--- key: mechanic/systemic-worlds--t266 type: mechanic id: systemic-worlds--t266 lang: en title: Creature training and taming summary: >- Creature training connects signals, actions and consequences to establish a clear, limited command vocabulary over time. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/systemic-worlds--t266/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/systemic-worlds--t266.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/systemic-worlds--t266.md aliases: [] tags: - 'Systemic worlds, randomness and NPC behavior' - Mechanics and variants sourceIds: - source-3817d420df0baa92 - source-8a5e630efed6e70b sources: - id: source-3817d420df0baa92 title: 'Robert Nystrom: State' url: >- https://github.com/munificent/game-programming-patterns/blob/master/book/state.markdown verifiedAt: null - id: source-8a5e630efed6e70b title: Final Fantasy XIV url: 'https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/uiguide/faq/faq-chocobo/chocobo_skill.html' verifiedAt: null relations: - type: uses direction: outgoing label: Sources in the selection key: resource/state-pattern title: 'State: Game Programming Patterns' url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-state-pattern' jsonUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/resource/state-pattern.json' markdownUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/resource/state-pattern.md' placements: - catalogId: systemic-worlds id: t266 title: 'Systemic worlds, randomness and NPC behavior' url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/systemic-worlds/#t266' categoryIds: - mechanics supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Creature training and taming description: >- Creature training connects signals, actions and consequences to establish a clear, limited command vocabulary over time. image: src: images/mechanics/rpg-ffxiv-chocobo-skills-13.webp width: 896 height: 1040 game: Final Fantasy XIV sourceUrl: >- https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/uiguide/faq/faq-chocobo/chocobo_skill.html originalUrl: >- https://lds-img.finalfantasyxiv.com/uiguide/na/31/e1c0bb234ece23afd6d224d7ed32586aaec10f.jpg credit: Square Enix; official guide screenshot rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Official game guide or publisher-distributed screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Skill points develop the companion’s role alt: Skill points develop the companion’s role markers: - x: 53 'y': 61 label: 'Defender, Healer and Attacker branches define specialisations' tips: - Distinguish a learned command from a simple stat increase. examples: - title: Final Fantasy XIV url: >- https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/uiguide/faq/faq-chocobo/chocobo_skill.html endsAt: null provenance: >- Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/systemic-worlds --- # Creature training and taming id: systemic-worlds--t266 type: mechanic key: mechanic/systemic-worlds--t266 lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/systemic-worlds--t266/ Creature training connects signals, actions and consequences to establish a clear, limited command vocabulary over time. ## At a glance ![Skill points develop the companion’s role](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/rpg-ffxiv-chocobo-skills-13.webp) [Final Fantasy XIV](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/uiguide/faq/faq-chocobo/chocobo_skill.html) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Official game guide or publisher-distributed screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. Defender, Healer and Attacker branches define specialisations - Distinguish a learned command from a simple stat increase. - [Final Fantasy XIV](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/uiguide/faq/faq-chocobo/chocobo_skill.html) ## How it works Creature training connects signals, actions and consequences to establish a clear, limited command vocabulary over time. ## Variants ### Mechanic variants - Reinforcement increases a selected response's likelihood. - Context limits transfer of learned commands. - Trust unlocks more complex joint actions. - Rest prevents endless uninterrupted practice. ## Design example A creature learns to retrieve a marked object and later attempts it among distractors in another room. Prototype check: Test reward attribution to an action and distinguish refusal, misunderstood commands and fatigue. ## Context and limits A systemic world applies shared rules to multiple objects so players can predict new combinations from known interactions. Each overview separates player actions, state changes and alternative rules. Examples are hypothetical design scenarios, not claims about a named game. A prototype check states an observable question for the next iteration. Existing detailed references remain separately linked from the direction map. ## Connected materials - Sources in the selection: [State: Game Programming Patterns](https://gamemechanics.pro/en/resources/#resource-state-pattern) (key: resource/state-pattern) ## Sources and provenance Original bilingual editorial overviews authored for gamemechanics.pro on 2026-10-20 and reviewed on 2026-10-21. Scenarios are hypothetical design examples; prototype checks describe work to perform, not completed playtests. Primary sources support the stated techniques and implementation context, not every proposed variant. - [Robert Nystrom: State](https://github.com/munificent/game-programming-patterns/blob/master/book/state.markdown) (id: source-3817d420df0baa92) - [Final Fantasy XIV](https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/uiguide/faq/faq-chocobo/chocobo_skill.html) (id: source-8a5e630efed6e70b) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors