Beastmastery

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Arin2008-10-24 11:12:51
Herofete for Beasts...

Or Beastialfete.
Arin2008-10-24 20:06:58
Suggestion:

Back in the days when all pets were mounts and all horses were mounts, you could have as many mounts following you as you want.

Although I am not suggesting that you have an army of beasts that can follow you, those that own pets (custom beasts) - well at least me, would often like to have the pet following while mounting the horse.

Arin often has Baz as a companion rather than a pet. It is more friend with sentient beast but mounting a dumb beast.
Moiraine2008-10-24 20:34:50
QUOTE(Arin @ Oct 24 2008, 08:06 PM) 574990
Suggestion:

Back in the days when all pets were mounts and all horses were mounts, you could have as many mounts following you as you want.

Although I am not suggesting that you have an army of beasts that can follow you, those that own pets (custom beasts) - well at least me, would often like to have the pet following while mounting the horse.

Arin often has Baz as a companion rather than a pet. It is more friend with sentient beast but mounting a dumb beast.


I'd like to see this, too. It wouldn't be used terribly often, but I think it wouldn't be too hard to code in a way for someone to spend an extra fifty credits or so to make their pet a 'passive' pet, unable to use active abilities and not counting towards the beast limit of 1.

Edit: By active abilities I refer to anything that would affect players directly, by the way. Delivering mail and such like that should still work, obviously.
Arin2008-10-25 05:45:59
I don't think you need to pay credits to make it passive.

Just an extra pet command, something like, BEAST ORDER STANDDOWN, and as Moiraine suggests, the beast will no longer affect the player but you can still down all forms of passive stuff, e.g. order the pet to talk, emote, move and any intrinsic abilities and mail and deliver.

It won't count towards the Beast number so you can have a mount.
Celina2008-10-26 16:17:04
People who started early should have adult horses now.

Here is mine

This skeletal stallion is a strong, powerful creature, and his well-defined
muscles gleam beneath a brown coat. His mane is slightly tangled from his wild
runs, and his tail swishes incessantly as his brown eyes stare about languidly.
He lets out an occasional snort as his paws at the ground, throwing his head
back with inherent nobility, and leathery wings grace his body. He is called
'Plight.'
A skeletal, brown stallion with leathery wings appears to lack strength.
He weighs about 1000 pounds.
His feedbag is brimming with food and he is looking well-fed.
He is loyal to Apprentice Celina d'Murani.
A skeletal, brown stallion with leathery wings is holding:
Nothing.

Apparently Vathael's is the exact same, only white and wingless. Brown. sad.gif I have brown horses IRL.

I dunno, I think I just expected something cooler if you fed it all meat.
Xavius2008-10-26 17:01:40
QUOTE(Celina @ Oct 26 2008, 11:17 AM) 575784
People who started early should have adult horses now.

Here is mine

This skeletal stallion is a strong, powerful creature, and his well-defined
muscles gleam beneath a brown coat. His mane is slightly tangled from his wild
runs, and his tail swishes incessantly as his brown eyes stare about languidly.
He lets out an occasional snort as his paws at the ground, throwing his head
back with inherent nobility, and leathery wings grace his body. He is called
'Plight.'
A skeletal, brown stallion with leathery wings appears to lack strength.
He weighs about 1000 pounds.
His feedbag is brimming with food and he is looking well-fed.
He is loyal to Apprentice Celina d'Murani.
A skeletal, brown stallion with leathery wings is holding:
Nothing.

Apparently Vathael's is the exact same, only white and wingless. Brown. sad.gif I have brown horses IRL.

I dunno, I think I just expected something cooler if you fed it all meat.

I'm hoping that description is a side effect of raising it in Mag and not what actually comes from meat. I don't want a skeletal horse!
Sarrasri2008-10-26 17:11:33
Here's mine! He was fed meat, eggs, fruit, vegetables, oats, and fish. I'm supposing it was more of the good stuff than the bad though. suspicious.gif

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This proud stallion is a strong, powerful creature, and his well-defined muscles
gleam beneath a snowy white coat. His mane is slightly tangled from his wild
runs, and his tail swishes incessantly as his deep purple eyes are filled with a
preternatural intelligence. He lets out an occasional snort as he paws at the
ground, throwing his head back with inherent nobility, and a grey mane grace his
body. He is called 'Eyal.'
A proud, snowy white stallion with a grey mane appears to lack strength.
He weighs about 1000 pounds.
He seems to be abnormally large.
His feedbag is brimming with food and he is looking well-fed.
He is loyal to Sarrasri Talnara, Arrow of the Hunt.
A proud, snowy white stallion with a grey mane is holding:
Nothing.

Kharaen2008-10-26 17:21:14
Yes, this looks like they might have different desc depending on where they were raised. I'm a rogue with an all meat horse as well..I will post the description when he matures (in estar).

EDIT: This may be an incentive to trade! If you wanted a horse that was raised in Celest as opposed to Seren, and so on. How intriguing!
Vathael2008-10-26 18:55:46
This skeletal stallion is a strong, powerful creature, and his well-defined
muscles gleam beneath a white coat. His mane is slightly tangled from his wild
runs, and his tail swishes incessantly as his grey eyes blink slowly. He lets
out an occasional snort as he paws at the ground, throwing his head back with
inherent nobility, and a cropped mane grace his body.
A skeletal, white stallion with a cropped mane appears to lack strength.
He weighs about 1000 pounds.
His feedbag is brimming with food and he is looking well-fed.
He is loyal to Torturer Vathael Feyranti.
A skeletal, white stallion with a cropped mane is holding:
Nothing.
Xiel2008-10-26 18:59:15
biggrin.gif

And here's my own three babies. Oisin was fed an all-meat diet, Branwen had an all-fish diet, and Deirdre had an all-egg diet. wub.gif I can't wait to see what the plant-based diet ponies I have growing up will look like now. -glee-

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A macabre, grey speckled stallion with a snow white tail stands firm here.

This macabre stallion is a strong, powerful creature, and his well-defined
muscles gleam beneath a grey speckled coat. His mane is slightly tangled from
his wild runs, and his tail swishes incessantly as his brown eyes blink slowly.
He lets out an occasional snort as he paws at the ground, throwing his head back
with inherent nobility, and a snow white tail grace his body. He is called
'Oisin.'
A macabre, grey speckled stallion with a snow white tail exudes a quiet
confidence.
He weighs about 1000 pounds.
He seems to be abnormally large.
His feedbag is brimming with food and he is looking well-fed.
He is loyal to Lord Xiel y'Kada, Avatar of the Tempest.
A macabre, grey speckled stallion with a snow white tail is holding:
Nothing.

A large, silver mare ambles about here.

This mare has a large frame, with sleek muscles denoting speed and grace
whenever she moves. She occasionally tosses her luxurious mane as she whinnies
and snorts, and her brown eyes stare about languidly, taking in the world. Her
sleek coat is coloured silver, with a braided tail sprouting proudly from her
body. Blinking occasionally and swishing her tail, she has the forebearing look
of a creature waiting for something interesting to happen. She is called
'Branwen.'
A large, silver mare with a braided tail appears to lack strength.
She weighs about 1000 pounds.
She seems to be abnormally large.
Her feedbag is brimming with food and she is looking well-fed.
She is loyal to Lord Xiel y'Kada, Avatar of the Tempest.
A large, silver mare with a braided tail is holding:
Nothing.

A large, pearly white mare ambles about here.

This mare has a large frame, with sleek muscles denoting speed and grace
whenever she moves. She occasionally tosses her luxurious mane as she whinnies
and snorts, and her black eyes gaze about fiercely, taking in the world. Her
sleek coat is coloured pearly white, with a white mane sprouting proudly from
her body. Blinking occasionally and swishing her tail, she has the forebearing
look of a creature waiting for something interesting to happen. She is called
'Deirdre.'
A large, pearly white mare with a white mane appears to lack strength.
She weighs about 1000 pounds.
She seems to be abnormally large.
Her feedbag is brimming with food and she is looking well-fed.
She is loyal to Lord Xiel y'Kada, Avatar of the Tempest.
A large, pearly white mare with a white mane is holding:
Nothing.


wub.gif
Vathael2008-10-26 19:04:14
^^^ Xiel's Pony ^^^

EDIT: Picture wouldn't show. sad.gif Attached!
Xiel2008-10-26 19:07:39
-peer- Quit trying to insinuate that my ponies are fat. D:
Bael2008-10-26 23:56:56
Just a quick question I'm going to ask here, so I can give my clan members a break tongue.gif.

I don't fully understand the inherent abilities in HELP BEASTS. Do those allow you to go over the cap for abilities?

My question is bad but I can't think of another way to word it >.>.
Moiraine2008-10-26 23:58:50
From what I understand, these are just abilities you don't have to use training points on. The beast has them regardless.
Kharaen2008-10-27 00:27:38
Inherent abilities are free skills. Meaning, they don't count towards the limit.

Example:
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| A young male horse with pitch black wings ----------------------- #88318|
| Sex    : Male                      Birthday  : 20th Estar 219           |
| Status : Healthy                   Age       : Youth                    |
| Fees   : Prepaid for 27 months     Loyal To  : Kharaen                  |
| Stable : the Stables of the Wyrden Thorn                                |
|------------------------------------------------------------------ VITALS|
| Health : 15000/15000               Body Trains    : 550/600             |
| Mana   : 6000/6000                 Mind Trains    : 0/0                 |
| Ego    : 6000/6000                 Spirit Trains  : 0/0                 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------- EXPERIENCE|
| Level  : 12 ( 0%)                                                       |
|------------------------------------------------------- TRAINED ABILITIES|
| (Mount)                             Swim                                |
| (Gallop)                            Battle                              |
| Balance                             Trot                                |
| Thicken Hide                        Aggressive                          |
| Fly                                 Deepsea Dive                        |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


If you total all the skills, it'd be 590 points. But since mount and gallop are inherent, they don't count towards the cap.
Unknown2008-10-27 00:39:44
QUOTE
ANNOUNCE NEWS #1212
Date: 10/27/2008 at 0:07
From: Estarra, the Eternal
To : Everyone
Subj: Wyverns! Wyverns! Wyverns!

Wyverns have been released as a beast pet. Wyvern eggs are only
available in Zoaka upon completing a quest there. Wyverns have the
inherent abilities of riding and flying. (Note: if you do not have the
corresponding skill in Beastmastery, you cannot use an inherent
ability.) Wyverns are fairly expensive--as a general rule, the more
inherent abilities in a beast, the more expensive the beast will be.

If you already have a wyvern and would like it converted into a beast,
please issue yourself with its number.
Kharaen2008-10-27 00:47:31

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| A wyvern egg --------------------------------------------------- #102695|
| Sex    : Male                      Birthday  : Unborn                   |
| Status : Healthy                   Age       : Incubating               |
| Fees   : Prepaid for 36 months     Loyal To  : Kharaen                  |
| Stable : the Kiakodan Community Stables                                 |
|------------------------------------------------------------------ VITALS|
| Health : 500/500                   Body Trains    : 0/0                 |
| Mana   : 19/500                    Mind Trains    : 0/0                 |
| Ego    : 500/500                   Spirit Trains  : 0/0                 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------- EXPERIENCE|
| Level  : 1  ( 0%)   |
|------------------------------------------------------- TRAINED ABILITIES|
| (Mount)                             (Fly)                               |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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Kaalak2008-10-27 01:21:37
Very cool.


Admins: Giant Rat beast?

pray.gif
Xiel2008-10-27 01:36:42
I already got three eggs. :<
Saran2008-10-27 05:31:52
My mare raised on fruit alone

A huge, white mare with a black tail
This mare has a huge frame, with sleek muscles denoting speed and grace whenever she moves. She occasionally tosses her luxurious mane as she whinnies and snorts, and her languid chocolate eyes are filled with laughter, taking in the world. Her sleek coat is coloured white, with a black tail sprouting proudly from her body. Blinking occasionally and swishing her tail, she has the forebearing look of a creature waiting for something interesting to happen.