City Tracking

by Unknown

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Unknown2005-09-20 02:55:52
QUOTE(Avaer @ Sep 20 2005, 02:39 AM)
Ah well. Since Ecology lost transmigration... can AnimalGrowth do something now? And can city hunters get some kind of ability that justifies Ecology?
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AB TRACKING EXTRACT
Syntax: EXTRACT (commodity) FROM (animal)
The greatest success of a Hunter is being able to collect a tropy from his kill. You will be able to attempt to extract a commodity such as ivory, meat, fur, leather (or so on) from certain animals you have killed, and return with them to civilization. Note that the communes often try to stifle this useful practice for their own selfish purposes.

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Then every successful extraction can delay the respawn time slightly (ie, the populations are hunted closer to extinction and the materials are not allowed to return to the ecosystem). Then Druids would have a reason to use certain Ecological skills to protect populations. The items gained would have to be significantly valuable, of course, so maybe something other than simple commodities would be appropriate.

Why? Because it's my understanding Ecology is supposed to be about protecting the balance of wildnernesses. AnimalGrowth, Empathy and HerbRenewal seem to support this interpretation, but they are irrelevant at the moment because there's nothing to protect AGAINST.
Unknown2005-09-20 04:06:27
Slightly off topic, but when conceal starts working we'll have instant spy capabilities:

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2955h, 4480m, 3931e, 10p, 12335en, 19265w elrxk-forage
bondtoglom


Bond Moving to: Glomdoring

You search carefully about your surroundings, but alas can find nothing on
which to feed.
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Sneaking out to the south, a small red fox disappears from view.

Before the Master Ravenwood Tree.
The stars twinkle in the clear night sky.
.... A hunting trophy bearing Murphy's head is here, a grisly
reminder of the power of a skilful hunter. Smoke curling from her nostrils, a
night mare paws impatiently at the black clouds that roil beneath her hooves. A
black cauldron sits here in a pool of shadows. The body of a lumbering red
weevil lies here. The body of a dead large wood weevil lies here. A red fox
stands here, cautiously listening to the surroundings. Dark Songstress, K'inare
Bau d'Illici Sayelle, The Child is here, shrouded. She wields a golden sickle
in her left hand and a mystic cudgel in her right.
You see a single exit leading north.
2955h, 4480m, 3931e, 10p, 12335en, 19265w lrxk-bondfromglom

Bond Returning from: Glomdoring

A small red fox sneaks in from the south.
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You have recovered equilibrium.
2955h, 4480m, 3931e, 10p, 12335en, 19265w elrxk-


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