Bio Engineer Archive
Thread: Can any creature be engineered to be CL10 or less?
- Is there a limit to the "downsizing" process? That is, are certain templates so strong to begin with that they can't be "downsized" to CL10? I'm thinking in particular about the Master level animals such as the rancor, veermock, and woolemander. Anything hominid has great potential as an entertainer pet because, looks aside, their tricks tend to be the gyrating, ground-thumping, hand-waving animations that look like the pet is "playing along" with it's owner as she plays or dances.
- Non-CH characters are not able to accept "vicious" animals tamed from the wild. Are bio-engineered animals based on "vicious" templates still considered to be "vicious" and thus uncallable by a non-CH?
- What's the average asking price of a CL10 creature deed? Does it matter if the creature is exotic? The threads I've read so far seem to imply that you can make a creature without actually starting with any of that creature's DNA. You just need the template. If I've misunderstood and you need at least one sample from the type of creature you're engineering, what would be a ballpark asking price for an exotic like a rancor?
On another note, while the "tiny CL10" syndrome may be a problem for making mounts, for entertainer pets it's actually a desirable trait. Most entertainers who want pets want them small. They like them to be "cute" and to be big enough to notice but not large enough to crowd out the performers or draw all of the attention away from the performers.
Thanks for your help. If there's any questions about CL10 pets that I've failed to ask but that you think entertaienrs would be interested to know about, feel free to volunteer the info. 
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SlickRiptide wrote:
I'm writing an article about pets for entertainers and one of the points I'm touching on is the subject of bio-engineered pets. I know very little about the subject, so I hope you'll forgive any obvious ignorance in advance. *heh*
From reading the stickies and browsing the forum, I've gleaned the information that combat level is primarily dependent upon the DNA "recipe". Using low-level DNA in the right places will reduce the strength of the template so that the resulting hybrid is weak enough for a non-CH to command.
What I can't seem to find is the information on how flexible the system is. I've a few questions that I'm sure will have simple answers for those in the know.
- Is there a limit to the "downsizing" process? That is, are certain templates so strong to begin with that they can't be "downsized" to CL10? I'm thinking in particular about the Master level animals such as the rancor, veermock, and woolemander. Anything hominid has great potential as an entertainer pet because, looks aside, their tricks tend to be the gyrating, ground-thumping, hand-waving animations that look like the pet is "playing along" with it's owner as she plays or dances.
- Non-CH characters are not able to accept "vicious" animals tamed from the wild. Are bio-engineered animals based on "vicious" templates still considered to be "vicious" and thus uncallable by a non-CH?
- What's the average asking price of a CL10 creature deed? Does it matter if the creature is exotic? The threads I've read so far seem to imply that you can make a creature without actually starting with any of that creature's DNA. You just need the template. If I've misunderstood and you need at least one sample from the type of creature you're engineering, what would be a ballpark asking price for an exotic like a rancor?
On another note, while the "tiny CL10" syndrome may be a problem for making mounts, for entertainer pets it's actually a desirable trait. Most entertainers who want pets want them small. They like them to be "cute" and to be big enough to notice but not large enough to crowd out the performers or draw all of the attention away from the performers.
Thanks for your help. If there's any questions about CL10 pets that I've failed to ask but that you think entertaienrs would be interested to know about, feel free to volunteer the info.
Ah, that's VERY interesting. I'm sure there'd be some interest in CL10 Woolemanders if entertainers just knew that it was possible to tame one.
Again, thanks for the info. Very helpful.
Nueanda wrote:
Hi Kao... you still playing?
Yeah i am still playing mate, but i have moved over to Bloodfin with Dor and her grreat friends and very rarely play my BE anymore