Virtual Pet Options in the Top MUDs
In Iron Realm's top MUDs, classes make use of the ability to summon loyal entities of different varieties--perhaps a falcon or a snake. These can be invaluable not only for combat, but also inspiration for roleplay. There are some who look down on 'Pet RP', which often just ends up being owner speaking through and to their animal. This can seem rather one-sided as it is essentially means that this person is just talking to himself! This does not have to be the extent of the interaction, however.
Many classes can and do make use of all kinds of mounts. Everything from stubborn mules to tigers, to wyverns and chimeras. With a few lessons the creatures one can vault upon and survey the realm from is an innumerable list. Some have exotic defining features, some can fly, and many will need to be fed. They can be named and attributed with a personality all their own. They become our stalwart partners through thick or thin, and sometimes their deficiencies can make them the laughing stock of our combat parties (the author will refrain from mentioning a certain Achaean roc here). For a few or many gold sovereigns we can enrich our experience a little further with one of these mounts.
Another cheaper option in many IRE games is the mini pet. Bought with a few thousand gold, these are the small animals like cats, dogs, lizards and birds. They tend to have a favourite food that will illicit a reaction unique to their type and some of them can even be trained. These start out at the ‘baby’ stage and grow over a period of years. Eventually, if they are not slaughtered by some foul evil-doer, they reach a ripe old age and die. The opportunities for roleplay are often small ones. Perhaps a scolding for allowing your text dog to relieve himself upon the House leader’s priceless carpet, or a laugh with a novice about naming your creature, or even a bonding between a few friends when beloved Odif dies and needs to be buried on his favourite island. While these interactions are on a very small scale, they can be recounted later, laughed at, or remembered fondly over a pint.
Lastly, for the heavy hitters and lucky folk, there are the PET pets, the ones that start at a small fortune and go up and up in price from there. These have a great many more possibilities than the mini pets or even the mounts. For a price, you can make them flying, sentient, mountable or even invincible. The sky and your imagination are the limits. They can react to others if you wish, speak, send tells, and even fight beside you. You can create something that fits your character, a creature that has meaning and a story to go with him. Since they can be made invincible, they need not die and, even if they do, they will return to you in time so that your investment is never lost. These creatures will be your companions through everything, whether you like it or not.
Pets and mounts are a small aside for most of us, but even small opportunities can define our characters, create possibilities and spark ideas for others. They are yet another aspect that can further enrich our text lives.
Author: Lianca of Achaea
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Comments
Flair's zombie elephant is
Flair's zombie elephant is pretty fun.
Another credit that I should,
Another credit that I should, but won't, be using to rune my jakari.
I want a pettttt
I don;t even have my falcon yet.
Pets
Don't like the orb pets or the thera shop pets. But custom pets are very nice and I do like them alot, eventhough i don't have one myself
love my pet in lusternia
Alavan is just awsome and really fits my rp. Thanks Eventru!
interesting
I like my wyvern and chimera mounts
yes.
yes.
I have a custom pet
It was definitely the most frivolous thing I ever spent credits on! But I love it, and I love that it's completely unique.
Rather interesting
I think pet RP can be rather interesting. In MKO, there's a danger of overplaying it, as I'm sure is true elsewhere.
My horse!
I abuse it and try to make things less awkward with comic relief.
The SoW has some interesting
The SoW has some interesting pets.
I have seen some interesting pets
I saw Lilliel and was quite surprised to see she owned a magot infested 3-legged cat who is male and named princess... But it really added to her whole creville phsycho persona hehe and effectively so. I will never forget a pet and owner combination such as that!
Pets
My character approached having a pet as not ever wanting one -- a Druid shouldn't "own" a creature. I got ahold of a hydra, found to be a willing mount and recently received a salamander as a small companion.
Bottom line is that they are expensive, but the variety of existing pets is amazing. The neatest ones are the Itinerant Bazaar's collection as well as the Shop of Wonder's selection.
salamander
sounds neat
More pets
It is really nice to have something that belongs to you and is completely unique.
true
just a thought lusternia's pets have some utility but, what I can remember from aetolia those are just rp divices. I think more people would be apt to buy if utility was thrown in there aetolia.
Achaea has some amazing pets
I'm really impressed with some of the pets people have in Achaea - amazing reactions and verbs!
cat
I love my Tasur fishing cat.
Kitten
I want a cat... But Mhaldor seems to be filled with an abundance of them. I want something somewhat different :(
But I have seen
Some really cool custom pets straight out of awesome fantasy novels and the like. I want a Rancor.
i always thought a giant bug
i always thought a giant bug that spits flaming acid would be awesome as a mount, but I can't imagine spending the credits to get one that can be used in other more beneficial ways.
At this point, I think I have
At this point, I think I have too many pets. But they stay in my inventory for the most part, so it's not such a big deal.
Doesn't that itch?
Doesn't that itch?
Taint wyrms are cool.
Taint wyrms are cool. Anything sinuous, really.
sounds unpleasant
sounds unpleasant
I got yer taint worm right
I got yer taint worm right here!
I don't know
This sounds dirty.
I want a pet pig that
I want a pet pig that wouldn't die if someone punched him :(
But it would be tasty tasty
But it would be tasty tasty really expensive bacon
I wonder if
Does anyone know if Minipets can be customised further? That would be pretty neat right?
I don't see why not
I don't see why not
Why not
I think that by the time you spend that many credits, may as well buy a normal one.
Pets shmets,
Otter sandwich anyone?
I want...
I want a crow/eagle/nightmare hybrid.. heh
I wish pets were cheaper. I'd
I wish pets were cheaper. I'd totally get a custom mount on every character, then!
I have a pet goblin
I have a pet goblin
and i always forget the name
and i always forget the name of it...
If I had waaaaaaay too many
If I had waaaaaaay too many credits and felt like making something custom, it'd probably an oversized, undead rat.
my monkey doesnt require a
my monkey doesnt require a diaper
<.<
<.<
Not sure what they add and
Not sure what they add and there are some attrocious ones out there.
op
Amnesia pets are op
Are they? I've forgotten.
Are they? I've forgotten.
hah, yes, invincible amnesia
hah, yes, invincible amnesia pets are a pain in the behind.
that sounds very OP.
that sounds very OP.
how many of them can you
how many of them can you have?
yup
yup
and probably boring. i'd
and probably boring. i'd imagine their poop are also invisible.
I'm thinking...
If/when I make a pet, I'd wanna go with something like a young Jinouga from Monster Hunter Portable 3rd...Jin is just sooooo badass, and it'd be cool to have something like him, even if not EXACTLY a full-grown Jinouga.
Nah.
Jin's awesome, but I think if I made a MH monster as my pet, it'd have to be Lagiacrus from Tri.
Agnaktor.
Cause Agnus is cool.
I want..
A pet sheep.
I have a ram...
... does that count? Ewald, a winged mountain ram, who snacks on Karma items and is an obnoxious pain in the ass. Gives me a break from the Knight RP.
Also, pets are the best way to store gold!
if killed
If it's killed won't it drop your gold?
Not if it's a pet that can't
Not if it's a pet that can't be killed (which is the only type of pet someone should keep gold in).
Banks are the best way to
Banks are the best way to store gold. Pets are the second best.
banks charge you to withdraw
banks charge you to withdraw though and banks don't follow you around.
Pets can be stolen from
Pets can be stolen from though. Or could, I guess, since now they nerfed theft. Pets also can get lost though if you don't have a platinum whistle. I used to keep all my gold in my swallow, but I'd drop it and forget to pick it up...then I'd have to wait 30 minutes to an hour before it reset.
I didn't know about the theft
I didn't know about the theft potential before.
Ewald is awesome!
Ewald is awesome!
Charcoal hippogriff is the
Charcoal hippogriff is the best non-custom pet imo.
I liked
Arian's rainbow haired mammoth. cute.
I'd like to ride a giant rat
That looks just like subdivision rats.
Ew.
Ew.
Yes
Yes
RP
RP
rp nice but utility is good too.
I like the rp a pet can grant but, some utility is good too. Love Lusternia's beasts and beastmastery skillset.
yeah
yeah
waiting waiting waiting on
waiting waiting waiting on pet
crated pets :)
I have a tarantula named Translator (only one person might get the joke) and a kitten named Deestabber (because 'Dirk' and 'Dagger' were unavailable). Naming pets is fun!
cool!
cool!
I want..
A giant platypus.
I know someone who would love
I know someone who would love to have a pet sheep, they'd never leave their home if they had it.
ew? I hope that doesn't mean
ew? I hope that doesn't mean what I think it means.
afraid so, afraid.. so.
afraid so, afraid.. so.
war goat
we have war goats in lusternia would that be close enough?
I want a war goat. Not in
I want a war goat. Not in game. Just, a huge goat. With armour. That I ride to the store to get smokes.
Agreed!
Agreed!
ew
ew
moo
moo
eww
eww
^
^
That's not a comment
That's just puncutation!
I don't think a caret is
I don't think a caret is considered punctuation, but it's simpler than attempting to think of something original to say when the words I'd want to say have already been said.
In all fairness
This has been the only new article in like 3 weeks. Everything has already been said. :D
Amended
to now read "3 months."
...
...
poor sheep
poor sheep
Warcat
One that I always wanted, as sort of a custom pet, is a little tabby housecat with red tiger stripes to follow me around, then when I say, "Keeta, ((it's name)) transform!" it'll change to a giant warcat beast. :)
neat idea
neat ideawould that be a reaction or what?
Reminds me of Cringer the
Reminds me of Cringer the scaredy cat!
What.
What.
Ehhem.
I desisgned that, Thallia. And I love my wyrm with shadowy wings too much to want anything else.
Arrr
It be time for new articles
Hey, I can jump through hoops
Hey, I can jump through hoops like a good boy.
i have to get some more skill
need more lessons in riding so i can get a legendary steed or something
i have to get some more skill
need more lessons in riding so i can get a legendary steed or something
I'd like to turn my mount
I'd like to turn my mount into a pet.
can you not?
You can't do that in aetolia? we can in lusternia...for a price of corse.
doesn't look like it
doesn't look like it
Can always buy a flying pet!
^^
I'm ready
for a new article.
Me too
Me too
Me three
Me three
Me four.
Me four.
Me one hundred
and eighty nine.
one hundred and ninety
one hundred and ninety
^
^
soon soon.
soon soon.
Always wanted a panther....
Always wanted a panther.... but have a collared tiger as well as an otter and fawn - so its not really worth it. I also have a majestic stag, silver reindeer and falcon..... quite an entourage!
No satisfaction until you
No satisfaction until you have the whole zoo following you around.
haha. zoo.
haha. zoo.
still waiting :)
still waiting :)
And waiting.
And waiting.
Continue
Waiting..
mhm
mhm
my class gets no pet, and I
my class gets no pet, and I am poor.
Someday this might have some relevance to me, I guess
Too many
some people just have to many pets and then it gets irritating and stupid
spam
can't those classes that have lots of pets mask them so you're not spammed or did you mean in a combative sense?
mildly amused at the pet
mildly amused at the pet rocks you can buy.
Hah, that's funny.
Hah, that's funny.
pet rocks rock!
pet rocks rock!
This article went someway
This article went someway towards financing my pet! Louie the vulture now exists and I am proud as punch.
I want a pet rock
I want a pet rock
See if you can get the one
See if you can get the one with the little top hat.
greathunt!
greathunt!
because of the great hunt I
because of the great hunt I got to lvl 99! 8D
Outrider Changes.
Bring on the pet icewyrms!
It be time for a new article
Seriously
Yes, yes it is.
Yes, yes it is.
I wonder if there will be any
I wonder if there will be any new ones.
NEver
New things are terrible.
Hrm
lets bring dinosaurs to achaea and make a dinosaur pet haha
We should have a Jurassic
We should have a Jurassic Park island.
fit?
Would that somehow fit Achaea? I've never really played there.
Heh ..
Lupe has an interesting idea, actually.. Dino-Achaeans
Sick of pets
or at least, there are too many pets just laying around, chasing other pets tails.
Text pets are for text laughs
Text pets are for text laughs if I read this text article correctly?
Maybe not.
Falanx best
pet ever.
is this article still here?
is this article still here?
Yes.
Yes.
^
^
lame right?
lame right?
imagine
Magine riding around on a giant dung beetle.
um, no
bugs ick!
second that
second that
Ew.
Ew.
If I ever get a pet...
It will be useful, fun, and it will fit well with who I am.
Meaning basically... I don't think I'm ever going to get a pet unless I become more obtrusive.
Meaning...
Meaning that some day I may switch class, and if I do, I might consider getting a pet then.
I'm getting impatient waiting
I'm getting impatient waiting for my crow to hatch.
Hatched. But not actually
Hatched. But not actually useful, yet.
incubation in lusternia
I think incubation usualy lasts a month. be sure to pre-pay stable prices so it doesn't die emedietly for a few months ahead just incase.
still no pets
still no pets
It'd be interesting to turn
It'd be interesting to turn yourself into a mount if you are big enough creature.
Hmm...
Kind of like transmogrification?
that would be fun
that would be fun
I think for years a log of
I think for years a log of Dragons in Acheae asked for that ability, given that then (I don't know about currenly) they couldn't ride mounts while in dragonform.
Really Really
time for a new topic.
Agreed
Thusly, it shall be.
Yes.
Yes.
Verily.
Verily.
here is a list of what
here is a list of what minipet things we can get in aetolia with iron coins! :D
a gargoyle pet
a black scorpion
a grey squirrel
a fuzzy kitten
a small puppy
a pet rock
a leafy shrubling
a pet rockling
a tiny cockroach
a green blob
a small monkey
=D
oops, forgot to add the iron
oops, forgot to add the iron coins.... oh well to much work!
Nostalgia
Most of those remind me of people I used to know in Achaea.
a leafy shrubling
Is this a pet or more like a house atmisphere thing.
:)
:)
Yes...
That seems relevant. :)
It's my way of saying, I have
It's my way of saying, I have little to add :)
:]
:]
That's because
There's nothing TO add on a 3 week old article.
Quite
:)
mhm
mhm
I'd like a pet clone of
I'd like a pet clone of myself that is like the clone you can get in chrono trigger
YES.
I want a clone that I can marry and start a Great House with, yeees. My illusory self doesn't count. :C
I am pretty much able to have a clone
It is called a doplleganger that I can summon and she is a copy of me! I can even make her do things wheee my own me-pet! Hehe. Ok off-topic... anyone know why I can't change my Avatar? I even made the sizes to fit exactly.
pet are expensive.. class
pet are expensive.. class loyals do the job for free. My gremlin is cute in its ugliness heh heh
I do like my archdemon.
I do like my archdemon.
not the same
Not the same. I've had an archangel and those are close but, nothing beats my pet alavan.
I do envy the Serpent's pet
I do envy the Serpent's pet snake and the Knight's pet falcon.
grove user swarm too
grove user swarm too
generally its better if a pet
generally its better if a pet helps in battle
Yep.
Yep.
Artefact pets contribute a
Artefact pets contribute a decent bit in battle. It may seem like a very tiny amount of damage, but it adds up and that tiny bit is just that much less regeneration your enemy gets.
When will something new get
When will something new get posted?
pancakes
pancakes
yumm
yumm
Never.
Never.
You just did.
You just did.
It seems
Someone has writers block, nothing new to comment on for ages!
approved
editing and approving articals can't be a easy or quick job I suppose.
For what it's worth
For what it's worth
I wouldn't mind
having a pet, though it would have to be an evil, sinster pet in public. But I wouldn't want an ugly one... would have to be cute, but sinister!
cute but sinister
The midnight black kitten of doom. black fur, white socks, razer sharp claws and orange glowing eyes. I donnow. sounds cute but, sinister to me.
I have a golden eagle. Oh and
I have a golden eagle. Oh and by the way! Get rid of amnesia pets!
Amnesia pets are awesome.
Amnesia pets are awesome.
Amnesia pets are kind of
Amnesia pets are kind of useless overall. They're incredibly easy to make 100% useless. I'd prefer the damage.
Undecided
I have always wanted a custom pet, wish I could make my mind up what I wanted.
waffles!
waffles!
French toast.
French toast.
eh
whatever
with any luck I will get to
with any luck I will get to customize my falcon if I ever achieve knighthood
Yay pets
True custom pets (not that pesky "minipet" variant - what kind of stupid name is "minipet" anyways) are pure awesome.
I'd like a monk pet and I
I'd like a monk pet and I don't mean a tiny little pet that is a monk, but a pet that is for monks.
Still nothing new...
Still nothing new...
Whee.
Whee.
We need more topics.
We need more topics.
wheeee
wheeee
For the love of...
For the love of Maya, when are we ever gonna have a new article to comment on?
time
In time I suspect. it'll take time.
Ha! only when you give up :P
Ha! only when you give up :P
New Article: Why we are not
New Article:
Why we are not getting a new Article, It is work noone wants to do.
The end.
:P
i'm kind of getting sick of
i'm kind of getting sick of commenting on the same article...
Boringgggg
Bring some more articles, and IO can think of at least one topic that has not been covered!
I have a good topic in mind
I have a good topic in mind, mebe I should contact them unproductive editors.
good idea
good idea
Yes, do that please.
Yes, do that please.
I would love the Huntress I
I would love the Huntress I seen in the Temple
remember the time of year.
remember it's graduation time, vacation time and just generaly summer. so, editors might be on vacation or going to a long distance graduation. lets let them have a life beyond this eh?
Pokemon battles?
pet v pet battle gameplay? :Da
Falcon ftw. :d
Falcon ftw. :d
Falcons seems nice, yes.
Falcons seems nice, yes.
Just buy a real pet.
Just buy a real pet.
I want a cow!
Yes I have not seen a cow pet once.... I wanna mount a talking cow!
Brilliant!
And when he's snarky you can make him a steak.
cow
I'm not sure I've ever seen a cow pet. we've got cows that wander the hiways in lusternia but, I dont' think I've ever seen one as a pet. I think someone in serenwilde has a bull for a pet but, that's as sclose as I canthink of.
I have a large entourage of
I have a large entourage of fae. They are more than enough to keep track of, without actual pets.
I think fae
I think fae are the most numerus of the summoned creatures like that. next closest are the illuminati.
cool
cool
smooth
smooth
These things take time?
Damn I could write an article in a day... it really ain't that much effort, I guess they just ran outta stuff to write about, bound to happen!
write it and submit it :)
write it and submit it :)
I hope
I hope they're just editing htem and a new one will be up soon. Surely not ran out of stuff to write about.
A day is a long time taken
A day is a long time taken out of someone's life just to write an article. Most people don't want to spend the time writing an article just so that people can comment on it to get a free credit when they have better things to do.
Interesting
Interesting
Indeed!
Indeed!
I would not want a normal pet
I would want a firedrake, or a fire elemental or something else magical and dangerous.
ok
ok
Chivalry
Just go chivalry and get a falcon. At least they are useful. If ya want a big pet then go priest or apostate. *shrugs* Little cute pets make me sick. All must be holobombed :)
My leprechaun stole my
My leprechaun stole my cauldron twice, in the middle of a ritual. I was displeased
is that luck or what?
is that luck or what?
how?
How did hat happen I didn't know shadowdancers had to drop the caldrin?
nothing really useful to say but
yeah i donkt really have anything useful to say but i plan to get a pet as soon as possible they make great rp tools for druids
You have swarm of bees
You have swarm of bees following you around
You have swarm of fangirls
You have swarm of fangirls following you around
Bit of a muck up
Unfortunately I mucked up in the kind of creature I chose in that it was too alignment based and ended up confining my character considerably. As a result, I've had a 1000+ credit pet sit in my inventory for about 4 years. I could recustomise it but it'd end up costing close to the same.
wow, that's so not good.
I am reallysorry o hea r that that's not good.
Ick...
Yeah, that sucks to hear. I must admit, Carmain's pet cat is pretty adorable in an evil kind of way haha.
Ugh. Bye bye dollars.
Ugh. Bye bye dollars.
I like buttons
I like buttons
buttons
What does this have to do with pets?
Button pets
obviously. Pay attention.
Waaay too expensive. Probably
Waaay too expensive. Probably wouldn't be getting any till I trans out my skills/get stocked up on herbs/armor/stuff until I even think about getting a pet.
wise choice
wise choice
smart idea
smart idea though do pets in aetolia have any practical value like can they assist in hunting or combat like the ones in lusternia? it's been so long since I played aetolia I forget.
lusternia has pretty awesome
lusternia has pretty awesome mounts available for purchase.
like what?
like what?
I like
I like the lusternia pegasis and the wyvern the best Ithink. though there are tuns. atleast those that are sold for gold.
That and you can customise
That and you can customise the Minipets with a certificate for 10 Iron Coins, so you can have a variety of options. Way cheaper than the overpriced pets other places.
I want a pet that
I want a pet that creates new IRE articles
Now that would be a great
Now that would be a great pet.
yes, yes it would
yes, yes it would
Totes!
Agreed!
I just want something to rat
I just want something to rat for me.
Hmm
I think a pet that gives you something in return would be nice. Something like a familiar that you bond with.
Many classes have that
Many classes have that
I want a pet that gives you
I want a pet that gives you bacon... IRL...
:((
this article just reminded me on how I missed out on those mayan crown birds sold at the shop of wonders in Delos... I was too late to get ONE mayan crown (I was still poor back then) and by the time I got one they were pulled out a couple rl days earlier.. -facepalm-
I liked them because they already came with some actions and they looked cool.. -sigh- I wish they resold those again! I still want a bird! :((
Your post reminds me of how I
Your post reminds me of how I missed out on the bait bucket and the pet bird :((((
Meh.
Meh, pets.
ok, even I'm begining to wonder
ok, even I'm beginning to wonder where the next artical is. not really impashent just wondering what the problum is. hope it's nothing major.
I think pets are a fun aspect
I think pets are a fun aspect in the game. Aetolia has some pretty fun pets and mounts.
We need a new article D:
We need a new article D:
yes we do
yes we do
yes we do
yes we do
yes we do
yes we do
mhm
mhm
mhm
mhm
mhm
mhm
Order beasts are the best. :D
Order beasts are the best. :D
Order beasts are the best. :D
Order beasts are the best. :D
Ooh a pet rock from Aetolia?
A pet rock seriously?
I am happy
With my snake
mango parrot
mango parrot
XD
flying rainbow unicorn. that I can ride....and pierces people with its horn, or kicks them in the face either one would work
Harmony
Allways, I want to be with you, and make believe with you, and live in harmony harmony oh, oh!
I'm excited for my treant.
I'm excited for my treant. Seeds have been planted.
umm what is that?
umm what is that?
not bacon it seems.
not bacon it seems.
How come forestals in Achaea
How come forestals in Achaea don't have treants?
Too many choices!
I've been saving up for a pet for awhile now. I already know what inherents and add-ons I want to get.. it's just the descriptions that are stumping me. Sky-is-the-limit is great, but also paralyzing. So I wait...
Was for me too.
That was hard for me too. infact I changed once. The old alavan was just a silver dragon. the new and improved is so much better.
ok, curios now.
ok, I'm still being pashent for a new artical just curios now what the hold up is.
silver dragon
silver dragon
Stupid pink spammy
Stupid pink spammy flamingos.
rhinos
Lusternia just released amazingly adorable wooly rhinos and a class based on your loyal steed :) <3
This
Sounds like an inuendo for something...
Woah
That's
Like
a big
Problem
since i can't
Delete
posts which went through a dozen times,