Hunting (skill)

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Hunting

Hunting is a skill composed of four types of abilities:

Setting traps

Summoning animal guardians

Weapon abilities

Survival abilities

Traps

- Each trap is constructed of commodities. When laying a trap, you must have
  the required commodities (listed in the AB HELP files) in your inventory.

- Traps get laid in directions. The general syntax is LAY <trap> <direction>.

- Traps are set off _only_ by those on your enemies list. They will be set
  off when someone either enters or leaves the room by the direction you
  specified.

- Some traps will stop movement when sprung. For instance, if you are leaving
  a room with a snare trap in it set to the direction you are leaving, you
  will set off the snare before you leave the room, and it will prevent you
  from moving.

Animal Guardians

- The animals you summon may be ordered about with the commands in
  HELP MOBILES.

- If you leave Imperian and do not come back quickly, they will disappear back
  into the forest.

- You may call your summoned animals to you with CALL ANIMALS.

- You can dismiss you animals with DISMISS <animal>.

Weapon Abilities

- When you gain the skill of hunting, you are given the axe proficiency and
  given the choice between the spear and trident proficiency. Spear and
  trident are exactly the same for the purposes of Hunting, so choose
  whichever you prefer. CHOOSE SPEAR or CHOOSE TRIDENT. The choice is
  irreversible.

Survival Abilities

- These abilities assist you in surviving out on your own.

Skill Table

Name	Rank	Percent	Description
Hide	Inept	0	Conceal yourself in the shadows.
Swinging	Novice	0	Swing up into the trees to evade the enemy.
Traps	Apprentice	0	The ability to search for traps in your location.
Dart	Apprentice	0	A trap that shoots out a poisoned dart at its victim.
Affinity	Capable	0	Create an affinity with the natural world.
Fox	Capable	0	Summon a lithe vixen to attack your enemies.
Coyote	Capable	0	Summon a cunning coyote to attack your enemies.
Ocelot	Capable	0	Summon a striped ocelot to attack your enemies.
Barkskin	Capable	40	Make your skin tough like bark.
Trip	Adept	0	Knock an unruly foe to the ground.
Snare	Adept	50	Trap your enemies like the stupid beasts they are.
Lemming	Skilled	0	Summon a suspiciously helpful lemming to your aid.
Ferret	Skilled	0	Summon a helpful ferret to your side.
Tamarin	Skilled	0	Summon a helpful tamarin to your side.
Returning	Skilled	40	The ability to throw an axe such that it will return.
Firstaid	Skilled	70	Use your knowledge of healing to reduce bleeding.
Disarm	Skilled	90	Attempt to disarm a trap.
Noose	Gifted	33	A trap to strangle your enemies.
Bowmanship	Gifted	50	Use of the valued projectile weapon.
Raven	Gifted	66	Call a raven to aid you in combat.
Hawk	Gifted	66	Call a red-tailed hawk to aid you in combat.
Bat	Gifted	66	Call a black bat to aid you in combat.
Wind	Gifted	83	Further increase your accuracy through wind compensation.
Catapult	Expert	0	A trap that will throw your enemies out of the room.
Aiming	Expert	12	Increase your accuracy in shooting.
Campfire	Expert	25	Build a campfire to soothe the body and soul.
Badger	Expert	50	Call for the aid of a very grumpy badger.
Antelope	Expert	50	Call for the aid of a pronghorn antelope.
Anteater	Expert	50	Call for the aid of a bristly anteater.
Clothesline	Expert	75	A trap that will rip open the jugular of a victim.
Alarm	Expert	87	Put an alarm on a trap.
Grab	Virtuoso	33	Use an axe to pull someone in from a nearby room.
Impale	Virtuoso	44	Impale attackers on a spear or trident.
Dustbomb	Fabled	9	Numb the senses of this trap's victims.
Butterfly	Fabled	36	Summon a butterfly to assist you in combat.
Sparrow	Fabled	36	Summon a small sparrow to assist you in combat.
Eagle	Fabled	36	Summon a sleek eagle to assist you in combat.
Horseshoe	Fabled	63	A trap that stuns its victims with a blow to the head.
Thornspray	Fabled	81	Attack your enemies with a flurry of flying thorns.
Ridebyshot	Mythical	0	Shoot as you ride through.(Outrider Only)
Conceal	Mythical	30	Conceal the nature of a trap's effect.
Spinning	Mythical	53	Set up a defensive shield with a spear or trident.
Wolf	Mythical	76	Call the mighty grey wolf to your side.
Cheetah	Mythical	76	Call the swift cheetah to your side.
Panther	Mythical	76	Call the sleek black panther to your side.
Darts	Transcendent	0	A trap to quickly overload an enemy with poisons.
Evolution	Transcendent	0	Develop an extended affinity with the land.