Fishing and exhausted water
Catch chances, special fish and 30-minute water recovery.
Use a fishing rod on water outside a protection zone. Each attempt requires a worm; only a successful catch consumes it. One catch exhausts that water tile for 30 minutes. All rods share a minimum two-second interval. Catch probability is P(L) = 0.14 + 0.0014L, capped at 100%; Reinforced and Master rods add 3 and 6 percentage points. Each valid attempt grants 1 Fishing point at the 1x skill rate, even on failure; the temporary Skill Boost adds 10%. All vocations follow the Knight fist skill curve. The species table shows odds conditional on a successful catch. At Fishing level 50, receive one Fish Hook Board for your house. It is delivered once per character, including previously eligible characters, ignoring item weight. If the inventory is full, free a slot and reopen Bestiary or log in again; the reward stays pending without using the depot.
How to use it
Bring worms and a rod to water outside a protection zone. Better rods improve catch chance; catches can give food, buffs or gold. At Fishing level 50, receive one Fish Hook Board for your house. It is delivered once per character, including previously eligible characters, ignoring item weight. If the inventory is full, free a slot and reopen Bestiary or log in again; the reward stays pending without using the depot.
Catch probability
min(100%, 14% + 0.14% × Fishing + rod bonus)
Normal rod: +0 percentage points; reinforced: +3; master: +6. Every valid attempt trains the skill, including failures. One catch exhausts that water tile for 30 minutes. All rods have a minimum 2-second attempt interval. A successful catch consumes one worm.
| Fishing | Normal | Reinforced | Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 14.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
| 10 | 15.4% | 18.4% | 21.4% |
| 20 | 16.8% | 19.8% | 22.8% |
| 30 | 18.2% | 21.2% | 24.2% |
| 40 | 19.6% | 22.6% | 25.6% |
| 50 | 21.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| 75 | 24.5% | 27.5% | 30.5% |
| 100 | 28.0% | 31.0% | 34.0% |
Fish by skill
After a success, a separate roll chooses a fish from your skill bracket. These probabilities are conditional on catching a fish.
| Fishing | Fish and chances |
|---|---|
| 0–19 | Fish 100% |
| 20–29 | Fish 77% · Fat Fish 20% · Goldfish 3% |
| 30–39 | Fish 67.5% · Fat Fish 27.5% · Tautog Fish 1% · Goldfish 3% · Redfish 1% |
| 40–49 | Fish 57.2% · Fat Fish 37.2% · Tautog Fish 1% · Bluefish 0.2% · Spearfish 0.2% · Fighter Fish 0.2% · Goldfish 3% · Redfish 1% |
| 50+ | Fish 46.7% · Fat Fish 46.7% · Tautog Fish 1% · Bluefish 0.2% · Spearfish 0.2% · Fighter Fish 0.2% · Betta Fish 1% · Goldfish 3% · Redfish 1% |