[Grouse House Guide] Lead Wolf and Talents

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Creating Your First Lead Wolf

Wolf Name

• They often take up more than one character, limiting how many you can use in a name.
• They do not work for all players. Many players may end up seeing your name as just blank squares, rather than the letters you intended.
• They are very inaccessible to players using screen-readers, as the screen-reader will read the character's full name (ie. Mathematical Sans-Serif Script T) rather than combining it with the other characters to form a word.

Lead Wolf Sex

Talent Basics

Talent Points

Assigning Talents

Resetting Talents

What if I have the territory size talents? Will those be reset? Will my wolves be removed? A: Don't worry, if you have the territory size talents (Pack Life and Pack Leader) equipped, resetting your talents will not kick any of your wolves out. In fact, these talents cannot be reset if you have wolves occupying the extra slots. When your lead wolf retires, if you have wolves occupying these extra territory slots, the talent(s) will carry over to your next lead wolf. This means that your next lead wolf may be in the negatives in talent points until they are high enough level to cancel out the talent points already used on the carried-over talents.

All Talents and Effects

	Name	Effect
	Toughness	Your lead wolf gains +2 max HP.
	Thick Skin	Your lead wolf gains +3 max HP. Requires Toughness. With both Toughness and Thick Skin equipped, the max HP that a level 20 lead wolf can have is 55.
	Hardy	Automatically regain up to 5 HP after a battle ends. Requires Toughness and Thick Skin.
	Gregarious	Each befriending encounter has a 20% chance of starting with 1 green arrow.
	Socialiser	Befriending moves matching the wolf's disposition are more effective, while moves opposite the wolf's disposition are more punishing. Requires Gregarious.
	Refined	Befriending moves opposite the wolf's disposition are less punishing. Requires Gregarious.
	Body Language	Wolf dispositions are automatically discovered immediately upon starting a befriending encounter. Requires Gregarious, Socialiser, and Refined.
	Tactical Retreat	The chance for a safe Flee from battle (no HP loss) is increased.
	Tireless	Victorious battles return 25% of the total energy used in the battle. Requires Tactical Retreat.
	Second Wind	Resting in battle always restores at least one point of energy and is more likely to remove the Tired modifier. Requires Tactical Retreat and Tireless.
	Quick Recovery	Resting in battle restores up to 3 more HP. Requires Tactical Retreat and Tireless.
	Rush	Gives your lead wolf a special opening move in battle. If you have at least 8% energy, you can use this move to guarantee a +1 increase in damage until the end of the battle. Requires Tactical Retreat, Tireless, and Second Wind.
	Bloodthirsty	Both you and your battle opponents suffer increased damage from Bleeding. Requires Tactical Retreat, Tireless, and Quick Recovery
	Ambush	Gain a 50% chance to get a +1 bonus modifier on opening dice rolls in battle.
	Nimble	You have a higher chance to free yourself from lock/snare in battle (when your opponent has you trapped). Requires Ambush.
	Cunning	You have a higher chance of evading special attacks in battle, such as opponents locking/snaring you. Requires Ambush.
	Evade	Gives your lead wolf a special opening move in battle. If you have at least 6% energy, you can use this move to guarantee a +1 reduction in damage taken until the end of the battle. Requires Ambush and Nimble.
	Tumble	Gives your lead wolf a special opening move in battle. If you have at least 4% energy, you can use this move for a chance to dodge the next attack and tire, slow down, or enrage opponents. Usable once per battle. Requires Ambush and Cunning.
	Enthusiastic	Lose half the energy when breeding.
	Virile	10% boost to pregnancy chance when breeding regardless of female's fertility. Requires Enthusiastic.
	Pack Life	Increases maximum pack size by 10. This talent cannot be reset if you have wolves occupying the extra slots, and would carry over to your next lead wolf if needed.
	Pack Leader	Increases maximum pack size by 10. This talent cannot be reset if you have wolves occupying the extra slots, and would carry over to your next lead wolf if needed. Requires Pack Life.
	Fast Metabolism	Every time your lead wolf is fed to 100%, they gain 5% energy providing their energy is not already full.
	Strong Bonds	Pack members lose 5% less mood per day, meaning they lose only 5% mood (or 15% if they are ill).
	Latcher	Increased chance to Latch in battle, with a decreased chance to cause bleeding from Shearing or Crushing.
	Biter	Gain +1 damage with Bite in battle, and a decreased chance to cause bleeding with Bite.
	Dauntless	Deal extra damage in battles against powerful enemies. Requires Biter.
	Gatherer	Reduce the time it takes to forage by 10%.
	Physician	Reduce the time it takes to mix known medicines by 10%. This does not apply to learning researching medicines. Requires Gatherer.
	Speedy Scout	Reduces the time it takes to finish scouting by 10%.
	Natural Hunter	Adds 5% success chance to all hunting attempts.
	Den Parent	Every pups has an extra 5% survival chance when born.
	Neverending Fun	Gain a 2% chance to not consume an item's use when using amusement items.
	Scavenger	Gain an additional 5% chance to get a trophy from battles against enemies level 5+.
	Wolfy Odour	Gain an 5% higher chance of attracting special (rated) and chased NBWs in explore.

Level 5

Level 10

Raffle Studs

Battle Trophies

Chased Wolves

Level 15

Leveling Up Quickly

Old Age

Early Retirement

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Immortalizing Your Lead Wolf

Biome Map Reset