Animal Trainer Skill

Animal Trainer abilities are split into two categories. Abilities that the Animal Trainer uses and abilities taht the Animal Trainer teaches to their animal (and their animal uses on commands from Trainer).

Making you animal go somewhere specific is usually a Minor Action. Making them attack something specific is usually a standard.

Trap Wild Animal
Wild animals must be bloodied, you "attack" their defense to get them trapped and out of the battle

Charm Wild Animal
Against Will. First time stops them from attacking you, Second time stops them from attacking friends. Third time lets you move the animal, Fourth time lets you encourage them to make melee attacks against your enemies. Won't work against animals whose trainers are still present?

Distract Animal
Against enemy animal, against will, chances to distract.

Focus Animal
Ability to refocus your animal back to the fight

Demoralize Animal
Insult the animal till damage. Effects all animals in range to a degree

Command: Bite Limb
chance to incapacitate: 10-20

Command: Unseen Strike
must be hidden before attack.

Command: Animal Charge
Animal can move its run speed and attack. Must move at least 3 squares

Command: Pin Down
A succesful attack grants others minor adv for the first ability, and standard for the second, and superior adv for the third.

Command: Flanking Stance
You train your animal to move and flank the nearest enemy to you, and make basic attacks on them without having to be commanded to move or attack by trainer.

Command: Back to Back
You train your animal companion to move behind you to help insure you aren't flanked. They will make basic attacks when possible without having to be commanded to either move or attack by trainer.

Command: Finish the Hunt
Send your animal after fleeing enemies to hunt them down and finish them.

Skill Levels and Abilities

 * 1) Command: Assault I
 * 2) Command: Flee
 * 3) Command: Finish the Hunt
 * 4) Command: Bite Limb
 * 5) Command: Assault II
 * 6) Distract Animal I, Command: Track
 * 7) Focus Animal I, Command: Lesser Animal Charge
 * 8) Demoralize Animal
 * 9) Command: Become Hidden, Command: Unseen Strike I
 * 10) Command: Assault III, Command: Pin Down I
 * 11) Charm Wild Animal, Command: Back to Back
 * 12) Lesser Mind Meld
 * 13) Distract Animal II
 * 14) Focus Animal II, Command: Unseen Strike II
 * 15) Command: Savage Bite, Command: Flanking Stance
 * 16) Command: Pin Down II
 * 17) Command: Greater Animal Charge
 * 18) Command: Unseen Strike III
 * 19) Command: Pin Down III
 * 20) Command: Unseen Strik IV
 * 21) Greater Mind Meld
 * 1) Command: Pin Down III
 * 2) Command: Unseen Strik IV
 * 3) Greater Mind Meld
 * 1) Command: Unseen Strik IV
 * 2) Greater Mind Meld

Animal Types
Large Cats: Leopards, Lynxs, Lions, etc