This may seem a little silly, but does anyone know if there is any added benefit from having additional "ranch items" in your inventory in MR1? For example, if I have two wind drums (+3 Fear), will they help to focus the monsters on the ranch even more?

Secondly, how do +3 Fear, i.e. the wind drum, and +3 Spoil, i.e. the wind flute help at all? If you have both of them, won't th effects just cancel each other out anyway? Is there any added benefit?

-MkdirRoot

They can balance out other items you are feeding, like Meat.

I personally do not keep either, and just adjust tjings as I go. This game is a lot more forgiving than MR2 is.

Hmm.... I think my question adds to this but maybe not.

Anyway, When I explored Hartville, I aquired 2 calm stones. I was wondering if there was any point in keeping them both, or just keeping one.

To clarify, I was wondering if the effect from the item stacks as you get more of that item.

Nope, more than one does nothing.