Tame

Go to Naturalist Skills (level 0 skill, starting skill)

Skill ID: N/A

Tame

Taming is an innate Naturalist skill. When fighting an animal -- a rat or fish, for example -- A Naturalist can try to Tame the animal. Taming an animal yields 50% more XP than defeating it in combat, but the creature will not drop items.

Combat Skill

When Used

If you fail:

You squat down and extend a hand, trying to make friends with the critter. Despite your best efforts, it continues to act like it thinks you're food.

If you succeed:

You stretch out your hand, making a fist but extending your pinky and thumb. You make an odd keening noise while slowly rotating your fist back and forth. The trick works, and the animal decides you're a friend instead of a foe!

Notes

• Foes which can be tamed are marked as such in the notes section.
• All animals can be foes, including legendary and extinct ones (e.g. the ones from Triassic Park and Bestiary).
• Foes which are part human part animal, e.g. femticore cannot be tamed.

References

• The success text references the method used by Crocodile Dundee.