Hunting

**Hunting** is an activity that pets can perform. It primarily uses Brawl and Nature skill; on some occasions, it also tests Music or Stealth.

## Helpful Merits

Many merits are potentially helpful during **hunting** activities.

### Skill and Attribute Merits

Merits that modify skills or attributes can be universally or situationally useful, as different rolls may consider different stats. Such merits include:

* Balance: +1 all Attributes
* Force of Nature: +0-5 Strength, Stamina, and/or Dexterity
* Force of Will: +0-5 Dexterity, Perception, and/or Intelligence
* Matter Over Mind: +0-5 Strength, Stamina, and/or Dexterity
* Mind Over Matter: +0-5 Dexterity, Perception, and/or Intelligence
* Moderation: +1 all Attributes
* Moon-bound: Up to +3 Strength and Stamina
* No Shadow; No Reflection: +1 Stealth
* Prehensile Tongue: +1 Dexterity
* Spectral: +1 Stealth

### Merit: Eidetic Memory

An Eidetic Memory helps a pet to remember details. This allows a pet to always engage a Satyr with music.

### Merit: Gourmand

Pets that are Gourmands will have a significant advantage over certain food-related enemies, such as an Egg Salad Monstrosity or an Onion Boy.

### Merit: Lucky

Lucky greatly increases the chances that pets will achieve a lucky outcome in encounters where that is possible, e.g. finding a Bananananers Foster Recipe when unfolding a Paper Golem. Lucky pets will have slight modifications to their activity logs when achieving a lucky outcome, usually ending with "Lucky~!" in the message.

Note that it is not impossible for non-Lucky pets to achieve lucky outcomes; it is simply far less likely.

### Merit: Soothing Voice

A Soothing Voice makes a pet better at singing. This allows a pet to always impress a Satyr with their song.

## Helpful Tools / Bonuses

Tools, tool bonuses, status effects, and other effects that increase skills or boost attributes can be helpful during **hunting** activities.

### Finds Items

**Hunting** encounters may benefit from effects that help pets to find items.

### Silver Tools

Tools that contain silver treasure will be more powerful against werecreatures encountered during a full moon.

### Works From Range

Range can be a double-edged sword; sometimes it helps, but sometimes it makes encounters more difficult.

When **hunting**, tools, tool bonuses, and other effects that work from range can help pets to instantly defeat an Onion Boy because its only defense is its bad smell. Range can also help to make pets more likely to catch a Dust Bunny or Thieving Magpie.

Range is detrimental during encounters that require close combat, such as Turkeys, which must be wrestled. In close combat encounters, pets that are forced to fight from range do not receive any Brawl bonuses.

## Bird Bath

If the Greenhouse has the Bird Bath add-on, pets may watch small birds when they fail to find anything to hunt (instead of doing nothing else).

+Esteem
+XP
 (Pet) couldn't find anything to hunt, so watched some small birds play in the Greenhouse Bird Bath, instead.
+Esteem

## Hunting Encounters

Most **hunting** encounters can occur year-round. Some encounters and outcomes may depend on other factors; for example, pets are more likely to encounter a Giant Toad while it is raining.

### Hunting Distractions

Sometimes, while **hunting**, pets will encounter something that invokes their curiosity. This might end up distracting them from obtaining items, but they may still have an interesting experience.

### Argopelter

Pets may encounter an Argopelter while **hunting**.

-Safety
+XP
Trains Brawl
Gives Crooked Stick

### Deep-fried Dough Golem

Pets may encounter a Deep-fried Dough Golem while **hunting**. If they are not careful, they will be covered in oil.

+Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives Oil and 1 item:
* Butter
* Sugar
* Wheat Flour
 (Pet) attacked a rampaging Deep-fried Dough Golem. It was gross and oily, and (Pet) got Oil all over themselves, but in the end they defeated the creature, and harvested its (item).
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives 1 item:
* Butter
* Sugar
* Wheat Flour
* Yeast

 (Pet) snuck up on a sleeping Deep-fried Dough Golem, and harvested some of its (items) without it ever noticing!
+XP
Trains Nature and Stealth
Gives Oil and 1 item:
* Butter
* Sugar
* Wheat Flour
* Yeast

### Dough Golem

Pets may encounter a Dough Golem while **hunting**. They have multiple alternatives with which to claim loot from this prey.

+Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives 1 item:
* Butter
* Oil
* Sugar
* Wheat Flour
 (Pet) snuck up on a sleeping Dough Golem, and harvested some of its (items) without it ever noticing!
+XP
Trains Nature and Stealth
Gives 1-2 items:
* Butter
* Oil
* Sugar
* Wheat Flour
 (Pet) attacked a rampaging Dough Golem, but it released a cloud of defensive flour, and escaped. (Pet) picked up some of the flour, and brought it home.
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
 (Pet) attacked a Dough Golem, but it was really sticky. (Pet's) attacks were useless, and they were forced to retreat.
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl

### Dust Bunny

Pets may encounter a Dust Bunny while **hunting**.

+XP
Trains Brawl
 (Pet) shot down a Dust Bunny, reducing it to Fluff!
Trains Brawl
 (Pet) chased a Dust Bunny, but wasn't able to catch up with it.
+XP
Trains Brawl

### Egg Salad Monstrosity

Pets may encounter an Egg Salad Monstrosity while **hunting**. Gourmands are this prey's natural enemy.

-Safety
+XP
Trains Brawl
Gives 1-2 items:
* Celery
* Egg
* Mayo(nnaise)
* Oil
* Onion
 (Pet) went out hunting, and encountered an Egg Salad Monstrosity! After a grueling (and sticky) battle, (Pet) took a huge bite out of the monster, slaying it! (Ah~! A true Gourmand!) Finally, they dug (item) out of the lumpy corpse, and brought it home.
+Esteem
+XP
Trains Brawl
Gives 1 item:
* Celery
* Egg
* Mayo(nnaise)
* Oil
* Onion
 (Pet) went out hunting, and encountered an Egg Salad Monstrosity, which chased (Pet) away!
-Safety
+XP
Trains Brawl

### Giant Toad

Pets may encounter Giant Toads while **hunting**.

+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
 (Pet) wrestled a Toadstool off the back of a Giant Toad.
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
 (Pet) picked a fight with a Giant Toad, but lost.
-Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl

### Goat

Pets may wrestle a Goat while **hunting**. This encounter is difficult for pets with ranged tools.

+Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives 1 item:
* Butter
 (Pet) wrestled a Goat. The Goat won.
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
 (Pet) went out hunting, expecting to find some goats, but there don't seem to be any around today...

### Onion Boy

An Onion Boy has overpowering fumes that most pets must power through. However, some pets are unfazed by the fumes: pets that attack from range will be unaffected by the fumes and can defeat an Onion Boy immediately, while pets that are Gourmands might sometimes choose to devour an Onion Boy whole.

Trains Nature and Brawl
 (Pet) encountered an Onion Boy. The fumes were powerful, but (Pet) was able to defeat it from a distance thanks to their (ranged tool)!
 (Pet) encountered an Onion Boy. The fumes were powerful, but (Pet) didn't even flinch, and swallowed the Onionboy whole! (Ah~! A true Gourmand!)
+XP
 (Pet) encountered an Onion Boy. The fumes were overwhelming, and (Pet) fled.
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl

### Paper Golem

Pets may sometimes unfold a Paper Golem for paper-themed items or the occasional Glowing Six-sided Die.

Trains Brawl and Stealth
Gives 1-2 items:
* Bananananers Foster Recipe
* Paper
 (Pet) tried to unfold a Paper Golem, but got a nasty paper cut! During the fight, however, a small, glowing die rolled out from within the folds of the golem! (Pet) grabbed it before fleeing.
-Safety
-Esteem
+XP
Trains Brawl and Stealth
 (Pet) tried to unfold a Paper Golem, but got a nasty paper cut! During the fight, however, a small, glowing die rolled out from within the folds of the golem! Lucky~! (Pet) grabbed it before fleeing.
-Safety
-Esteem
+XP
Trains Brawl and Stealth
 (Pet) tried to unfold a Paper Golem, but got a nasty paper cut!
-Safety
-Esteem
+XP
 (Pet) snuck up behind a Paper Golem, and unfolded it!
Trains Brawl and Stealth
Gives 1 item:
* Bananananers Foster Recipe
* Paper
* Stroganoff Recipe

### Pirate Ghost

Pets may encounter a Pirate Ghost while **hunting**. If they manage to dispel or appease it, they may come away with some rare items.

### Plastic Bag

Pets may sometimes hunt a Plastic Bag.

+XP
Trains Brawl
 (Pet) chased a Plastic Bag, but wasn't able to catch up with it!
+XP
 (Pet) shot at a Plastic Bag, but wasn't able to catch up with it!
Trains Brawl

### Satyr

Pets may encounter a Satyr while **hunting**. Pets with Musical skill or a Soothing Voice might be able to charm a Satyr for gifts.

+Safety
+Esteem
+XP
Trains Brawl
Gives 1-2 items:
* Blackberry Wine
* Plain Yogurt
 (Pet) encountered a Satyr, who upon hearing (Pet's) voice, bade them sing. (Pet) did so; the Satyr was so enthralled by their soothing voice, that it offered gifts before leaving in peace.
+Esteem
+XP
Trains Music
Gives 1-2 items:
* Blackberry Wine
* Music Note
 (Pet) encountered a Satyr, but remembered that Satyrs love music, so sang a song. The Satyr was so enthralled by (Pet's) Soothing Voice, that it offered gifts before leaving in peace.
Requires Soothing Voice
+Esteem
+XP
Trains Music
Gives 1-2 items:
* Blackberry Wine
* Music Note
 (Pet) encountered a Satyr, who challenged (Pet) to a sing. It was surprised by (Pet's) musical skill, and apologetically offered gifts before leaving in peace.
+Esteem
+XP
Trains Music
Gives 1-2 items:
* Blackberry Wine
* Music Note
 (Pet) encountered a Satyr, who challenged (Pet) to a sing. The Satyr quickly cut (Pet) off, complaining loudly, and leaving in a huff.
-Esteem
+XP
 (Pet) tried to fight a drunken Satyr, but the Satyr misinterpreted (Pet's) intentions, and it started to get really weird, so (Pet) ran away.
--Safety
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl

### Scarecrow

Pets may pick on defenseless Scarecrows while **hunting**, sometimes claiming their limbs. This game is full of good morals.

### Thieving Magpie

Pets may sometimes encounter Thieving Magpies while **hunting**. These pests are able to steal ~~m~~; they are currently the only prey that can do so.

+Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives 1 item:
* 1-5~~m~~
* Egg
* Plastic
* Rice
 (Pet) shot at a Thieving Magpie; it dropped its (item) and sped away.
+Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives 1 item:
* 1-5~~m~~
* Egg
* Plastic
* Rice
 (Pet) tried to take down a Thieving Magpie, but it got away.
+XP
 (Pet) was outsmarted by a Thieving Magpie, who stole (moneys).
-Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
 (Pet) was outsmarted by a Thieving Magpie, who absquatulated with (moneys).
-Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Removes 1-3~~m~~

## Limited Encounters

Some **hunting** encounters may be limited by factors such as the time of year. For example, Turkeys and Possessed Turkeys can only be found during the Thanksgiving celebration. While it is possible for Turkeydragons to be found off-season with the help of Spice: Autumnal, they will only readily attack pets during the Thanksgiving celebration.

### Fish-rabbit Hybrid Thing

During the Easter celebration, pets may be attacked by some variably-described fish-rabbit hybrid things. The first encounter with such creatures per year per account will grant a Behatting Scroll.

Adjectives:
* bananas
* crazy
* disturbing
* frickin' weird
* horrible
* mutant
+XP
Trains Brawl
Gives 1 item:
* Blue Plastic Egg
* Behatting Scroll (first time per year)
* Dark Scales
* Fish
* Fluff
* Matzah Bread
* Talon
 (Pet) was attacked by some kind of (adjective), fish-rabbit hybrid thing! (Pet) couldn't land a single attack, and ran away!
Adjectives:
* bananas
* crazy
* disturbing
* frickin' weird
* horrible
* mutant
+XP
Trains Brawl

### Possessed Turkey

Possessed Turkeys appear during the two-week Thanksgiving celebration.

+Safety
+Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature, Brawl, and Arcana
Gives 1 item:
* Black Feathers
* Giant Turkey Leg
* Quintessence
 (Pet) encountered and fought a Possessed Turkey, but was chased away by a flurry of kicks and pecks!
-Safety
-Esteem
+XP
 (Pet) encountered a Possessed Turkey. They were able to calm the creature, and set the spirit free. Grateful, the spirit conjured up some (item) for (Pet)!
Requires Light and Shadow Link+
-Esteem
+XP
Trains Arcana
Gives 1 item:
* Black Feathers
* Giant Turkey Leg
* Quintessence
 (Pet) encountered a Possessed Turkey. They tried to calm it down, to set the spirit free, but was chased away by a flurry of kicks and pecks!
Requires Light and Shadow Link+
-Esteem
+XP
Trains Arcana

### Turkey

Possessed Turkeys appear during the two-week Thanksgiving celebration.

Feathers can become Ruby Feather
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives 1 item:
* Feathers
* Giant Turkey Leg
* Smallish Pumpkin Spice
 (Pet) picked a fight with a Turkey, but lost.
-Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl

### Turkeydragon

During the two-week Thanksgiving celebration, pets might be randomly attacked by the Turkeydragon.

Pets under the effects of \*Gobble Gobble\* can seek out the Turkeydragon year-round.

The Turkeydragon is currently one of the strongest individual opponents, second only to the Egg Salad Monstrosity.

+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives Turkey King
Gives 1-2 items:
* Charcoal
* Dark Matter
* Feathers
* Giant Turkey Leg
* Quintessence
* Scales
* Smallish Pumpkin Spice
 (Pet) was attacked by a Turkeydragon, but was able to defeat it.
+Safety
+Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives 1-3 items:
* Charcoal
* Dark Matter
* Giant Turkey Leg
* Scales
 (Pet) was attacked by a Turkeydragon! (Pet) was able to claim (item) before fleeing...
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives 1 item:
* Charcoal
* Feathers
* Giant Turkey Leg
* Scales
* Smallish Pumpkin Spice
 (Pet) found the Turkeydragon, and defeated it, claiming its head as a prize! (Dang! Brutal!)
Feathers can become Ruby Feather
+Safety
+Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives Turkey King
Gives 1-2 items:
* Charcoal
* Dark Matter
* Feathers
* Giant Turkey Leg
* Quintessence
* Scales
* Smallish Pumpkin Spice
 (Pet) found the Turkeydragon, and attacked it! (Pet) was able to claim (item) before being forced to flee...
Feathers can become Ruby Feather
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl
Gives 1 item:
* Charcoal
* Feathers
* Giant Turkey Leg
* Scales
* Smallish Pumpkin Spice
 (Pet) found the Turkeydragon, and attacked it, but was forced to flee!
-Safety
-Esteem
+XP
Trains Nature and Brawl

### Werecreature

Pets may sometimes encounter a werecreature while **hunting** on a full moon. Occasionally, they may get bitten during the fight. Pets that fight a werecreature using a tool containing silver treasure will have a significant advantage during the encounter and cannot be bitten. Additionally, pets with Silverblood cannot be bitten either.

Requires silver tool
+Esteem
+XP
Trains Brawl
Gives 1 item:
* Fluff
 Under the influence of the full moon, a werecreature leapt out and attacked (Pet) while they were out hunting! (Pet) beat the creature back, and received (item), but also received a bite during the encounter... (Uh oh...)
+Esteem
+XP
Trains Brawl
Applies Bitten (By A Werecreature)
Gives 1 item:
* Fluff
 Under the influence of the full moon, a werecreature leapt out and attacked (Pet) while they were out hunting! (Pet) eventually escaped the creature, but not before being scratched and bitten! (Uh oh!)
-Esteem
+XP
Trains Brawl
Applies Bitten (By A Werecreature)