I know use to you could paralize the animal or cast invisability on yourself while taming a dragon, but im told not to do that any more because of stat loss to the animal or something.
Anyways. Ive been tring to tame Cu sidhe and just keep dying. If theres an easier way plz let me know. All i have been doing in tageting and running. hard
The only time I para tame is to work the cu spawn, not for taming keepers. To do that, you need GM eval/magery and it helps if you have fc/fcr gear on too. You need to learn how long a para will last, so you can recast the spell and hit the pup without it moving in and eating you. I lore a pup first, then have a macro set for para last target. Drop that on the pup when you're in taming range and immediately hit and hold down a key for your tame last target macro. If an attempt starts with blue text you want to hit a macro to cast invis on yourself. Be wary of the pup's para timer - if necessary back off a few tiles so you have room to cast. Hopefully you get the pup first time, but if not, just start over.
For keeper puppy: lore it so it's your last target (you can use other methods like using a dagger on it, but lore is my usual choice), then get within taming range and hit and hold down that tame last target key while walking out in front of the beast as it tries to eat you. I always tame cus on an ethy or frenzy, on foot is suicidal
Once you start to tame it, you can move a bit further away. It's a rhythm you get into after a bit of practice.
When I tame cus I tend to have strong armour on and I max out my hps with as much +hp gear as poss and I'll often bless myself just before I start the tame off, because that's the most likely time for you to get bitten. If you're struggling, remember that teleporter through to Ilshenar and don't be afraid to tame beside it. Use the teleporter if you are really low on health and need to get a heal off safely.
Another thing to bear in mind when taming cus is that if you're under a bleed attack when you tame the beast, it'll still try to eat you. Even if you invis, if you're bleeding the pup remembers. Don't ask me how I learned this, but it was hillarious
With all other pets I tend to beat them to a sliver of health and if they're casters I'll eat an orange petal so I'm not having to cure as well as heal (it's not infallible though!). Once beaten up, I run up to the beast and drop an invis on myself (or stealth to it) then have it set up as last target, and hold down that tame last target macro while keeping a tile between me and the pet. Once I start a tame attempt off I'll try to drop an invis on myself so it can't completely bombard me with attacks. You could also have a friend invis you at this point. Heal and cure pots are very useful, and if you have one, a bracelet of health is also a boost.
Some folk work honour up and use that to pacify a beast, or peace etc. I think it's valuable to know how to lead tame without any of those things, because you may find that perfect pet when you've run out of honour or you can't peace the greater drag for long enough etc. I'd say, add in extras if you want, but always keep yourself up to speed with lead taming just in case.
Wenchy
