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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I heard bacon
I heard bacon
pets :)
always good
the same thing
the same thing
Of course.
Wouldn't make sense to change it
I just have my bees
and I wish HELP PETS was a little more helpful for those of us who know nothing about pets and don't want them customized.
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I want rabid lemmings.
I want rabid lemmings.
more than one?
That'd be expensive
maybe
Just get one but, a big one.
heh heh, funny
heh heh, funny
Pets Pets Pets
Pets Pets Pets
We need a new article
We need a new good article.
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I'm kind of jealous of other
I'm kind of jealous of other IRE MUD's diversity in pets, but Achaea's have some interesting uses as well.
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These new comments
They are shockingly empty.
hmm
hmm
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Need more articles
notice fewer to read of late. Step it up!
long time
it's been a long time for new stuff. still waiting.
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I want a pet monkey that I
I want a pet monkey that I can send out on dates in my place.
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Hom
Hom
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Birdie!
Birdie!
pets taht fly
Are a defenet yes. especialy if you can not fly any other way.
nah
too much maintenance
i want a dala'myrr. heh
i want a dala'myrr. heh
a pet
that would rez me when I die would be nice
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Pets.
Pets.
pets
pets
Water weird!
Water weird!
And beer isn't? I have
And beer isn't? I have forgotten about weirds.
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i want a ferret
n o w
guard my estate
My pets just guard my estate...everyone is afraid of the crow and the tarantula lurking in the git's cave.
manse dweller
I thought about getting one of those in lusternia some day.
SPIDER
SPIDERS FREAK ME OUT.
Meh
Meh
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Mah snake
Mah snake
order beast
If I didn't have an artifact pet I'd like my orders beast. a serpent. snakes usualy give me the hebe jebes but, they are designed so well they're cool.
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have a pet
I have a pet: alavan but, I like some of the ingame beats too. I want both but, since I have a pet a beat is just something extra that's not needed. like I'd like a pegasus from celestia and a serpent from the blessed isles. but, I can't see getting those and having to pay for them since I have a pet
something about jaffa cakes?
something about jaffa cakes?
what?
What?
Nothing.
Nothing.
cake?
cake?
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pets are cool
pets are cool
what else can be said? anyone?
What else intelegent can be said? Anyone?
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Subtlety
Is the key.
flamboient
I like a little flamboyent pet
I agree
I agree
I want a cloak pet.
I want a cloak pet.
cloak?
cloak?
i'd have a ormyrr for a pet
i'd have a ormyrr for a pet too
That would be fun.
That would be fun.
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definitely going to put in some thought
for now, the nightmare will have to do. Lots of items on the list before I buy a fancy-dancy pet
Pets
I like pets because they give races that are flightless a means of flying.
me too.
me too.
Can't think of any cool "good" ones
wouldn't mind something like something the Naz'gul rode. Maybe I ride a converted Dala'myrr someday.
actually
a npc squire to hold my weapons would be kind of cool.
Me: "Boy, give me my bow"
Squire: "Excellent shot Sir"
cheering squad
your own little cheering squad. neat that.
Who is Naz'gul?
Who is Naz'gul?
something something marble
something something marble hornets
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My tengu
is the best pet ever. <3
I...
like my bat.
what class gets a bat?
what class gets a bat?
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Hmm
Do we still credits for commenting on these? Haven't tried in a while.
Credit comment.
Credit comment.
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Pets... pets... do we really
Pets... pets... do we really need to post a relevant comment? It's become a bit of a farce, hasn't it.
yes, I wish
yes, at this point it is but, I'd like to see new articals.
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Angel
Angel
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mhm
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Pets pets pets yay
Pets pets pets yay
eh
class pets are cool, everything else is kinda, not for me
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pets
pets
<3 pets
<3 pets
agree
I agree. Alavan is so great.
eh
not big on pets
great
I think they're great but, I guess there are more important things at first to get.
You can get by with just a
You can get by with just a beast...but if you don't even have a beast you're missing out. An artifact beast is like a buff to the entire skillset. Artifact beast and beastmastery skillset buffs, movement, healing, influencing, cuts your damage while hunting, can cast reflections on your, can spellcast clouds, can burrow, can fly, can leap, can help influencing, etc.
I know you know all of that, but others reading this thread may not.
In achaea, artifact pets are like getting 5+ artifacts in one.
I keep spending all the
I keep spending all the credits I save for an artifact pet. Maybe someday...
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luxury
I guess pets are a luxury it's just all in what you consiter important in the game I suppose. I like mine and think it was personaly worth all the scrimping and saving.
Need invincible pet
for dueling
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wonder
I wonder if we'll hit 7 pages
Of course.
Of course.
i still
still want a green cow
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tooo expensive
tooo expensive
I want my falcon custimized,
I want my falcon custimized, that's what I want
I'm good with my snake
I'm good with my snake
I'm a sentinel. I get all the
I'm a sentinel. I get all the pets
No pets for me.
No pets for me.
ingame beasts
the beasts bought for gold in game are almost as neat as the credit ones. given there fairly wide alterations possable
Boom
Boom
what?
What exploded?
There goes pet Bal'slith
There goes pet Bal'slith
Would getting a little red pet that laughs when tickled
be too obvious or too soon?
depends
depends on it's name? ;)
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credit
credit
yay pets
yay pets
badger, badger, badger, or a
badger, badger, badger, or a mushroom or a snake.
badger
Ecologests in lusternia can have badgers as a companion no credits required. unless you cound credits for lessons to learn the skill.
pets
i want a pet :(
what
what kind?
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tenticle beast
tenticle beast
Someone in Lusternia has one
Someone in Lusternia has one of those, it's brilliant. Called Mr. Tentacles! :)
pets r gud
pets r gud
credit
credit
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I think
give a pet idea instead of just greedily grabbing a credit. How about a pet waluderbeast? A creature that is the result of a magical experiment gone wrong, half walrus, half lion.
Pets
Pets
macian
? pets?
7 pages
wow, 7 pages how big will this comment section get?
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Pets are fine
However it's when Players are more attached to their coded pets than real life people where I draw the line... It's more common than one would like to think.
Think so?
Do you really think so?
I know so.
I know at least one person who spent money they couldn't afford to spend on an epic pet in Achaea. It's pretty silly, but I guess you really can get that addicted.
My pet/mount/ability to fly
I can't wait until my eagle grows up and I can see what she looks like.
lusternia beasts
that's what I love about lusternia beasts people can have the same beast (eagle in this case) and when they mature each wil have a different eagle
Achaea needs pet fish!
A goldfish would be cool!
Pet Fish
Midkemia Got some... and Apparently they were supposed to 'follow' the player. That animal made little to no sense at all.
I still want a black cat.
I still want a black cat.
If I keep commenting on this
If I keep commenting on this I suppose I can get an artie pet.
steak
steak
A pet that can heal you of
A pet that can heal you of afflictions passively
I need credits
I need credits
It'd be nice to have my
It'd be nice to have my waterweird as a real pet instead of just a summonable denizen.
same
that'd not be fair...woodlore and all other summonable creatures don't get too.
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Pets rock
awesome :)
awesome :)
such a loss that Daveed no
such a loss that Daveed no longer sells minipets... It doesnt feel right that the only option is to pay credits to get one now. (or do a shiptrade, but that involves also a lot of gold/credits to get ship + seafaring).
Thinking...
... about getting Amnesia for my pet. Thoughts on that?
invisible fly.
invisible fly.
Falcons?
I miss falcons :(
get
get an arty pet falcon
hmm
hmm
Pets
Would love to have an artie pet, except it seems trample is better with legendary mounts, so there's a balance of practicality or vanity (plus, legend mounts are cheaper).
No army of pets
No army of pets
free
credits
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credit
credit
Yes
Yes
glboe pets out again
glboe pets out again
pets
pets
ridable pets
ridable pets
pets
Aren't they all?
The fact that they're
The fact that they're unkillable is such a game changer.
I want a pet seal lion, or a
I want a pet seal lion, or a golden lion tamarin or those things in...the black forest? you know, the bears with the duck bill.
Too bad they cost so much
:(
Armadillo pet
Armadillo pet
not sure
not sure about this idea.
Totally want
An otter.
Because otters are awesome.
otter
I thought about getting an otter from the blessed isles as a manse dweller. as you say. so cute.
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way too expensive for me
at least right now
I don't like pets of any
I don't like pets of any kind. Even cool golems.
Credit comment.
Credit comment.
Don't remember what I was
Don't remember what I was going to say here so..
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mhhhmhmhhhhhmmmm
mhhhmhmhhhhhmmmm
what
waht?
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:D
:D
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...wishing I had the credits
...wishing I had the credits myself, maybe try to see about getting a custom tamed ormyrr...if they aren't considered sentient.
a waht?
a waht?
close this thread already!
close this thread already!
new stuff
we need new stuff to do that.
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credit
credits
Bear cub, now that's cool.
Bear cub, now that's cool.
lusternia
Meliana in lusternia has one of those.
credit
comment
So what is she riding?
So what is she riding?
who
who?
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wanting
New stuff to read please.
Test
Test
free credit
free credit
yes
yes
aye
aye
Now Lusty's going more
Now Lusty's going more steampunk, I'm thinking something like a cyborg jack russell terrier. In a top hat.
top hat
I think it puts it over the top :)
credits for all! ho ho ho
credits for all! ho ho ho
Woot!! Let's go, everybody!
Woot!! Let's go, everybody! only 54 comments more to reach a total of 2000! WHOOOHOOO
custom pets add a lot of
custom pets add a lot of flavor
I agree
I agree
Indeed.
Indeed.
Yay pets!
Yay pets!
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Murder!
Murder!
I got a fox from the globe
I got a fox from the globe promo. Wonder how much I can get for it.
oh my
oh my
word
word
something somewhere somehow,
something somewhere somehow, credit.
methinks this has gone on a
methinks this has gone on a bit long
at least page 7 is reletively
at least page 7 is reletively short
long comment section is long
long comment section is long
panda cub
would beat a bear cub
And then...
And then...
new articles
new articles!!!!
I would love a custom pet,
I would love a custom pet, but I wouldn't be able to decide on one, ever.
pets
I have this problem as well. When I get a custom pet I really want it to be something that will enhance my character and make some sense having. Something that would enhance my roleplay but be fun as well to.
christmas wish list`
new artacles to read
I can understand the reasons
I can understand the reasons for having pets, but they're so expensive (like real life, I suppose!) Mounts are more useful, and class specific pets, but unless you're an uber-serious RPer (and let's face it, we all have our off days), they are another burden - they need to be fed, walked, cleaned up after... ;)
beauty
that's the beauty if you don't feel like it you don't have too.
pet dala'myrr
this pet would eat all other pets
canabalistic
canabalistic
credit
credit
hi
hi
Hrm...
WHY NO WEASEL WAR DANCE?! D:
You're not using the right
You're not using the right training methods!
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dapper hamster!
dapper hamster!
Neh
Monks really have no use for pets. It's sad but cheaper on my wallet/pack
Who needs pets?
Roll a sentinel.
everyone
could use a bear cub
New pets from globes.
New pets from globes.
what
what? globes?
I don't have a pet yet, but I
I don't have a pet yet, but I do intend to get one. I believe they are good for roleplaying.
i want a fernbeast :(
i want a fernbeast :(
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farret
I think a farret would be neat
Credit comment.
Credit comment.
my mango icewyrm
my mango icewyrm
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OOOH
A fernbeast would be cool!!
wtb hamster
wtb hamster
cheese!
cheese!
I'm not a big fan of pets in
I'm not a big fan of pets in games, although most people seem to really like them. When I'm telling my mother about a game, she gets excited when I tell her that you can have a pet. The perks on IRE games though are nice. Pets can add some great abilities for you to use.
So if i post on here in three
So if i post on here in three years I can have a Lusternia pet. Hrrrm.
seems long
seems long time.
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did I post yet?
did I post yet?
I like pets but not
I like pets but not mini-pets. And I wish they had slightly more combat utility.
I think it would add an
I think it would add an interesting RP dynamic if you were allowed to have sentient races as pets.
I think they're a bit pricey,
I think they're a bit pricey, tbh, and don't get me started on globes.
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Minpets
The minipets in Achaea are really cute! I'm not buying any more globes though so I'd have to buy one from someone else.
free credit
free credit
Oh don't remind me about the Roc
I wish I could just forget about that stupid thing.
customise
customise it again.
when do we get Logosmas
when do we get Logosmas present??
no idea
no idea read announce?