Animal Discord: Mauled to death by bears

TheGrifter · 2014-01-29T22:47:38.000Z

So, I took this one point trait thinking it wouldn’t matter.

All the animals are making a beeline towards me, intent on my blood. What did I do to them?! Why is perpetual attack by animals worth only one point?!

I finally find a farm, to hole up in, to grow crops, but these awful animals are intent on disemboweling me at every turn.

Hell, they will mindlessly cross barbed wire, again and again just to attack me. The zombies have been friendlier.

This trait summoned a homing bear which is waiting outside the flimsy barn I’m currently shacked up in.

Why is this trait only worth one point? I should have picked asthma.

Ferodaktyl · 2014-01-29T23:00:49.000Z

they’re not animals, they’re PETA in disguise

KA101 · 2014-01-29T23:52:36.000Z

Pretty confident that the bears just maul you. It’s worth a point because Animal Empathy costs a point, I’d imagine.

TheGrifter · 2014-01-30T02:03:03.000Z

KA101:

Pretty confident that the bears just maul you. It’s worth a point because Animal Empathy costs a point, I’d imagine.

The few animals that do come to your aid with animal empathy are only worth one point.

The constant swarm of them that attack you with animal discord are worth like atleast two or three.

Because that trait spawns bears. Lots and lots of them with coyote friends.

Inadequate · 2014-01-30T02:06:10.000Z

Would you say the situation is…unbearable?

TheGrifter · 2014-01-30T02:11:12.000Z

This is like Animal Farm, if someone was crazy enough to farm bears, cougars, and wild dogs and fed them nothing but methamphetamines.

I would leave the farm, but the bear is very insistent that I do not. There is barbed wire keeping me safe, but I wonder… Is the barbed wire a prison, and the animals the guards?

Should have taken one less point in intelligence. It would have been smarter.

kevin.granade · 2014-01-30T02:22:37.000Z

It does not in fact spawn any additional animals, it just makes them hostile. (just checked)
I’m not going to make any statements about its balance though, it may well deserve another point or two.

system · 2014-01-30T02:25:42.000Z

Inadequate:

Would you say the situation is…unbearable?

Oh my god.

I just spit tea everywhere.

Rivet · 2014-01-30T02:28:03.000Z

I could see it being worth an extra point.

Has anybody else had experiences like this?

superninjakiwi · 2014-01-30T02:50:24.000Z

Moose attacked me constantly when i chose it, thought that may just be because they are moose.

Inadequate · 2014-01-30T02:51:17.000Z

Yes, moose will attack you constantly even with Animal Empathy.

system · 2014-01-30T02:54:48.000Z

1 point for constant bear assault is bearly reasonable.

Inquisitor_Dust · 2014-01-30T02:58:06.000Z

Oh god, why am I laughing so hard I shouldn’t be laughing so hard. But yeah, I could definitely see this getting bumped up a few points.

system · 2014-01-30T04:37:52.000Z

Really? I find these bear puns bearly funny.

Inadequate · 2014-01-30T04:40:50.000Z

That’s to be expected, I was hardly bruin my A-game.

Nopkar · 2014-01-30T07:02:52.000Z

two or more points

Early on its difficult to contend with the onslaught but after just a single day of training its a food magnet.

Empathy is worthless, the converse is too useful (as a negative)

Inadequate · 2014-01-30T07:17:13.000Z

Well, it’s not like regular wildlife is rare anyway. In the short term it’s painful, in the long term it’s slightly useful, and in the longer term, once you build up enough of a stockpile of non-rotting food that you don’t have to keep hunting wildlife daily, it becomes annoying when you just want to hole up but bears keep tearing through the walls.

ChristopherWalken · 2014-01-30T08:07:49.000Z

Moose only attack you if you go close to them without Animal discord.

Zireael · 2014-01-30T08:29:18.000Z

Add a point or two to Animal Discord is my suggestion.

Rivet · 2014-01-30T08:34:07.000Z

Okay, I’ll add a point to its value for the inconvenience of being stalked by moose with hostile intent.