and big udders, while others are covered in brown fur with short horns. They are often domesticated for their meat, milk, or hides.
Cost:
8 gp
Cheap:
6 gp
Expensive:
16 gp
Speed:
40 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
420 lb.
Donkeys have long ears, a short thick head, a short mane, thin limbs and narrow hooves. Mules share these characteristics with donkeys but they are larger and taller than donkeys. These creatures are used as load-bearers, cart-pullers, and even racing mounts. If needed, a donkey can be butchered for its hide and meat.
Cost:
200 gp
Cheap:
160 gp
Expensive:
400 gp
Speed:
40 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
1320 lb.
A large land animal, characterized by its long trunk, columnar legs, and huge head with wide, flat ears. Elephants are grayish to brown in color, and their body hair is sparse and coarse. They are used as work animals and mounts. Some are even trained for war. Elephants can be harvested for their tusks, skin and meat.
Cost:
1 gp
Cheap:
8 sp
Expensive:
2 gp
Speed:
40 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
180 lb.
Goats are stout-bodied mammals with horns and cloven hooves. They can be domesticated for their their meat, milk, and skins.
Cost:
50 gp
Cheap:
40 gp
Expensive:
100 gp
Speed:
40 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
540 lb.
A horse is a four-legged, hoofed herbivorous, primarily used for riding or transport. Horses can be butchered for their hide, meat and hooves.
Cost:
75 gp
Cheap:
60 gp
Expensive:
150 gp
Speed:
60 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
480 lb.
A horse is a four-legged, hoofed herbivorous, primarily used for riding or transport. Horses can be butchered for their hide, meat and hooves.
Cost:
25 gp
Cheap:
20 gp
Expensive:
50 gp
Speed:
40 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
195 lb.
A mastiff is a large and powerful type of dog. Mastiffs are among the largest dogs, and typically have a short coat, a long low-set tail and large feet; the skull is large and bulky, the muzzle broad and short (brachycephalic) and the ears drooping and pendant-shaped. Mastiff are often used as companions and protectors.
Cost:
15 gp
Cheap:
12 gp
Expensive:
30 gp
Speed:
30 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
1000 lb.
An ox (plural oxen), also known as a bullock, is a male bovine trained and used as a draft animal.
Cost:
3 gp
Cheap:
2 gp
Expensive:
6 gp
Speed:
30 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
195 lb.
Pigs are stout-bodied, short-legged, omnivorous mammals, with thick skin usually sparsely coated with short bristles. They are common farm animals that are usually kept for their meat.
Cost:
30 gp
Cheap:
24 gp
Expensive:
60 gp
Speed:
40 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
225 lb.
A pony is smaller than a horse, with shorter legs, although often thicker and sturdier proportionally through the body (note: a pony is not a young horse, but a different animal). They are primarily used for driving, but some can be used as mounts. If needed, a pony can be butchered for its hide, meat and its mane of hair.
Cost:
2 gp
Cheap:
16 sp
Expensive:
4 gp
Speed:
30 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
180 lb.
A sheep is a farm animal which is covered with thick curly hair called wool. Domesticated for their wool, milk, and meat, sheep will flee from combat, and are commonly preyed upon by wolves and similar predators. Female sheep are called ewes, male sheep are called rams.
Cost:
50 gp
Cheap:
40 gp
Expensive:
100 gp
Speed:
40 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
180 lb.
Sled dogs are useful for pulling sleds, but can also make good companions. A single sled dog can pull 360 pounds. Sled dogs must take a short rest after pulling a sled for 1 hour; otherwise, they gain one level of exhaustion.
Unofficial: While a sled dog can pull 360 lbs., the rules say nothing about the animal's carrying capacity. A wolf has a strength of 12, which means a carrying capacity of 180. Since a wolf is comparable in size and strength, we use the same carrying capacity.
Cost:
400 gp
Cheap:
320 gp
Expensive:
800 gp
Speed:
60 ft.
Carrying Capacity:
540 lb.
A large, muscular horse that is primarily used as a mount for combat. The horse is trained to be less likely to flee from danger, and is able to trample smaller enemies. A large, well-trained warhorse is considered too valuable to be pastured or butchered.
