Creature Trainability

[Dalberon]

In the current campaign I am running, the players are faced with the possibility of raising manticore spawn(cubs/kits/?). They no nothing of their temperment or if it plausible to train them without magical or psionic items/tatics.

Are their rules that I might be able to dig up for this and are their any ecology articles on the Manticore?

 

[Shade]

Since manticores are magical beasts, they can be trained using the Handle Animal skill with a higher DC.

Since they are fairly close to a griffon in CR, I'd probably just use the griffon's training rules:

Training A Griffon

Although intelligent, a griffon requires training before it can bear a rider in combat. To be trained, a griffon must have a friendly attitude toward the trainer (this can be achieved through a successful Diplomacy check). Training a friendly griffon requires six weeks of work and a DC 25 Handle Animal check. Riding a griffon requires an exotic saddle. A griffon can fight while carrying a rider, but the rider cannot also attack unless he or she succeeds on a Ride check.

Griffon eggs are worth 3,500 gp apiece on the open market, while young are worth 7,000 gp each. Professional trainers charge 1,500 gp to rear or train a griffon.

 

[Dalberon]

I appreciate the response. I think it will be curious to see where the players go with this situation.

 

[Shade]

It sounds like fun.