Gallery Spawning of Bob - Keeping Monstrous Lustrian Beasts

[spawning of Bob]

There is no finer sight on the Lustrian battle field than the well drilled perfection of the Salamander or Barbed Razordon hunting pack. Each member of the team has a unique and vital role.


Congratulations on your decision to become the handler of one (or more*) of Lustria's magnificent war beasts. This, the fourth of Spawning of Bob's illustrated guides, will assist you in reaching your full potential as a war beast handler.

Although the Fire Salamander (salamandra ignis) and its cousin, the Barbed Razordon (novacula dentatus uncinatus) are from 2 separate genera, many principles of care are common to both species.

Acquiring your pet
The most common means of acquisition of eggs is to take them from attended** or unattended nests. This sounds simple, but in Lustria care must be taken to ensure that you have selected from an appropriate nest. Many a would-be handler has been disappointed when weeks of careful incubation have ended in an unexpected arrival.


Large scale domestic breeding programmes*** have met with limited success and tend to end in tears. Or flames.

Hybrids and fancy breeds such as the Plumed Featherdon (cristatus pinna) are more favoured as ornamental or show animals, although war beast handlers have been known to occasionally employ them in combat****.


Naming your pet
Anything with an apostrophe in it should be fine.

Basic Care
Both Salamanders and Razordons are robust and assertive animals which makes for relatively simple basic care. They are natural foragers immediately after hatching, therefore they are inexpensive to feed. However, the unfortunate discovery of a "trophy" on the doorstep from time to time does deter some potential owners.


Once the animals are larger, they can continue to forage within the bounds of the Temple City***** or else you can encourage them to forage outside the urban area in order to minimise disruption to city life.


Grooming, care for nails and the animal's coat are essential for both a happy pet and owner. A poorly groomed and clipped animal can be a liability on the battle field.


A word of caution for barbed razordon owners: The spring moult can be a challenging time for both you and your pet.






Socialisation
As part of their training your pet should be gradually introduced to other beasts and monsters. The ultimate goal is to have them interacting calmly with all other elements of the Lizardmen army.




Training
The size and assertiveness of the salamander and razordon do make them challenging animals to train, but with perseverance, access to medical facilities and modern training approaches their natural free spiritedness can be subdued.


They can be taught simple tricks such as "fetch", "beg", "move and fire", "spout flames" (salamander only), and "stand and shoot" (razordon only).




Summary
If you follow these guidelines carefully you will soon be able to commence training with other hunting pack members, join the ranks of the magnificent Lizardmen army and you will have developed a rewarding and lifelong bond with your new pet.
If you don't follow these guidelines****** you have two other options:

1. Apply firm compression to the wound. Do not try to remove any penetrating objects.
2. Bathe the area in cool running water for at least 20 minutes


* not recommended
** not recommended
*** not recommended
**** not recommended
*****not recommended
****** not recommended

 

[Arli]

Another great post! Very entertaining.

 

[newscales]

A very fun read this morning. Thanks Bob!

 

[rychek]

LOL! Thanks Bob, made my morning!

 

[Scalenex]

We should rename the "Lizardmen Fluff" subforum into "Bob and Friends."

 

[T`hinker`er]

GW should gather these all up and pay you a massive royalty!

 

[spawning of Bob]

GW should gather these all up and pay you a massive royalty!
(T'hinker'er)

You are truly wise O Great T'hinker'er.

Unfortunately, until Spawning of Bob causes a massive spike in purchases of citadel miniatures, the following scenario is more likely:

GW should gather these all up and hit you with a massive lawsuit!
(GW Legal Department)

 

[T`hinker`er]

Yes, sadly it is generally the later and not the former

Don't let it stop you. Parody is the great equalizer (and also constitutes copyright fair use!)

 

[Animaux]

just seen this wandering through the fluff section its awsome i like the spawning of ralph where did u think that up

 

[spawning of Bob]

Bob's name and eggshell originated here in early 2011

I think I drew the image first and then the words suggested themselves. Please note the first depiction of Newscales' towel.

I can't even remember when the entire spawning was named for Bob, but he set the tone, and that meant all subsequent spawnings would need mundane names.

Ralph came from I know not where....

If your question instead relates to putting a salamander in the spawning pool, I must have been about one cartoon short of a series, and where else would a bad tempered aquatic lizard go within the bounds of the temple city?

 

[Animaux]

sorry it was not an actuall question just a musing in type(proberly a french thing) in response to the salamander picture , the fact that they have a name ready for each spawning is an ammusing thought

i like the pictures and am glad spawning of bob developed its a much needed breth of fresh air especially with the cry fest going on with the new book.


any which way keep up the good work

 

[Gorgosaurus]

I now this was posted ages ago, but reading the least succesful dark elf invasion in history made me bring it back up. For this I apologise. Now, on to the main comment:

HILARIOUS!

 

[spawning of Bob]

Thank you Gorgeous, you will be "friended in due course"

Keeping Lustrian Warbeasts is my favourite, too.

You can resurrect my threads anytime you like (except state of origin time)



This must be getting familiar for you.

 

[Gorgosaurus]

Aaa... it is GorgO as in Gorgon, one of these bad boys

 

[Gorgosaurus]

(insert massive scary t-rex kind of things here)

(because of certain failed to upload reasons!)

 

[Scalenex]

Socialisation
As part of their training your pet should be gradually introduced to other beasts and monsters. The ultimate goal is to have them interacting calmly with all other elements of the Lizardmen army.

So when do we get to see the adorably deadly babies that result from this?

 

[spawning of Bob]

Mother's Day?

 

[Slanputin]

I'm considering purchasing a Bastiladon. Any tips?

 

[Scalenex]

I'm considering purchasing a Bastiladon. Any tips?

Bob has made two comics about Bastiladons, both viewable in this mini-Tactica, perhaps Bob can make more Bastiladon comics.

I think a Bastiladon may have been involved in a shady play by the Lustrian team during the last Winter Olympiad. While the Bastiladon was involved it doesn't teach us much about keeping them as pets. You can also pick up some tips indirectly by reading about how Bob and Joe interact with Bessie in his two novels.

Back to Salamanders and Razordons. Since GW sneakily reclassified Salamanders and Razordons from War Beasts to Monstrous Beasts, does this need a title change?

 

[spawning of Bob]

Done. That should get me a few more likes. I'm only seven behind n810.