User talk:Urbanemonkey

So, you're a herder, huh...?

I've been meaning to do a few of tests there, but perhaps you could save me the effort and add the relevant bits of info to the page. :)

1) How many creatures can you have following you at any given time, and how long will they follow you for? Will they go through gates? 2) How's it go with hostile (or potentially hostile) creatures? 3) Is your chance of success dependent on skill alone, or the type of creature you're working with? That is to say, will Jack of all Trades allow the persistent to herd Greater Dragons, and does a GM herder have a chance to fail? 4) Is skill gain influenced by the type of creature you're herding?

- Bomb Bloke 06:46, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

The term "budding herder" (32 skill! WOOO!) is more accurate.

WRT your questions: 1) How many creatures can you have following you at any given time, and how long will they follow you for? Will they go through gates?

Herding isn't a "creature follow me" skill, as much as it's a "creature go over there" skill. They don't follow you (and don't take up your pet slots). Instead, you gently encourage creatures to just ... go over there (click).

2) How's it go with hostile (or potentially hostile) creatures?

So far, mongbats stop attacking and go where I tell them to.

3) Is your chance of success dependent on skill alone, or the type of creature you're working with? That is to say, will Jack of all Trades allow the persistent to herd Greater Dragons, and does a GM herder have a chance to fail?

I suspect that my chance of succeeding is based on both the "herding" difficulty rating of the creature I'm working with, and on my skill as a herder. I'm sure there's a skill check (like for Taming) that determines if you even have the skill possible to succeed.

4) Is skill gain influenced by the type of creature you're herding?

Unknown. I'm working with basic barnyard creatures at this point.

- Urbanemonkey 04:51, 3 December 2008 (UTC)