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| Benefit = To rear an animal means to raise a wild creature from infancy so that it becomes domesticated. A handler can rear as many as three creatures of the same kind at once. A successfully domesticated animal can be taught tricks at the same time it is being raised, or it can be taught as a domesticated animal later. | | Benefit = To rear an animal means to raise a wild creature from infancy so that it becomes domesticated. A handler can rear as many as three creatures of the same kind at once. A successfully domesticated animal can be taught tricks at the same time it is being raised, or it can be taught as a domesticated animal later. | ||
| Action = The rearing process typically takes | | Action = The rearing process typically takes 180 full days, and these must occur within a year of the first day spent rearing the animal. After 1 year, the creature is mature enough to be considered an adult, and if you haven't spent at least 180 full days rearing the creature during this time, it is not imprinted upon you, nor does it gain any of the benefits listed in the success section of this page. If you finish the 180 days before the year is up, the creature is more mature than normal for its breed, and is considered an adult from that time forward. | ||
Until the rearing process is complete, the animal cannot perform any tricks, nor can it be pushed. It is too immature to take commands, and if subjected to combat or threatening situations, it may become too feral to successfully domesticate. | Until the rearing process is complete, the animal cannot perform any tricks, nor can it be pushed. It is too immature to take commands, and if subjected to combat or threatening situations, it may become too feral to successfully domesticate. | ||
During the rearing process, you may never be more than 100 yards away from the animal for more than | During the rearing process, you may never be more than 100 yards away from the animal for more than 3 days per week, cumulatively. If you are separated from the animal for longer than this, it will wander off, get lost, fall off of something tall, and then get eaten. If this happens, you lose the animal and are a bad parent. Maybe you should stick to houseplants. | ||
| DC = 10 + HD of animal. You may only make this check at the end of the rearing process. | | DC = 10 + HD of animal. You may only make this check at the end of the rearing process. | ||
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* '''Animal Companions''' A druid's animal companion is typically a mature member of its species before a campaign begins or when the companion is acquired. If it is acquired as a newborn animal and must be reared, it cannot be used as an animal companion until the rearing process is complete. | * '''Animal Companions''' A druid's animal companion is typically a mature member of its species before a campaign begins or when the companion is acquired. If it is acquired as a newborn animal and must be reared, it cannot be used as an animal companion until the rearing process is complete. | ||
* '''Subjected to Violence:''' For each combat that the infant animal is subjected to before the rearing process is complete (meaning a combat in which it must defend its own life, or in which it takes hit point damage), there is a cumulative +5 to the DC of the handle animal check. Some animals which are particularly violent of nature may, at GM's discretion, inflict a smaller penalty to the DC. | * '''Subjected to Violence:''' For each combat that the infant animal is subjected to before the rearing process is complete (meaning a combat in which it must defend its own life, or in which it takes hit point damage), there is a cumulative +5 to the DC of the handle animal check. Some animals which are particularly violent of nature may, at GM's discretion, inflict a smaller penalty to the DC. | ||
* '''Hurry:''' ''(Epic Use – you must have at least 21 ranks in this skill to include this modifier)'' You may reduce the time taken to rear an animal by | * '''Hurry:''' ''(Epic Use – you must have at least 21 ranks in this skill to include this modifier)'' You may reduce the time taken to rear an animal by 30 days per +10 you add to the DC of the check (you may reduce the time to no less than 30 days). | ||
| Take10-Take20 = No | | Take10-Take20 = No | ||
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| Success = The animal grows to maturity and is particularly bonded to you, as though you are part of its family or pack. The animal knows a number of tricks equal to the animal's maximum, based on its intelligence. While it does not gain the benefits of being an animal companion (unless it is an animal companion, of course), it will be loyal to you for life. You gain a permanent +4 circumstance bonus to [[#Command an Animal|Command an Animal]] and [[#Push an Animal|Push an Animal]] checks with this animal. | | Success = The animal grows to maturity and is particularly bonded to you, as though you are part of its family or pack. The animal knows a number of tricks equal to the animal's maximum, based on its intelligence. While it does not gain the benefits of being an animal companion (unless it is an animal companion, of course), it will be loyal to you for life. You gain a permanent +4 circumstance bonus to [[#Command an Animal|Command an Animal]] and [[#Push an Animal|Push an Animal]] checks with this animal. | ||
| Failure = The animal doesn't bond to you as you had hoped. It can still be taught tricks or trained to a purpose, but you must spend the requisite | | Failure = The animal doesn't bond to you as you had hoped. It can still be taught tricks or trained to a purpose, but you must spend the requisite 7 days per trick to do so. If you failed to stay within 100 yards of the animal for more than 3 cumulative days in any given week, the animal either abandoned you or died (or both) during the rearing process. | ||
| Retry = No | | Retry = No | ||
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== Speak With Animals (Epic) == | == Speak With Animals (Epic) == | ||