Pest repellant?

[Zirikana]

Y'all can yell at me if i'm posting too many stupid ideas, but what about this... Boar Repellant!!!! Maybe you're weak and can't win in a fight against boars and bears. Maybe you're on the way to a battle/raid/siege and don't want to waste HP or ammunition fighting varmints on the way ... I'm sure we all have numerous reasons for wanting the awful, awful boar attacks to stop (especially when the little basterds hide beind the fir trees.... have i mentioned i hate boars?)

So what kind of item could you craft to ingest or equip that would be a plausible repellant for wildlife? Maybe some kind of modified torch that was really smelly for some reason? What type of smells do pigs and bears hate?

I'll admit this is only half an idea, but i get the feeling a lot of interesting (or at least amusing) suggestions might come out of this thread....

discuss amongst yourselves....

[Brackwell]

Instead of yelling at you about how stupid an idea this most likely is I will entertain the idea.

A pepper-based powder you throw into the eyes of the boar/bear. Assuming they don't rip your arms off beforehand.

[BrodytheMad]

This isn't pokemon.

[SpidersEverywhere]

Well, if we're going with an item instead of something that makes sense like having you Stealth lower their chance to aggro...I dunno, maybe if you drop food on the ground they'll stop to eat it while you run away? Or if you're with another player, dump a bucket of honey over his head, on the "I don't have to outrun the bear" principle.

[Brackwell]

Duh.. I should have thought of this earlier. Animal urine.

[sabinati]

maybe there should be a "run for your life" move that gives you the ability to sprint for a small time regardless of terrain or stamina but have some requirement of low health, or something.

as it is though, you can outrun a boar at run speed.

[Skorm]

pee or grounded herbs sounds like it, still the idea is kinda pointless, make the dangerous things pintless, why not remove boars instead? or give us a good time and unleash a dragon

[Zirikana]

on the "I don't have to outrun the bear" principle.

Ha!

I do kinda like the bugs bunny style "throw down a slab of meat and book it" idea... although i suppose if the boar is being territorial as opposed to hungry, you're SOL.... and it would be kinda wierd to eventually get in the habit of thinking "well, i'm off to the lake for some fishing. Oops! I almost forgot to bring my slab of meat!!!"

And just in general, a "pepper spray" made out of vinegar and dried pepper drupes would be a great non-lethal weapon for knocking out other players! (not sure why anyone would ever want to do that, but hey, why not!)

I always run out of stamina while sprinting away from boars, so I would love to see a "run for your life" function! Maybe set it up so it's only available once per rl day or something, or wearing/carrying no armor of any kind.

why not remove boars instead?

I like the idea of the wild still being wild and dangerous, but a "repellant" of whatever kind would be a sort of optional luxury.

and if dragons ever come into the game, they HAVE to be tameable!!!!

[edit for typo]

[Skorm]

Sarcasm

[Oblivior]

Sarcasm

dragons are being added and this aint sarcasm Jorb already drew and posted the animations on the forum.