Bestiary/Grizzly Bear
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | Animal |
| Category | Animals |
| Alignment | Neutral |
| Karma | 0 |
| Fame | 1,000 |
| Behavior | Only when attacked |
| Speed | Medium |
| Stats | |
| Strength | 126–155 |
| Dexterity | 81–105 |
| Intelligence | 16–40 |
| Hit points | 76–93 |
| Stamina | 81–105 |
| Mana | 0 |
| Damage | 8–13 |
| Armor | 24 |
| Taming | |
| Tameable | Yes |
| Min. skill | 59.1 |
| Control slots | 1 |
| Bondable | Yes |
| Rideable | No |
| Favorite food | Fish, fruits and vegetables or meat |
| Resources | |
| Carving | 2 raw ribs, 16 hides (32 in Felucca) |
The Grizzly Bear is the strongest of the common bears, with high Tactics and solid damage. It only fights when attacked, and taming grizzlies has its own New Bradford achievement.
Overview
- In-game name: a grizzly bear
- Corpse: a grizzly bear corpse
- Behavior: it leaves you alone unless you attack it, then fights in melee (animal AI).
Stats
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Strength | 126–155 |
| Dexterity | 81–105 |
| Intelligence | 16–40 |
| Hit points | 76–93 |
| Stamina | 81–105 (same as its Dexterity) |
| Mana | 0 |
| Melee damage | 8–13 |
| Armor rating | 24 |
| Fame / Karma | 1,000 / 0 |
Skills
| Skill | Range |
|---|---|
| Tactics | 70.1–100.0 |
| Wrestling | 45.1–70.0 |
| Magic Resistance | 25.1–40.0 |
| Resistances and damage types (not used on New Bradford) | |
|---|---|
| The script also lists Age of Shadows resistances and damage types. New Bradford runs on Lord Blackthorn's Revenge combat rules, so these values have no effect in fights. They're shown here only for completeness. | |
| Damage types | 100% physical |
| Resistances | Physical 25–35, Cold 15–25, Poison 5–10, Energy 5–10 |
Taming
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum Animal Taming | 59.1 (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 | Fish, fruits and vegetables or meat |
- Success chance. For a first-time tame, your chance of success at the end of an attempt is about 82% 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 59.1 it obeys about 70% of the time, and at about 64.0 it reaches the 99% maximum. Below 59.1 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
Grizzly bears hunt better in groups. When several of your pets from the same pack group (the bear group: black, brown, grizzly and polar bears) 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 grizzly bear, and they need at least 59.1 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.
New Bradford achievement
Every grizzly bear you tame counts toward the Tame 70 Grizzly Bears goal in your Achievements. Only your first tame of each grizzly bear counts. Re-taming one you've owned before doesn't.
Loot
It carries no loot.
Carving
Use a blade on the corpse to get:
- 2 raw ribs
- 16 hides, doubled to 32 in Felucca
Tips
- Taming starts at 59.1; at 100.0 skill each attempt has about an 82% chance.
- Its Tactics can reach 100, which makes it one of the better early fighting pets.
- Pair it with other bears for the pack instinct damage bonus.
- Taming 70 grizzlies earns the Tame 70 Grizzly Bears achievement.
- Carve the corpse for 16 hides (32 in Felucca).