Mounts

[Oldschool]

A recent thread on here got me thinking about rejuvenating this topic from the old forum.

For things relating to mounts especially the names given and any back story.

My characters first purchased mounts are:

Hawk's is 'Roost' a male palfrey and is "groanable" wordplay.

Esoteric's is a female palfrey named 'Ruffian' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruffian_%28horse%29) after the racehorse.

Virago's is a male palfrey named 'Roamer' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roamer_%28horse%29) after the racehorse.

Voltan's is a male palfrey named 'Alpo' after the brand of dog food. Voltan is my "evil" character, hence the twisted name.

All of my characters have Stormgait and have kept her completely unchanged believing that it's bad luck to rename a horse.


EDIT: For anyone having trouble picking a name there are several horse name generators as well as lists of mounts both real and fictional on the web.

[psychoadept]

Voltan's is a male palfrey named 'Alpo' after the brand of dog food. Voltan is my "evil" character, hence the twisted name.


Slightly OT, but I have an uncle in the habit of referring to cats as "coyote feed". Of course, I also have a picture of this same uncle sitting with two tiny kittens in his arms.

[thingirl]

My cat is evil. enough said.

I also haven't changed Stormgait's name.

[smv1973]

My cat is evil. enough said.

I also haven't changed Stormgait's name.

There are three cats that live in my home. Two are evil and one is dumb as a stump.

[thingirl]

Also OT: I want to ride a dragon!

[Elrond]

Also OT: I want to ride a dragon!

Go to China. They have dragons there. Seriously and not joking ;) .

[zmflavius]

Go to China. They have dragons there. Seriously and not joking ;) .

Yes, but you have to pay a hefty toll for it (seriously).

[Elrond]

Yes, but you have to pay a hefty toll for it (seriously).

Yeah, I never said it was cheap! Dreams are free; but realizing them is not!

[Oldschool]

Erm, how many limbs would those dragons have. :cool:

[zmflavius]

Erm, how many limbs would those dragons have. :cool:

Usually 8 (but anywhere from 6 to 14). Occasionally, as they grow older, their limbs fall off, but nowadays, many dragons opt to replace lost limbs with prosthetics. Dragons also have unlimited lifespans, but breed very slowly.

[thingirl]

I meant, and should have said have said, Alanne wants to ride a dragon.

[Oldschool]

Has anyone noticed a change in their mount's dispostion?

I haven't I just thought this would be an interesting way to renew the thread. :cool:

[wetheril]

How evil, Oldschool! You made me look! :rolleyes:

I wonder how many other "victims" will fall to your antics...

[mordain]

No, no disposition changes or any changes really other than occasionally tending to relieve fatigue.

The female charger's named is now Stranger after Sandor Clegane's horse from the Song of Ice and Fire novels.

[shadowblack]

The missing posts can be found here (http://www.srythforum.com/showthread.php?t=593)

[Taleria]

Taleria just has Stormgait. She never needed to buy a horse.

Selkit has two horses: Xanthus (formerly Stormgait) and Calista. I just couldn't take the travel times without a mount. I'm thinking of selling Calista, though. Calista's a courser, by the way. No real reason on the name except that I like it. Oh, and I changed Xanthus's sex to male. It's just more fitting.

P.S. Oldschool made me click his spoiler button. LOL

[texlaw1992]

Is there any reason to ever dismount from your horse? When I fist got Stormgait, I used to dismount when I reached my destination and then mount again when leaving. I quit doing that some time ago, basically never dismounting, and never noticed any change.

[psychoadept]

No, I don't think there's any need to dismount. I think the only thing would be if you had multiple mounts and wanted to switch for some reason.

[Young Ned]

It does seem weird not to dismount before you go into a building. Rather than assume I'm riding my horse through the building, though, I simply assume that the game automatically handles mounting and dismounting as necessary (and by "handles", I essentially mean "ignores since it makes no difference"). :cool:

[Elrond]

There are things taken for granted in our wonderful game and other RPG's. For example, bodily functions are taken for granted. I've never had to roll an alertness roll while going into the bush. And I've never been caught with my "pants down" by a goblin or troll :p

So, there is no reason to dismount at all since "mounting" in the game means "riding when necessary" and not literally being on horseback ;) .

[wetheril]

There are things taken for granted in our wonderful game and other RPG's. For example, bodily functions are taken for granted. I've never had to roll an alertness roll while going into the bush. And I've never been caught with my "pants down" by a goblin or troll :p

*giggles* Thanks a lot for that mental image...

[Oldschool]

Just re"new"ing this thread as well.

Thought I'd behave myself on this renewal bump. :rolleyes:

[Badstench]

I saw this in the "documents" concerning Mounts:
* Age: Mounts age in real-time. Each real-world day that passes (following your acquisition of a mount) will increase the age of the animal by a specified amount. As mounts grow older, their abilities will decline and they will eventually die (unless...)
Now, what do you suppose that enticing (unless...) means?

Theories:
1: Unless your mount is a magical/ immortal creature.
2: Unless you ride it to death before it has a chance to die of old age.
3: Unless you love your old nag so much you'd be willing to spend the gold cap limit (ie; 1 million coins) on a rejuvenating elixir obtainable from Gilbornn Surhelm every couple of months. Of course, it's a well known fact that such an elixir instills the "Dorian Gray effect" wherein your mount will collapse into a pile of dust and bones if you forget to administer the proper dosage at the due time. This could prove most embarrassing if it happens in the middle of a joust.
4: Unless you love your magic Dragongem boots so much that you couldn't imagine not walking everywhere because they're oh so bright and shiny not to mention comfortable so who needs a horse eh?
5: Unless you become an agoraphopic paranoid and shut yourself away in a little cottage in the middle of nowhere thereby having no need for a steed of any description. You scoff? I once met an ex-adventurer who had encountered the horrible four headed creature known as "Duran Duran". He's never ventured two steps from the lavatory since.

[zmflavius]

I saw this in the "documents" concerning Mounts:

Now, what do you suppose that enticing (unless...) means?

Theories:
1: Unless your mount is a magical/ immortal creature.
2: Unless you ride it to death before it has a chance to die of old age.
3: Unless you love your old nag so much you'd be willing to spend the gold cap limit (ie; 1 million coins) on a rejuvenating elixir obtainable from Gilbornn Surhelm every couple of months. Of course, it's a well known fact that such an elixir instills the "Dorian Gray effect" wherein your mount will collapse into a pile of dust and bones if you forget to administer the proper dosage at the due time. This could prove most embarrassing if it happens in the middle of a joust.
4: Unless you love your magic Dragongem boots so much that you couldn't imagine not walking everywhere because they're oh so bright and shiny not to mention comfortable so who needs a horse eh?
5: Unless you become an agoraphopic paranoid and shut yourself away in a little cottage in the middle of nowhere thereby having no need for a steed of any description. You scoff? I once met an ex-adventurer who had encountered the horrible four headed creature known as "Duran Duran". He's never ventured two steps from the lavatory since.

6. Unless you're a legendary necromancer who learns that with a little coaxing, the mount's spirit will...

[shadowblack]

I'm pretty sure this isn't the first time someone draws attention to that "unless..." part. Personally I think mount aging has not been implemented yet, so we don't need to worry about it.

If our mounts could die and we had to buy new ones from time to time that would provide another gold sink.

[thingirl]

What about Stormgait? She's a special horse alright, but she'd have to follow the rules. However, that would be OK if we could breed horses. Then Stormgait could have babies, and I'd still have an awesome horse stats-wise.

[Doolipalally]

I like the horse-breeding idea! We could add a stud farm to our residences :)

[zmflavius]

I like the horse-breeding idea! We could add a stud farm to our residences :)

You know our horses can change gender, right???

Really.

[thingirl]

You know our horses can change gender, right???

Really.

True. But that's because all of them that come from Garasmyn are of one gender (All stallions, I think), and if you want the other, you have to click change gender. I believe it is intended to be done before naming them, and I view it as you're given a stallion, but trade him in for a mare.

[Oldschool]

From the horse disposition thread in help. http://www.srythforum.com/showthread.php?t=380

Definitely one of the many loose ends. Btw, I've often wondered but never asked. Has anyone tried starving their horse to death to see what happens?

It may be time to have evil Voltan swap out Stormgait for Alpo and see what happens.

[Badstench]

It might be the GM needs reminding again. This from "7 Questions: Player's in the Spotlight"...

Q3: Many adventurers are proud of their magnificent equine steeds. Some are even known to talk to their horses. Will these beasts ever be anything but “indifferent” to their owners?

Yes, the second stage of adventurer mounts needs to be completed, which will feature some different options, including the fluctuating attitudes of the mounts.

[Elrond]

As long as the fluctuation doesn't include the rider getting thrown off, I'm all for it! :p

[Oldschool]

Well Voltan ran Alpo up to 100% then got thrown off - of sorts. Actually you go to foot travel when your mount hits 100% apparently. I left Foxfell Forest for Hawklor at high 90'sih percent. When he got to Hawklor he had to walk.

While you can go back to the mounts screen and reselect "ride this mount" when you go to travel you'll be forced back into foot travel mode until you tend your mount.

Tended the mount and didn't notice any differences from normal riding. I don't know if repeatedly riding a mount and fatiguing him/her up to 100% would have a different affect. I'm guessing it wouldn't but only because I doubt the GM has implemented any further mechanics yet.

[Young Ned]

Heh, I still love that you named a horse "Alpo"... :D

[Oldschool]

Well considering Voltan's my evil character I thought that fit.

Kudos to Badstench for reviving the thread. And after his post I checked out the documentation on mounts. Some interesting, if yet to be enabled, things.

From the documentation (off the mounts screen in game) and spoiled for space.



Mounts

The term 'mounts' is a generic term that describes any sort of creature your character can ride while traveling throughout the realms.

Currently, only horses are available.

Mounts have several attributes that define their abilities:

* Speed: The higher a mount's speed attribute is, the less time it will take to travel from place to place. Mounts also have a hidden speed attribute, ranging from 1 to 100, that is randomly set at the time of acquisition (it may not be random for special/unique mounts). This special attribute comes into play in various situations where great speed may be called for (outrunning a foe, catching up with something, or racing, etc.)

* Endurance: The higher a mount's endurance attribute is, the less fatigue the creature will likely sustain while traveling. Mounts also have a hidden endurance attribute, ranging from 1 to 100, that is randomly set at the time of acquisition. This special attribute comes into play in various situations where great endurance may be called for (long distance gallops, racing, etc.)

* Fatigue: This score represents the overall condition and weariness of a mount. As a mount's fatigue score rises, the animal's attributes (particularly speed) will suffer. Properly tending to a mount (an option that's available when viewing your mount) will allow you to undo any fatigue the creature has sustained. If fatigue reaches 100%, a mount will no longer be able to be ridden.

* Health: This rating represents the current health of the mount. Mounts are susceptible to disease (and other things) that can negatively affect their health.

* Disposition: This rating represents your mount's attitude toward you. Properly tending to your mount will have a positive effect on disposition, while neglecting the needs of the animal will have a negative effect.

* Age: Mounts age in real-time. Each real-world day that passes (following your acquisition of a mount) will increase the age of the animal by a specified amount. As mounts grow older, their abilities will decline and they will eventually die (unless...)



And here's the encyclopedia link, http://www.sryth.com/ci.php?f_c=showinfo.inc&f_infoid=mounts

[Oldschool]

Jousting and Horse Racing at the Battlegrounds anyone?

[zmflavius]

Jousting and Horse Racing at the Battlegrounds anyone?

It might make worthwhile two otherwise useless skills if...

Ah-ha!

What if, you could, say, be able to participate in regular jousts or horse races at Zumryn's for gold or xp rewards?

Edit: And for a large statue in Zumryn's!

[Oldschool]

Good idea Zm. I was thinking of contests like the Contest of Bows but that's an excellent idea. Either would work for me, although I have to admit a regular event(s) would be better.

Or better yet, open one or both up with a special prize contest then keep it/them around for a regular event.

[thingirl]

Maybe special events that happen occasionally. You would make some random checks with bonuses from your Horsemanship and Weaponry:Lances skills and the speed/endurance of your horse.

[shadowblack]

Questions for the GM April & May 2008 (has it really been nearly two years since?):
Out of the crowd, Shadowblack clears his throat, steps forth and boldly asks: “Will the skill of Weaponry: Lances be used anywhere outside of the current tournament?”

Yes, I'd like to see it be used elsewhere, especially in one or more full-blown jousting tournaments on the mainland.

So yeah...

[Oldschool]

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[Young Ned]

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-forum/bump.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v735/Old_Ned/tongue.gif

Got all my hopes up...

[Taleria]

Also OT: I want to ride a dragon!

Pythia would love a Chotarik. I don't need a dragon, unless it's a more serpentine variety with no fire power. Perhaps like the sea dragons near Phak-Rur.