The Pet Workshop lets you permanently modify a controlled pet's stats, skills, follower-slot cost, AI type, weapon ability, special ability, body graphic, and mounted graphic. All purchases are paid from your backpack in Sosarian Dollars (SD).
Opening the Pet Workshop
There are two ways to open the workshop. Both routes ask you to target a pet:
- Pet Workshop Stone — Double-click the immovable stone (default name “Pet Workshop”).
- Command — Use the player command
[PetWorkshop.
The targeting cursor times out after 15 seconds.
Pet Eligibility
The targeted creature is checked before the menu opens:
- The target must be a creature. Otherwise: “This only works on your pets.”
- The pet must be controlled by you. Otherwise: “This is not your pet.”
- The pet must not be dead. Otherwise: “Revive your pet before working on it in the pet workshop.”
Automatic Bonding
The first time a purchase is successfully completed on a pet that is not yet bonded, the pet becomes bonded and you are told “Your pet has been bonded.”
Workshop Menu
The menu paginates through the modification list at 9 entries per page. Each row has a buy button on the left and a description button on the right; the description button shows the option's name, cost (labelled “Cost: N SD”), and effect text. Bottom-right paging buttons step one page at a time.
Conditional visibility:
- Follower-slot reductions are hidden when the pet's follower slot count is already at the floor.
- The “0 Follower Slots” option is hidden when the pet already uses only 1 control slot.
- Mounted-body options are hidden unless the pet is a mount.
Services and Costs
All costs are in Sosarian Dollars (SD).
Stats
| Option | Cost (SD) | Target |
|---|---|---|
| +10 Strength | 50 | Pet (raises Str cap if needed) |
| +50 Strength | 200 | Pet (raises Str cap if needed) |
| +10 Dexterity | 50 | Pet (raises Dex cap if needed) |
| +50 Dexterity | 200 | Pet (raises Dex cap if needed) |
| +10 Intelligence | 50 | Pet (raises Int cap if needed) |
| +50 Intelligence | 200 | Pet (raises Int cap if needed) |
For Strength, the cap is set to the new Strength value + 10. For Dexterity and Intelligence, the cap is increased by the modifier amount whenever the new base would otherwise exceed the cap.
Follower Slots
| Option | Cost (SD) | Target |
|---|---|---|
| -1 Follower Slot | 50 | Pet (minimum 1 slot) |
| 0 Follower Slots | 100 | Pet (minimum 1 slot) |
Both options reduce the pet's control slots and refund the corresponding follower count on the master. The minimum is 1 control slot; the option named “0 Follower Slots” never actually drops below 1. If the pet is already at 1 slot, you will see “Your pet already has the minimum control slots and cannot be reduced further.”
AI Types
Each AI option costs 100 SD and changes the pet's combat behavior:
| Option | Cost (SD) | Target |
|---|---|---|
| AI: Mage | 100 | Pet |
| AI: Necro | 100 | Pet |
| AI: Necro Mage | 100 | Pet |
| AI: Ninja | 100 | Pet |
| AI: Melee | 100 | Pet |
| AI: Mystic | 100 | Pet |
| AI: Samurai | 100 | Pet |
| AI: Spellweaving | 100 | Pet |
| AI: Paladin | 100 | Pet (uses Chivalry spells: self-buffs, healing, anti-evil combat) |
Weapon Abilities
Each weapon ability costs 100 SD:
| Option | Cost (SD) | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Armor Ignore | 100 | Pet |
| Bleed Attack | 100 | Pet |
| Concussion Blow | 100 | Pet |
| Crushing Blow | 100 | Pet |
| Disarm | 100 | Pet |
| Dismount | 100 | Pet |
| Double Strike | 100 | Pet |
| Infectious Strike | 100 | Pet |
| Mortal Strike | 100 | Pet |
| Paralyzing Blow | 100 | Pet |
| Shadow Strike | 100 | Pet |
| Whirlwind Attack | 100 | Pet |
Special Abilities
Each special ability costs 100 SD:
| Option | Cost (SD) | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Angry Fire | 100 | Pet |
| Conductive Blast | 100 | Pet |
| Dragon Breath | 100 | Pet |
| Grasping Claw | 100 | Pet |
| Inferno | 100 | Pet |
| Lightning Force | 100 | Pet |
| Mana Drain | 100 | Pet |
| Raging Breath | 100 | Pet |
| Repel | 100 | Pet |
| Searing Wounds | 100 | Pet |
| Steal Life | 100 | Pet |
| Venomous Bite | 100 | Pet |
| Vicious Bite | 100 | Pet |
| Rune Corruption | 100 | Pet |
| Life Leech | 100 | Pet |
| Sticky Skin | 100 | Pet |
| Tail Swipe | 100 | Pet |
| Flurry Force | 100 | Pet |
| Rage | 100 | Pet |
Skills
Each listed skill comes in two variants: +10 for 50 SD or +50 for 200 SD. When the new base would exceed the per-skill cap, the cap is raised by the same amount.
| Skill | +10 Cost (SD) | +50 Cost (SD) | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magery | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Meditation | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Evaluate Intelligence (Eval) | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Wrestling | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Necromancy | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Spirit Speak | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Spellweaving | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Healing | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Chivalry | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Tactics | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Anatomy | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Bushido | 50 | 200 | Pet |
| Ninjitsu | 50 | 200 | Pet |
Hiding cannot be raised through the workshop.
Body and Mounted Body
For every creature listed in the Sosarian Ethereal Mount body table, the workshop offers two extra rows:
- Body: <name> — 100 SD. Changes the pet's body graphic.
- Mounted Body: <name> — 100 SD. Changes the pet's graphic while being ridden. Only available on pets that are mounts.
The available body and mounted-body candidates come from the Sosarian Ethereal Mount table, so the options reflect that list rather than a fixed roster inside the workshop.
Purchase Flow
When you press a buy button:
- Cost is deducted from your backpack in Sosarian Dollars. If you cannot pay: “You do not have enough Sosarian Dollars for this purchase.”
- On success, the pet is bonded if it was not already.
- The selected modification (stat, follower-slot reduction, body, mounted body, AI, skill, weapon ability, or special ability) is applied.
- A purchase announcement is broadcast: “Pet Workshop Purchase Made: N ES”.
- The menu reopens on the same page so you can continue shopping.