Bestiary/Panther

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Panther

General
Type	Animal
Category	Animals
Alignment	Neutral
Karma	0
Fame	450
Behavior	Only when attacked
Speed	Medium
Stats
Strength	61–85
Dexterity	86–105
Intelligence	26–50
Hit points	37–51
Stamina	86–105
Mana	0
Damage	4–12
Armor	16
Taming
Tameable	Yes
Min. skill	53.1
Control slots	1
Bondable	Yes
Rideable	No
Favorite food	Meat or fish
Resources
Carving	1 raw ribs, 10 hides

The Panther is a fast, black big cat with good Tactics and Wrestling for its level. It only fights when attacked and needs 53.1 Animal Taming.

Overview

• In-game name: a panther
• Corpse: a panther corpse
• Looks: always black (hue 0x901).
• Behavior: it leaves you alone unless you attack it, then fights in melee (animal AI).

Stats

Stat	Value
Strength	61–85
Dexterity	86–105
Intelligence	26–50
Hit points	37–51
Stamina	86–105 (same as its Dexterity)
Mana	0
Melee damage	4–12
Armor rating	16
Fame / Karma	450 / 0

Skills

Skill	Range
Tactics	50.1–65.0
Wrestling	50.1–65.0
Magic Resistance	15.1–30.0

Taming

Requirement	Value
Minimum Animal Taming	53.1 (below this you have no chance)
Control slots	1
Maximum owners	5 (each previous owner makes it harder to tame)
Bonding	Yes
Rideable	No
Favorite food	Meat or fish

• Success chance. For a first-time tame, your chance of success at the end of an attempt is about 94% at 100.0 skill, and it improves as your skill rises. Every previous owner adds 6 points to the difficulty.
• Don't hurt it. If it takes any damage during your attempt, taming fails with "The animal is too angry to continue taming."
• Stay close. You must stay within 6 tiles of it and keep a clear path to it.
• Obedience. Once tamed, how often it obeys depends on your Animal Taming and Animal Lore (taming counts four times as much as lore). With both at 53.1 it obeys about 70% of the time, and at about 58.0 it reaches the 99% maximum. Below 53.1 the chance drops quickly, to as low as 22%.
• Re-taming. If you've owned this one before, taming it again always succeeds ("That wasn't even challenging.").
• After its first tame, its skills drop to 90% of their wild values, or 86% if it was paralyzed while you tamed it. Its stats don't drop.

Pack instinct

Panthers hunt better in groups. When several of your pets from the same pack group (the feline group: cats, cougars, panthers, snow leopards and hell cats) attack the same creature while standing next to it (within 1 tile), each gets extra melee damage:

• 2 pets: +25%
• 3 pets: +50%
• 4 pets: +75%
• 5 or more: +100%

All the pets must have the same owner. The bonus only applies against other creatures, not against players.

Bonding

Only the owner can bond with a panther, and they need at least 53.1 Animal Taming (base skill). Feed it to start bonding, then feed it again after 7 days to finish. When you see "Your pet has bonded with you!", it's done.

Loot

It carries no loot.

Carving

Use a blade on the corpse to get:

• 1 raw ribs
• 10 hides

Tips

• At 100.0 skill each attempt has about a 94% chance.
• Its Dexterity (86–105) is the highest of the regular big cats.
• Cats share a pack group, so mix panthers with cougars or snow leopards for the pack instinct bonus.
• Carve the corpse for 10 hides.