Replacing a pet's magical skill under the new system?

[Silent Singer]

Quick question, do I understand correctly that if I have a pet with an inherent magic skill (necro, magery, mysticism, etc) after taming, and when I train him I select a different magic skill, it wipes out the first one? Specifically, I have two Ossian Rams. I want to completely get rid of their necro ability, but keep their disarm, paralyze, life leech, and battle defense. Can I just select a different magic ability? What are the options I have here? Or if I do that will his other abilities go poof?

 

[Pawain]

I don't think those start with necromancy. You can add it cheap. Show me the lore screens that show Abilities and I can tell you.

The necro skills will just sit there. I know you can add another choice like explosive goo and keep the rest.

 

[BeaIank]

If you pick chiv, for example, it will replace necro completely.

 

[Pawain]

If you pick chiv, for example, it will replace necro completely.

I think he sees the Necro skills. Rams don't naturally have the actual necromancy ability. So, he thinks it has necro cause it has the skill holders.

 

[BeaIank]

I think he sees the Necro skills. Rams don't naturally have the actual necromancy ability. So, he thinks it has necro cause it has the skill holders.

Ah.
I haven't tamed one of those yet. I will try to during the week.
I hope it has magery already, otherwise putting necromage on it will cost way too many points.

 

[Pawain]

Nope. This

 

[BeaIank]

Oh boy. And how many slots is it? 2? 3? Or a lucky 1?

 

[Silent Singer]

Yep, I assumed since it had skills in Necro it would use them. I just want to avoid having it cast a necro skill that bumps up a targets physical resist when it only does physical (or non fire anyway) damage. So if I leave it alone it won't cast necro?

 

[Pawain]

Yep, I assumed since it had skills in Necro it would use them. I just want to avoid having it cast a necro skill that bumps up a targets physical resist when it only does physical (or non fire anyway) damage. So if I leave it alone it won't cast necro?

Nope no magic natuarally.

 

[Pawain]

Oh boy. And how many slots is it? 2? 3? Or a lucky 1?

2 slot. really low str and HP.

 

[Zeke]

Oh and you can't ride it

 

[railshot]

With it's starting stats it ends up being very tight on points. I wanted to make a spawningpet out o it, that could tank well (life leech), AoE for spawn, and AI for the boss. In the end Tsuki wolf turned out better for the same abilities.
The Ram has another surprising negative - with it's earth coloring it ends up being very hard to see in a pile up.

 

[MalagAste]

With it's starting stats it ends up being very tight on points. I wanted to make a spawningpet out o it, that could tank well (life leech), AoE for spawn, and AI for the boss. In the end Tsuki wolf turned out better for the same abilities.
The Ram has another surprising negative - with it's earth coloring it ends up being very hard to see in a pile up.

Tsuki wolf is too noisy... thing is annoying and makes a racket.