Pet System

Basics

A cute pet is a tamed monster which will follow you throughout Rune-Midgard to keep you company and empty your wallet. They have no special skills, except when loyal (what action they do varies). There are several different types of Cute Pets with varying levels of difficulty to obtain and maintain (keep fed).

You can only change your pet's name ONCE using the 'Pet Status' (Alt+J) menu. So, please be careful when deciding your pet's name.

Obtaining A Pet

To get a pet, you will need to have a pet taming item and an Pet Incubator. Incubators can be purchased from various pet NPCs in most major towns. Pet taming items must be obtained via monster drops or some special items/quests. Refer to the chart below to see what is needed for each pet.

To use a taming item, double click on it in the item window. When you see the monster you want to tame on the screen, hover the circle over the monster, and click. A slot machine will appear and you must click again to get a chance at taming the monster. If you fail, you lose the taming item and get no pet. If you succeed, you will use the taming item and receive a pet egg. The success rate is unaffected by stats. It is debated whether or not depleting the hp of the monster before using the taming item increases chances of success - no statistically significant tests have been posted (probably owing to the rarity of taming items). It is also debated whether using provoke on the monster reduces the rate. This topic has been debated a number of times on forums:

[1] Small sample supporting the effect of low hp, and larger sample supporting provoke theory.

[2] Player claims bRO GM said that low hp has an effect, inconclusive results.

[3] Debate, with some tests supporting the effect of low hp.

[4] Small sample supporting the effect of low hp.

Once you have obtained a pet egg, use a Pet Incubator (sold by pet NPC in major towns) to hatch it. To hatch the egg, click on the Incubator and a small menu will appear like the one you get when you use a magnifier. Click on the pet you wish to hatch and it will appear. It is a good idea to have food handy when you open the egg for the first time because the pet will be hungry.

Raising a Pet

The first thing that should be done is feeding the pet. If it's not fed quickly enough it will likely run away. It is also likely to run away if it is fed too much. When feeding a pet, open the status window for the pet. Right click on the pet and click on the option for status. A window will pop up where you will see the name of the pet, what level the pet is, if it is wearing any accessories, and whether or not it is hungry. To feed your pet, right-click on it and choose "Feed Pet". Your pet will then make an emote, letting you know it has eaten. It is possible to overfeed your pet. Only feed it once at a time and its intimacy will slowly rise. It should give you the Ok! emote. If you continue to feed it it will give the Hmmm or Pif emote. Feed it again and it will use the OMG! emote and die. You must control how much your pet eats.

Another note about feeding pets: Monster's Feed is not the same as Pet Food despite having identical icons. Pets will only eat Pet Food. Monster's Feed is only good for recovering your own HP.

When you are tired of your pet or have run out of money to keep it out, you can return it to egg status. Simply right click on the pet and choose the selection. You will need an incubator to hatch the pet again. You do not need to take accessories off the pet when you put it into its egg.

Mechanics

There are basically 5 different status to your pet's Hunger levels and Intimacy Levels.

Intimacy level	Hunger Level	Point System	Characteristics
Very Shy	Very Hungry	Less than 100	Ready to run far far away from a bad master
Shy	Hungry	100-250	Uses moody emotes such as /pif and /wah
Neutral	Neutral	250-599	Uses normal emotes such as /no1 and /ok
Cordial	Satisfied	600-899	Uses affectionate emotes such as /lv and /kis and talks when fed.
Loyal	Stuffed	900-1000	Talks often and uses affectionate emotes

• Each pet starts at different intimacy level ranging from 250-399. The higher level the monster the lower the beginning intimacy level.
• Each feeding will also give different incremental points depending on the pet
• All pets below Level 33 will have 10-15 points increase per feeding
• All pets above Level 33 will have 5 points per feeding
• Pet intimacy level goes down by 15 points each time you die.
• Pet intimacy level goes down by 5 points when you put it into its egg.

Pet Types

Pet to tame	Taming Item	Food	Accessory
Alice	Soft Apron	White Potion	None
Baby Desert Wolf	Well-Dried Bone	Pet Food	Transparent Head Protector
Baphomet Jr.	Book of the Devil	Honey	Skull Helm
Bongun	Her Heart	Pet Food	Grave Keeper's Sword
Chonchon	Rotten Fish	Pet Food	Monster Oxygen Mask
Deviruchi	Contract in Shadow	Shoot	Pacifier
Dokebi	Old Broom	Pet Food	Wig
Drops	Orange Juice	Yellow Herb	Backpack
Earth Petite	Shining Stone	Pet Food	Stellar Hairpin
Hunter Fly	Monster Juice	Red Gemstone	Monster Oxygen Mask
Isis	Armlet of Obedience	Pet Food	Queen's Hair Ornament
Lunatic	Rainbow Carrot	Carrot Juice	Silk Ribbon
Munak	No Recipient	Pet Food	Punisher
New Year Doll	Event Quest	Mojji	None
Orc Warrior	Orc Trophy	Pet Food	Wild Flower
Peco Peco	Fat Chubby Earthworm	Pet Food	Battered Pot
Picky	Earthworm the Dude	Red Herb	Tiny Egg Shell
Poison Spore	Deadly Noxious Herb	Pet Food	Bark Shorts
Poporing	Bitter Herb	Green Herb	Backpack
Poring	Unripe Apple	Apple Juice	Backpack
Rocker	Singing Flower	Pet Food	Rocker Glasses
Santa Goblin	Sweet Candy Cane	Scell	None
Savage Bebe	Sweet Milk	Pet Food	Green Lace
Smokie	Sweet Potato	Pet Food	Red Scarf
Sohee	Silver Knife of Chastity	Pet Food	Golden Bell
Spore	Dew Laden Moss	Pet Food	Bark Shorts
Steel Chonchon	Rusty Iron	Iron Ore	Monster Oxygen Mask
Yoyo	Tropical Banana	Banana Juice	Monkey Circlet
Zealotus	Forbidden Red Candle	Immortal Heart	None

See Also

• Homunculus System - Alchemists get their special kind of "pet" called a homunculus.
• Pet Related Items Pet Items @ R.O.D.E.