Breeding Monsters (Guide)
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Theological husbandry in the Labyrinth of Tigers. Unlocked with Making Progress in the Labyrinth of Tigers 16.
Catching the livestock[edit]
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A Somnolent Hyaena may be found
In the Labyrinth of Tigers, Navigating Coil 2. You need 100
Drop of Prisoner's Honey and
Nightmares 5 to catch it. (By the way, there is also a useful action on the Hyaena's storylet that reduces Nightmares.)
- Cost (If we add the cost of moving to and from the 4th coil):
- 5 actions, 100
Drop of Prisoner's Honey and 10
Cryptic Clues.
You may encounter a Tomb-Lion in Disgraced exile in the Tomb-Colonies. Do make overtures when you meet this curious creature.
- Cost (Not taking into account getting out of exile):
- 1 action, 1
F.F. Gebrandt's Tincture of Vigour (1 E if bought from the Bazaar)
The Plated Seal is found at zee.
- Cost:
- Setting zail from London and returning with a seal takes 14.4-18 actions.
Swift Zee-Clipper saves one action over
Majestic Pleasure Yacht and
Zubmarine, and
Rusty Tramp Steamer takes 2 actions more than Yacht and Zub. Being a
Monster-Hunter saves approximately 0.6 actions on average, thanks to Make a daring approach. 14.4 actions is for a Monster Hunter with a Clipper, 18 is the expected for non-Monster Hunters with a Rusty Tramp Steamer. If you happened to be in Stormbones anyway, it takes 5.4-6 actions.
The Rubbery Hound is FATE-locked and may be found in Flute Street. According to the Fate policy, only mechanical rewards regarding the Hound may be recorded on the wiki.
Ways to breed, and the results[edit]
You can work at raising one, two, or all three of the following 3 Progress qualities to 6 in order to breed your beast. The different combinations will give different results for a total of 7 possible results from any one animal!
For increasing The Hunt is On! one may also use options in Wolfstack Docks. Getting a progress quality to 6 takes 7 actions with 100% on the hardest options.
Breeding through Discipline[edit]
- Requires
Taming the Beast
- Hyaena:
1050 x Primordial Shriek on a success; 700 on a failure.
- Tomb-Lion:
2000 x Foxfire Candle Stub on a success; 1300 on a failure.
- Plated Seal:
15 x Presbyterate Passphrase on a success; 11 on a failure.
- Rubbery Hound:
4400 x Foxfire Candle Stub on a success; 2900 on a failure.
Just Keep the Devils Away[edit]
- Requires
Thwarting Beastly Devils
- Hyaena:
8 x Extraordinary Implication on a success; 6 on a failure
- Tomb-Lion:
8 x Extraordinary Implication on a success; 6 on a failure.
- Plated Seal:
3 x Antique Mystery on a success; 2 on a failure.
- Rubbery Hound:
4400 x Shard of Glim on a success; 2900 on a failure.
Just the Toadstools[edit]
- Requires
The Hunt is On!
- Hyaena:
2 x Carnival Ticket plus
42 x Bottle of Strangling Willow Absinthe on a success; 28 x Absinthe on a failure.
- Tomb-Lion:
200 x Bottle of Morelways 1872 on a success; 130 on a failure.
- Plated Seal:
70 x Mystery of the Elder Continent on a success; 56 on a failure.
- Rubbery Hound:
4400 x Rat on a String on a success; 2900 on a failure.
A Firm Hand[edit]
- Requires
Taming the Beast and
Thwarting Beastly Devils
- Hyaena:
310 x Surface-Silk Scrap on a success, 210 on a failure.
- Tomb-Lion:
300 x Phosphorescent Scarab on a success; 200 on a failure.
- Plated Seal:
4 x Puzzle-Damask Scrap on a success; 2 on a failure.
- Rubbery Hound:
5500 x Lump of Lamplighter Beeswax on a success; 3700 on a failure.
Toadstools and a Stick[edit]
- Requires
Taming the Beast and
The Hunt is On!
- Hyaena:
62 x Compromising Document on a success; 42 on a failure.
- Tomb-Lion:
60 x Memory of Light on a success; 40 on a failure.
- Plated Seal:
500 x Phosphorescent Scarab on a success; 300 on a failure.
- Rubbery Hound:
110 x Compromising Document on a success; 74 on a failure.
- Sabotage the process, for the benefit of devils (with all the beasts):
2 x Brass Ring,
4000 x Nevercold Brass Sliver,
3 x Favours: Hell, clears
Favours: The Church
Fungus and Pious Wrath[edit]
- Requires
The Hunt is On! and
Thwarting Beastly Devils
- Hyaena:
310 x Maniac's Prayer on a success; 210 on a failure.
- Tomb-Lion:
150 x Infernal Contract on a success; 100 on a failure.
- Plated Seal:
100 x Scrap of Incendiary Gossip on a success; 60 on a failure.
- Rubbery Hound:
110 x Journal of Infamy on a success; 74 on a failure.
Pulling out the Stops[edit]
- Requires all 3 qualities
- Hyaena:
80 x Memory of Distant Shores on a success; 55 on a failure.
- Tomb-Lion:
18 x An Identity Uncovered! on a success; 12 on a failure.
- Plated Seal:
1 x Hound of Heaven on success and failure alike.
- Rubbery Hound:
5 x Storm-Threnody on a success; 4 on a failure.
- Hounds of Heaven can be handed over for:
or
3 x Favour in High Places
1500 x Piece of Rostygold
3 x Favours: Constables
The Formula for Empyrean Redolence[edit]
Should you have this FATE-locked item, some additional options will be open to you under Pulling out the Stops. You will be able to breed four new beasts with their own opportunity cards. You will also need access to Flute Street for the Rubbery Hound. Once all beasts are bred, you may breed a Bifurcated Owl by using
500 x Page of Cryptopalaeontological Notes in your lodgings.
Somnolent Hyaena breeds into
Corresponding Ocelot
Rubbery Hound breeds into
Ocular Toadbeast
Tomb-Lion breeds into
Obdurate Stallion (NB: transport, not companion)
Plated Seal breeds into
Slavering Dream-Hound
,
,
,
,
and
500 x Page of Cryptopalaeontological Notes breed into
Bifurcated Owl
Empyrean Redolence cards[edit]
Each of the Corresponding Ocelot,
Ocular Toadbeast,
Obdurate Stallion,
Slavering Dream-Hound and
Bifurcated Owl have an associated opportunity card. As these companions/transport are FATE-locked, no narrative text may be recorded on the wiki but mechanical effects may be recorded.