Use beasts in battle [1195]

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

### E.2.2: Use beasts in battle [1195]

      Usage:   Automatic
      Time to learn: 28 days.
      Time to practice: 3+ days.
      Cost to practice: 10 gold.

This skill grants a noble the ability to control animals in battle.

Each PRACTICE of this skill increases the number of animals the noble can use in battle by one. After one use, a noble is able to control one animal. After three uses, the noble will be able to use three animals, etc.

If a noble owns more animals than he can control, he will use the animals with the highest total attack + defense values, or in the case of a tie, the animals with the higher attack value.

Only the animals directly possessed by the noble will aid combat. Animals owned by units which do not possess knowledge of 1195 will not be used in battle.

The following animals may be used in combat:

          nazgul [55]          (360,360,0)
          centaur [271]        (30,30,30)
          minotaur [272]       (30,5,0)
          giant spider [278]   (150,100,0)
          rat [279]            (3,3,0)
          lion [280]           (100,100,0)
          giant bird [281]     (300,250,0)
          giant lizard [282]   (80,80,0)
          chimera [284]        (250,250,0)
          harpie [285]         (80,120,0)
          dragon [286]         (1500,1500,0)
          gorgon [288]         (10,20,0)
          wolf [289]           (5,5,0)
          otter [302]          (10,10,0)
          mole [303]           (10,10,0)
          bull [304]           (10,10,0)
          eagle [305]          (10,10,0)
          monkey [306]         (10,10,0)
          hare [307]           (10,10,0)
          wardog [308]         (10,10,0)
          sand rat [309]       (10,10,0)
          balrog [310]         (1000,1000,0)

With additional 10 beasts a noble can use, the time to practice this skill increases by one day, i.e., the first ten uses of this skill require three days each, the second ten four days each, and so on.