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Music problem
Hello, guys. I tried a bard few times, but faced a strange problem: music skill don't want to work. My last bard began with Music skill at 93 and mandoline. I came to VD:1 and tried to tame a rat(plased mandoline in a tool slot and 'u'sed it), but no reaction. I used an instrument 20 times on coward tactics and rat just continued to attack me. Before that i tried to use music with other bards on the other animals, but with the same result. What could it be?
P.S. Sorry for my bad English.
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I have encountered the same problems. This seems to only happen to some characters. They can't tame anything.
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There's a level and skill requirement on taming I believe. It might have some connection with the fact that SMC rats are at least level 2 - they're higher level than you, which might be the reason you can't tame them with a completely fresh level 1 character.
Last edited by Silfir; 06-17-2010 at 05:07 PM.
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He was in VD, not SMC. You might be right about the level requirement, however.Originally Posted by Silfir
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I tamed greater claw bugs with lv1 char with music at 60. Persistence is a key.
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You can only have a maximum of three tamed pets on a dungeon level at a time. Place pets elsewhere (on another level or in pet heaven) before attempting to tame a new pet.
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Sorry, but i tried 20 times or so, i had only 1 starting pet with me and i was on VD:1. I doubt it can be level problem, because i heard about guy, that ended game with level 1 bard. I also don't think it's about persistence, because 20 tries with no result against the weakest animal in this game(and music skill 93!!!) is just ridiculous. I can believe that it might be a situational bug, but i tried few more bards with the same result(no taming, death and despair). I asked just in case somebody already faced this problem and know how to beat it, but if no, then i'm sorry, i'll better give up on a pet-using bard and pick another class. I just had 3-rd victory few days ago(first victory without any scumming and surprisingly with gnome farmer) and it's hard to decide which char should i make next(wanted a bard, but u see).
Anyway, thank you for answers and again, sorry for my awful English.
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20 times is not a lot to try taming, really. If the RNG doesn't like you, it can take a lot more than that, especially since your skill isn't max. Music also has a range of only 2 or 3 squares, so if the monster isn't close to you, it won't work. Monsters from vaults or tension rooms (or the SMC) tend to be harder to tame in my experience.
Honestly, though, rats probably aren't worth your time to tame anyway. Find yourself bear or a greater claw bug (bug infested temple area) and you'll probably have better luck with getting somewhere with pets.
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20 should at very least make them non hostile.
Two things i can think:
1, Range
2, Using whistle
So far rolled 15 casters with RoDS and shamelessly killed them within 200 turns. For eternium glory!
(after 15 I stopped counting...)
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> Music also has a range of only 2 or 3 squares
I'm not sure about that. I know for a fact that music
often extends beyond line of sight. As for whether or
not it is capable of taming/calming anything at that
range, I don't know.
I have never tamed a rat, but I'm sure that 20 attempts
at music=90 is plenty. The only thing that seems likely
is that you tried to tame a tension/threat/vault rat. If
that's not it, then it almost has to be somevkind of bug
in there somewhere. Cursed? Doomed? Save game
editing? I'm grasping at straws here.
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