I also suspect that this falls more in line with designer intent, though I haven't done the research to back that up. Though it is a more difficult pitch to call any part of a general rule more specific than any part of a spell's description, this ruling does fit better into a common sense view of the world and requires less suspension of disbelief.
One could also read it as saying that the "at least one size larger than you" clause is actually a specific part of an otherwise general rule, and thus rule that this supersedes the strict reading of Find Steed and Find Greater Steed.
So, from a strictly RAW perspective, I would have to say that yes, this is a viable use of the spell. With that in mind, the "serves as your mount" would supersede the normal rules for what a viable mount is (allowing for some truly silly applications, with the proper growth spells applied). The second rule, of course, is more specific, since it is a spell description. The first rule, regarding mounts in general, is the general rule covering what makes a viable mount. We have, as you pointed out, both the "at least one size larger than you" and the " steed serves as your mount" rules.
This question's answer really seems to fall down to which of the two rules is more specific. As a result, I don't think it's a duplicate of this question: What happens if I summon a Peryton with Find Greater Steed? Is this a case of Specific Beats General, where a medium-sized creature very well could ride on these magically-conjured medium steeds, or is such a creature still bound to obey the restrictions placed on them by the Mounted Combat rules?Ī related question about Perytons being summoned by Find Greater Steed touches on this issue, but is scoped around questioning whether the statistics of a summoned Peryton are different from a normal Peryton. Your steed serves you as a mount, both in combat and out, and you have an instinctive bond with it that allows you to fight as a seamless unit.
The description for Find Steed stipulates that the summoned creature serves as a mount for the creature that summons them: And per the Mounted Combat rules found in the Player's Handbook (pg.198), a valid mount must be a size bigger than its rider:Ī willing creature that is at least one size larger than you and that has an appropriate anatomy can serve as a mount, using the following rules. However, of these options, the Pony, Mastiff, and Peryton creatures are classified as "Medium" creatures. The Paladin spells Find Steed (Player's Handbook pg.240) and Find Greater Steed (Xanathar's Guide to Everything pg.156) list the following creatures that are valid targets to be summoned as mounts: Find Steed
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