Hunting (skill)

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