BG laws and new pets.

[InGame]

Hey, not sure if this is the right place but here it is.



For clarification for all. Does this law extend to buyable pets in The Wide? Particular dogs that are about the same looking and size as some animal companions.

[Ghost]

It speaks of wild animals. So even the druid/ranger companion dog would be allowed, but not the wolf, and certainly not the bear or snow leopard. And very definitely not the worg.

There was a law somewhere that said anything larger than a cat isn't allowed, but I can't find it now. Anyways, the fact that the pet merchant is in the city kind of sets precedent.

[Deragnost]

certainly not the bear

#LetTheBearIn

Sorry, couldn't help it.

[JustAnotherGuy]

Speaking lore-wise, Baldur's Gate doesn't allow anything larger than a peacock. However, people often underestimate how large a peacock is.

Average Height of a Peacock: 36-48"
Average Length of a Peacock: 39-45" (Longer if you add the train)

Average Height of a German Shepherd: 26-31"
Average Length of a German Shepherd: 36-42"

So, going purely by lore, a German Shepherd (which is the dog most have as companions/pets) would be allowed in (granted, the dog would weigh more. But in cubic space, it would be smaller). I had to look up the lore almost a year ago when the subject came up and people were arguing about dogs being allowed in.

But Ghost does make a good point. The pet merchant sells dogs in the city. If you couldn't have dogs in the city, then he couldn't sell them in the city.

For the druids/rangers of the Enclave, they have a rule amongst themselves that they are not allowed to bring our companions into cities unless they are what most would consider to be "tamed" animals. (The Green Enclave doesn't see any of their animals as pets. They see them as friends. So they don't consider any of them to be "tamed", but rather "taught".)

In one discord, another person asked (tongue in cheek), "Are the hitching posts around town for the peacocks?"

[InGame]

Aw man my gnome alt can't ride into The Wide on a back of his tame bear for some shopping #LetTheBearIn

Thanks for clarification though! It seemed obvious with that merchant in the city, but this settles any doubt.