The purpose of higher bonding tiers

Higher bonding tiers are mostly useful for Adventures, and in allowing you to take your absolute favorite tokotas story further. While we expect plenty of tokotas to be T1 bonded - after all, it’s necessary to unlock on-site UTs (e.g. Boons, Counterfeiter, Limit Breaker) we expect, even higher level players, to only have 2-3 T3 bonded tokotas.

The T2 and T3 trait upgrades are designed to be nice bonuses for your favorite tokotas, rather than something you’d try to get on large numbers of tokotas. The main draws of higher tiers of bonding are:

• The opportunity to further your favorite tokota’s story in an official way.
• Access to T2 and T3 Adventures, which have:
• Better loot than T1 Adventures
• Star Points, which will be used in the upcoming Constellations system, allowing you to get small but permanent boosts to breeding.

➥ Tier 1

Prerequisites

• Three Tier 1 Bonding Prompts with Handler or Packmate

Benefits

• Bonding Bundle
• Bonding Trait
• +20 HP
• 1 FP
• 1 TP
• Access to Tier 1 Adventures
• Access to Tokota Stats
• 1 in each Stat
• 3 Stats Points to Spend
• Coming Later when Adventure Tack is released:
• Access to the Adventure Armory, where you manage your Tokota’s Adventure Tack, Companions and Traits.
• This allows your Tokota to have a totally separate set of Tack, Companions and Traits for Adventures which are limited (even Tack) but don’t interfere with their main limits. This means your Tokota can be fully tacked as both an Adventurer and Caver, for example.

➥ Tier 2

Prerequisites

• Dominant
• At least one piece of tack for Fishing, Hunting, Exploring, Diving, and Caving Activities
• 2 Companions
• 1 Slotless Companion
• 4 Completed Adventures
• 2 Non-HU/Bonding/AoA Awards on the Tokota’s Award Wall
• One Tier 2 Narrative Bonding (3 Image/Lit) with Handler or Packmate

Benefits

• 2 x Bonding Bundles
• Upgrade to Bonding Trait
• 2 FP
• 3 TP
• Access to Tier 2 Adventures
• Gain 5 extra Stat Points (8 total)
• Can gain permanent stat points from adventures, up to +1 in each stat.

➥ Tier 3

Tier 3 is not currently available, but is included here to allow for planning ahead.

Prerequisites

• Alpha
• 1 Decor Item
• 7 Hereditary Traits
• 1 Permanent Soul Pool Blessing (Cannot be a companion or removable trait)e
• Removable traits such as Mimic, or Companions do not count.
• Trait upgrade such as Superstart II do count as they cannot be removed without losing the upgrade.
• Extra companion and trait slot unlocks do count.
• Soul Mirror Application or Defect Healing do count. To use them as the prerequisite, the sta.sh file showing proof of application must be linked.
• 4 Completed T2 adventures
• 4 Non-HU/Bonding/AoA Awards on the Tokota’s Award Wall
• One Tier 3 Narrative Bonding (5 Images/Lit) with Handler or Packmate

Benefits

• 3 x Bonding Bundles
• Upgrade to Bonding Trait
• 3 FP
• 5 TP
• Access to Tier 3 Adventures
• Gain 5 additional Stat Points (13 total)
• Can gain permanent stat points from adventures, up to +2 total in each stat.

Bonding Trait Progression

Prominent

1. Tokota has a low chance to roll Average Pups in Breedings that don't normally get Average Pups.
2. Tokota has a 12.5% chance to roll +1 Pup in any litter. (including akotas)
3. Tokota has a 25% chance to roll +1 Pup in any litter. (including akotas)

Note: If two tokotas with Prominent are bred together, they still give a max of one extra pup - the chances are just rolled separately, so you get 2 25% chances to get +1 pup, but cannot get +2 pups.

Loyal

1. Tokota receives additional +1 HP when depicted with a Handler and/or Starter.
2. Tokota receives additional +2 HP when depicted with a Handler and/or Starter.
3. Tokota and Tribemates receive additional +2 HP when depicted with a Handler and/or Starter.

Baker

1. When depicted in a Taming this Tokota counts as up to 3 Treats.
2. When depicted in a Taming this Tokota counts as up to 4 Treats.
3. When depicted in a Taming this Tokota counts as up to 5 Treats.

Resourceful

1. Allows Tokota to find Abandoned Supplies while Fishing, Hunting, and Exploring.
• Abandoned Supplies contain two of the following: Basic Rod, Basic Bow, Dull Flashlight, Snorkel, Rope or x5 HP Tokens.
2. Allows Tokota to find Abandoned Trunks while Fishing, Hunting, and Exploring. (Does not work in Tribe Activities).
• Abandoned Trunks contain two of the following: Sturdy Rod, Sturdy Bow, Bright Flashlight, Oxygen Tank, Carbon Fiber Rope or x10 HP Tokens
3. Allows Tokota to find Abandoned Carriers while Fishing, Hunting, and Exploring. (Does not work in Tribe Activities).
• Two of the following: Stoat, Wolverine, Otter, Salamander, or Seagull, x20 HP tokens

Tenacious

1. Removes chance at Severe Injuries from all injury rolls. This affects all injury types.
2. Removes chance at Severe Injuries from all injury rolls and counts as a Free +10 Healing in healing images. This affects all injury types. Stacks with Hardy/Porcupine/Porcupine Totem.
3. Removes chance at Severe Injuries from all injury rolls and counts as a Free +20 Healing Item in healing images. This affects all injury types. Stacks with Hardy/Porcupine/Porcupine Totem.

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