Gazelle

Gazelle

University Text: Gazelles run faster than humans. The key to tagging a Gazelle is to tire it out. Strong teamwork makes the process faster, but it can be done alone.

Gazelles can be found throughout Egypt, standing still until provoked.

Sources

Gazelles appear randomly in Egypt. Could be anywhere, but mostly in less populated areas.

Uses

4 for the Test of the Safari

Note: There is no physical item received when a Gazelle is tagged.

Tagging

Everyone should position around the gazelle in a circle (like in the image above) and when the group is complete, one person should be appointed leader.

If the circle around the gazelle is wide enough and nobody approaches the gazelle, the gazelle is almost guaranteed to just stand there.

If the gazelle is close to an impassable body of water (steep cliffs don't work, they can walk up there, even if 90 degrees), it is easier to enclose it. Making a double lined half-circle around it can be considered.

On command of the leader, the group decreases the size of the circle slowly, moving in on the gazelle step by step.

The gazelle will try to run away from anyone coming close to it, making a short dash a couple of coordinates away. If someone is near after the dash, it will dash again until either no-one is near enough or the gazelle is exhausted. The gazelle is likely to escape from any circle around it, dashing through the circle.

From this moment on, the group should chase the gazelle, but keep a certain distance. If the gazelle stops running, form a new circle around it and start over.

When a gazelle has become tired, this is visible because it will let it's head hang down. Up to this moment, it's head will be upright.

When this happens (tiring it out), it will not move until it gathers new energy to run again. This status will remain for about 10-20 seconds.

The leader of the group signals everyone to tag. At this point, everyone can run up to the gazelle and click it. After tagging it, a popup should appear for each individual who tags it.

As soon as you've tagged it, it is important to move away from the gazelle again. If not everyone has had the chance to tag it, this might be a way to keep it in sight and repeat the process.

After regaining energy, the gazelle will run away again. Everyone who has not tagged it by then, should say so. If this is a reasonable large percentage of the group, try chasing it again.

This method of tagging a gazelle is merely meant as a suggested way to do it. However, it has proven to be a very successful way to have as many people as possible benefit from it. If this method is used correctly, everyone in the group should have a chance to tag it. Because of this, and especially because it's very hard (if not impossible) to do this by yourself, the method described below is recommended.

Useful Information

Unless completely hyped with speed/dexterity bonuses, it's almost impossible to capture a Gazelle by yourself. Note: This is just not true. I've tagged many gazelles alone with no stat bonuses in the tales I've played. It just takes a long time (600 coords or so).

It is custom to announce a gazelle in an Egypt-wide channel like Egypt and form a large group. Let people come in, even if it takes half an hour.

You can get more than one per day.

Technique for few people (advanced):

Gazelles don't dash in any direction, they may dash NNW through WSW to SSE, but never E or NE. This means you don't need to cover the east or north-east side of the gazelle

One person NW of the gazelle and another SE of it should be able to make it dash back and forth between them until it is exhausted. For this to work both hunters need to keep a certain distance when the other is close to it, so the gazelle won't dash through one hunter and away from both of them.

When the gazelle starts moving, it is wise to keep a formation and move with the gazelle, keeping it dashing back and forth between the hunters. Moving like this makes it possible for three hunters to make a triangle around the gazelle and keep it on the inside, exhausting it while moving.

Note: It's entirely possible to herd a gazelle against a body of water to tire it when working in a pair; all that is required is a small area of land that juts into the water so that the gazelle can be cornered. Large groups of people are not necessary

Required By

Test of the Safari