Animal Empathy
Animal Empathy dominates an animal, beast or magical beast. A dominated creature is commanded the way a henchman is.
| Ability | Charisma |
| Requires training | Yes - one rank at least, or the attempt is refused |
| Armour check penalty | None |
| Available to | Druid, Ranger, Shifter |
| Counts as an attack | Yes |
Only Druids, Rangers and Shifters can raise it, at one skill point per rank. No other class can put points into it.
The check
Your d20 + your Animal Empathy skill (ranks, Charisma modifier and bonuses) against the creature's difficulty:
| Creature | Difficulty |
|---|---|
| Animal | its challenge rating + 15 |
| Beast or magical beast | its challenge rating + 19 |
You must beat that number; matching it is a failure. The difficulty never rises above 100.
Out of combat you take 20: no roll is made, and 20 is used. You count as in combat if you are fighting anything, or if the creature is already attacking you. The first attempt on a peaceful creature is therefore decided by your skill alone.
What happens
| Success | the creature is dominated |
| Failure by 5 or more | the creature turns hostile |
| Failure by less | nothing |
Duration: 1 turn (1 minute) per combined Druid, Ranger and Shifter level, +2 turns (2 minutes) per 5 ranks bought in the skill.
- Only those three class levels count, not your character level.
- The class part is never less than 1 turn (1 minute).
- Ranks bought count; a bonus from gear does not.
What cannot be targeted
- anything that is not an animal, a beast or a magical beast
- other players
- bosses and quest givers
- creatures with Mind Spells Immunity
- creatures already dominated
- creatures that cannot move
- party members, and plot creatures that cannot be harmed
The creature must be able to see you, so this cannot be done from hiding or while invisible. Your character walks to the target before the attempt begins.
Required for
Nothing requires ranks in Animal Empathy.