Taming and Training

It is much easier to deal with a tamed beast than a wild one, and easier still with a trained animal. A magus who seriously contemplates creating a menagerie will probably take the time to tame the lead animals. Taming and training magical animals is covered in detail in Realms of Power: Magic (pages 81–82); these rules are repeated here for ease of play. Once captured, taming a beast is usually a matter of time. It is a laboratory activity, in which the magus generates a Lab Total based on his Rego plus appropriate Form and compares it to the beast's Magic Might score. The Lab Total must be greater than the animal's Might, and excess points accumulate. Once the accumulated points equal or exceed the creature's Might, the beast is tamed.

Magus Taming Points Accumulated each Season: Re(Form) Lab Total – Creature's Might

Magical and mundane trainers can also tame beasts. A magical trainer is a character with the Minor Supernatural Virtue: Master of (Form) Creatures (Realms of Power: Magic, page 46) and a Might score.

Magical Trainer Taming Points Accumulated each Season: Might + Animal Handling – Creature's Might

If the magical trainer's Form is the same as the Form the beast is connected to, double the trainer's Might for the earlier calculation. A magical trainer without a Might score substitutes his Magic Lore Ability score for his Might score. A mundane trainer must rely upon his Intelligence rather than his non-existent Might score or his knowledge of the Magic realm.

Mundane Trainer Taming Points Accumulated each Season: Int + Animal Handling – Creature's Might