Capture beasts [2232]

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

### E.14.4: Capture beasts [2232]

      Usage:  USE 2232 <stack>
      Piety:  variable
      Time to learn: 28 days.
      Time to use: 7 days.
      Required to use: Holy symbol, holy plant

The wild and fantastic beasts that populate the Olympia wilderness are completely inimical to man. Only by the holy power of Dol can they be captured, trained, and put to use. By means of this prayer, the priest of Dol mesmerizes a wild beast and causes the beast to join the priest.

The piety required to perform this amazing feat depends upon the power and ferocity of the beast to be captured. 1 point of piety is required, plus 1 point for each 50 points of the beast's attack and defense factors (rounded). To capture a beast with an attack factor of 30 and a defense factor of 30 would require 2 piety. To capture a beast with an attack factor of 50 and a defense factor of 30 would cost 3 piety. If a priest lacks the piety to capture a beast, the prayer will fail after seven days. This prayer will capture one beast at a time.

The target of this skill is a stack. If the stack contains several types of beasts, the beast captured will be selected at random. Beasts may be captured from any stack; this prayer may be used to lure beasts from another noble's inventory.