Jungle Cat Skins (THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE WEIGHT AGAIN)

[derfo]

i think other creatures should be skinnable like cats

assassin vines are way more dangerous so i think they should give a more significant skin, alas they give nothing

[AfroMullet]

Everyone wants every little thing changed. lol

[tooh]

Has an ecological engine for spaws with balanced dates for males and females by area with control and counting migration ?

[FleetingHeart]

Just because you're a nature type doesn't mean you need to be a tree hugging hippy. People need leather. If it comes from a corpse that another animal killed... all the better! It's not wasteful if you use it for something and it's not destructive unless you go on a cat hunting spree and bring them to the brink of extinction.

Honestly, slashing it up instead of taking it to someone that might use it intelligently (ie, not for profit... like the Stargazers) seems incredibly wasteful. And disrespectful of the animal.

[BringOutYourDead]

In that case, is it possible for the Stargazers to collect skins then?

[SN]

FleetingHeart, thank you for that, now i know perfectly how to play a nature type!

Keep in mind however, there are specific PC's who might have very specific views on very specific animals. I.E. Stargazers. As in, considering them sacred.

The original suggestion was to burn the corpse / bury the corpse of the cat.

[Underbard]

I don't know how many PC's are actually hunting cats, but when you are attacked by one and must kill it, it only makes sense to skin it so the pelt doesn't go to waste.

[9lives]

Lots of primitive cultures made use of creatures they regarded as sacred.

[Germain]

I think an easy solution to the original intent of this thread is to simply provide a few "garbage" pits out in the wild.  The druids would be able to dispose of the hides without other PCs still being able to find them.

Additionally.. it may help cut down on some of the litter that does tend to find it's way out in the wilds. Less objects on the ground means less lag - from what I understand.

Just my two cents.

[Letsplayforfun]

Turn the 'waste pits' into 'funeral pire' sites, for a change.

[Kotenku]

If the Stargazers consider the cats sacred, wouldn't they eat 'em?

Furthermore, what the hell do the Stargazers wear? Surely they aren't -actually- running around in grass hula skirts?

[Garem]

Because druids need clothes too?

Just so that some people out there are not befuddled or make mistaken assumptions from this post--

The health of cat populations on the island is a find-out-in-game sort of thing. Also, hunting is a natural process, and thus not specifically loathed by druids (although certain aspects, such as killing cats and wasting bone, meat, and everything but skin would likely arouse their extreme displeasure) unless they are simply mistaken with their dogma. Some druids, like Malarite druids, might even strongly SUPPORT hunting cats, for mere pleasure at least (the profit aspect would probably be a point of debate for them). In the end, the word "balance" needs to be the recurring theme in positions taken by druids, not a sort of "live and let live" super-hippie attitude where they wish Nature was like the Garden of Eden with peace, love, and happiness. Quite contrary to this, Nature probably wouldn't even understand these abstract ideas.

The people discussing this as I scroll above all already know this, I'm sure. Merely a friendly public service announcement, as I remember making this error long ago, and some food for thought.

[SN]

I thought this was about adding a technical and easier way to dispose of the skins other then dragging them from Wyldwater to the trash receptable in the Zig... :P

[Jayde Moon]

Silly, you thought wrong!