Animal Taming
Skill listed is the minimum level needed and does not indicate a 100% chance of success. Damage, HP and AR figures are presented solely for comparitive purposes.
Tamable Animals
Animal Damage HP AR Skill Bear, Black 2-12 75-100 8 30.1 Bear, Brown 3-11 75-100 10 35.1 Bear, Grizzly 3-12 125-155 10 59.1 Bear, Polar 3-12 115-140 7 40.1 Bird: Crow 1 5-15 1 15 Bird: Magpie 1 5-15 1 15 Bird: Raven 1 5-15 3 19 Bird, Tropical 1 3-6 1 10 Boar 1-4 41-59 5 35 Bull 1-6 77-111 14 71.1 Bullfrog (T2A) 1-2 46-70 8 < 20 Cat 1 7-17 4 3 Chicken 1 2-8 1 20 Cougar 2-10 55-80 6 45 Cow 1-4 45-85 2-12 30 Deer/Doe (Hind) 1-8 31-49 5 30 Dog 1-4 28-37 3 3 Eagle 2-8 30-40 9 35 Goat 1-3 21-29 3 30 Goat, Mountain 1-5 22-64 2-6 20 Gorilla 2-12 53-95 14 5 Great Hart 2-8 41-71 10 59.1 Horse 2-10 44-120 7 30.1 Horse, Pack 2-10 44-120 7 30.1 Llama 1-5 31-49 2-6 35.1 Llama, Pack 1-5 31-49 2-6 35.1 Ostard (Desert) 7-15 94-170 9 40 Ostard (Forest) 4-12 94-170 9 34.8 Panther 2-12 60-85 2-6 53.1 Pig 1-3 23-65 4 25 Rabbit 1-2 4-8 2-5/4 5 Rat (Town Rat) 1-4 9-17 5 20 Sheep 1-3 21-49 1-3 10.1 Snow Leopard 2-10 55-80 12 53.1 Walrus 3-6 21-29 2-12 40 Wolf, Grey 2-8 55-80 9 50.1 Wolf, Timber 2-8 55-80 7 25.1 Wolf, White 2-8 55-80 7 65.1
Tamable Monsters
Monster Name Damage HP AR Skill Alligator 2-14 75-100 12 50 Dragon 4-24** 700-1100 30 93.9* Drake 4-24** 500-900 28 95.7* Giant Rat 2-8 22-64 8 35 Giant Scorpion 3-12 73-115 12 50 Giant Spider 2-14 75-100 6 58.3 Giant Toad (T2A) ?? ?? ?? 77.1 Hellcat (small) (T2A) 3-15** 15-55 15 77.5 Hellcat (Large) (T2A) 2-20** 160-185 15 91.8 Hell Hound 6-20** 96-120 11 84.9 Imp (T2A) 3-18 76-100 15 < 84.3 Lava Lizard (T2A) 2-28** 125-150 20 < 82.9 Mongbat (Weak) 1-2 4-8 5 25.1 Mongbat (Strong) 3-9 56-80 10 70.1 Nightmare (T2A) 9-29** 440 ? 30 95.1 Ostard (Frenzied) (T2A) 8-23 94-170 15 77.1 Sewer Rat 1-2 9 3 ?? Slime 1-5 22-34 1-4 30 Snake 1-4 32-44 7 60 White Wyrm (T2A) 9-33 795-825 30 95.1 Wolf, Dire 3-12 125-155 10 83.1
(*) Even with 100% Ability, there is only a 1 in 20 chance of successfully attempting to tame a Dragon or Drake or Nightmare and that is if you do not get the message "You seem to anger the beast!" But, do not let that message discourage you, it is normal for taming these animals, keep trying and eventually you will get the message "You start to tame the creature."
(**) Damage listed indicates melee combat damage (claws). Dragons, Drakes, Nightmares, Hellcats, Lava Lizards, and Hell Hounds also have the innate ability to breathe fire, which deals damage proportionate to their remaining HP total (approximately 5% of HPs). Tales of hearty adventurers being slain by one breath from a Dragon in full health are not uncommon.
Animals that can be tamed with a skill of 45 or less will follow anyones orders, harder to tame animals need an experienced master. You will not be able to transfer an animal to someone without the required taming skill ("The animal does not trust you") Rule of thumb is that a high Animal Taming and high Animal Lore skill makes a better master. The pet orneriness check is made by comparing the creatures "tameable at" level to 80% of the masters Tame skill plus 20% of the masters Lore skill. It is also needed to gauge the animal's mood. You will need to feed your pet periodically as it's mood inevitably gets worse the longer it goes between feedings, and to know when it needs to be fed. If you get the message "That wasn't even challenging" You will no longer get skill gains from taming that kind of animal.
- Veterinary is used to heal your wounded pets. You may wish not to use this skill, and opt for the magery spell greater heal (In Vas Mani) instead for a few reasons. Veterinary has the advantage in that it doesn't require regs, mana, or magery skill to use (only bandages), however, in T2A the healing amount is not much more than a greater heal spell-even with GM Veterinary and GM Animal Lore, combined. Plus, greater heal is instant and can be used from a distance, healing your pet requires it to stay still while you heal it and has a chance of failure.
Pets Slots In T2A
In the T2A era there was no limit to the amount of pets that a single player could control, meaning that pet slots did not exist. Having unlimited pets is by some considered to be an advantage as it gives them the ability to do far more damage using their pets.
Some players find it is very dangerous to use multiple high level mage casting pets such as White Wyrms, because they cast spells like mass curse which will target all the other monsters, tamed creatures, and players around them, causing them to fight amongst each other; if this is not watched, players' dragons can kill each other & turn on the player him/her self.
Skill Gain
0.00 - 30.0 Train at NPC
30.0 - 35.1 Hinds & Timber Wolfs Moonglow Island
35.1 - 53.1 Walrus & Polar Bears Dagger Island
53.1 - 59.1 Snow Panthers Dagger Island
59.1 - 65.1 Great Harts & Grizzly Bears Moonglow Island or T2A
65.1 - 71.1 White Wolfs Dagger Island
71.1 - 77.1 Bulls Delucia
77.1 - 85.5 Giant Toads T2A
85.5 - GM Hell Hounds Hythloth
Q&A
Q: I tamed an animal, now it's text is purple, but it is still attacking me! A: This happens with some creatures, such as dragons. What you will need to do is use the invisibility spell, invis magical item, or simply run away for a minute until the creature "calms down." (wait about a full minute) Then it will no longer attack you
Q:The animal won't do what I say, it only winces and doesn't obey/comply. A:If you use the animal lore skill you will see a message saying "Wild" but don't worry, it will also tell you, if successful, what food the animal eats. After feeding it, it will obey again.
Q: I got the message from the animal "(animal name) seems to have decided (animal name) is better off without a master!" A: Your only option in this case is to retame the animal.
Q: I have lots of animals with me, is there a better way to keep track of them? A: Yes, if you press Ctrl and Shift at the same time you will see the name bars of each, click and drag these in order to get bigger bars which stick, though you are limited in these.
Q: But, I can't pull up those bars because there are lots of other objects/things around, what do I do? A: While pressing Ctrl Shift, right click each name bar of other things to have it disappear temporarily. This will also work if your tames are bunched together and you need to separate each of them by name.
