Tusk Evolved

That's right. The boar that's always wiggling and snorting in the Emerald Grove can now be summoned and recruited to camp! Experience his evolution from frustrated boar to armored Hellsboar and maybe keep Halsin's promise along the way.

This uses the same foundation that the rest of the Evolved Summons Series mods use. Click here for more information about everything added in an Evolved mod.

Recruitment

First, you'll need Speak With Animals. If you talk to him before finding out that Halsin is missing, the option to recruit him won't appear. You'll need to first get that information which you can get in several ways in this area. The easiest is to talk to Nettie and start the "Rescue the Druid Halsin" quest. Now talking to Tusk will present the option:

Tusk: "Where's Halsin? He promised me a mate!"

Player: "I'm not sure. Do you want to help me find him?"

He'll then snort, run and disappear leaving you with an item in your inventory (a tusk named 'Summon Tusk') that adds the spell to summon him.

If Halsin is already at camp, you'll instead be presented with:

Tusk: "Where's Halsin? He promised me a mate!"

Player: "He's in my camp. Want to come with us?"And the same thing will happen. If you can't find him after you've completed "Rescue the Druid Halsin", he moves to the area above the main gate near the war horn.

A word of caution: If you bring Tusk with you to the wolf pens and side with the goblins, Tusk will be unsummoned and replaced with the NPC and it will side with Halsin.

New in 1. 0. 3. 0

If Tusk hasn't been recruited by the time Halsin becomes recruitable in act 2, Halsin will get the item to summon Tusk. This works even if loading the mod for the first time in act 3. This will allow Tusk to be added to the team on existing saves where the chance to speak with Tusk in act 1 was missed.

Progression

Tusk largely follows the same path that the Ranger's Companion does, but at a smoother climb and with earlier access to Kick Up Muck. Level by level, it increases either it's STR by 1 (odd levels) or it's CON by 1 (even levels starting at 6), eventually matching the level 12 Ranger boar's stats but without the Ranger passives and a bit fewer hit points (though it continues to scale beyond 12 if those levels are unlocked). The rage is a blend of the Berserker Barbarian class and the regular boar rage with some added nuance.

Because Tusk is basically a better Ranger's Companion, it shares the same summon stack, so you can only have either Tusk or a Ranger's Companion summoned at the same time. Tusk will receive Prey's Scent when summoned by Beast Master Rangers.

Level 1

Proficiency with STR and CON saving throws.