Creature Handler Archive

Please forgive me if this has been talked about before but in the Ranger forums we are constantly discussing changes that could be made and since we are such a useless set of skill points right now we are considering everything out there.

Well, we were discussing herd hunting in the game. We thought it would be really nice to see actual herds of creatues out there to hunt but if they spooked on you they aggo'd and would trample you to death.So, we thought mount hunting would be much better say hunting a herd of bantha running about the plains of Tat.

So, that got me to thinking. Why arent there battle trained mounts? As it is horses can be taught to ignore gunshot sounds and the smell of blood without spooking and sending them flying. Why not the same for cu pa's?

I was thinking of a CH having a specific skill. Say Master Creature Handler and Master Rifleman. So, each mount would get trained for battle with the skils the CH had at the time. Your mount could make some melee attacks while you are mounted tho this would limit a Rifleman from firing since the pet would be in the line of fire. Also, damage from a mount would lessen since its carrying a burden and would also tire faster. So, strafing types of attacks could be initiallized from a mounted position.

Perhaps it would be better if a CH could train 3 specific special attacks for a player to use while mounted. So, if I were a Master Rifleman and CH I could train a mount to use /concealshot after teaching the mount to kneel and steady up. Simiilar to taking cover but for a mount.Also, teaching it MIndshot2 would require it steady up but if on the move it would get a negative mod therefore lowering the overall hit to creature points. And if a CH didnt have the skills a customer wanted their mounts to be able to help them with then CH could teach the mount while the player used those moves.

I can see using specials while mounted would be pretty limited to ranged attacks but not entirely useless. Melee artists like TKM would be pretty limited with what they could do but I see fencers, swordsman and pikeman all getting along quite nicely.

Also, this could open up a useful area in PvP. If you dismounted while your mount was attacking a target you would have to continue to give the creature commands and encouragement to keep it fighting. I would just love to see a group of rebels ride into an imp town and have a cupa or what not attacking one guy in melee while the rider attacked someone else at a distance.

This is just off the top of my head and I was just wondering what you guys would think about it.