Animal Handling
| Name | Animal Handling |
|---|---|
| Ability | Wisdom |
Animal Handling measures your ability to calm, control, or train animals. This skill is essential for working with mounts, beasts, and other creatures of limited intelligence.
Common Uses
- Calm Animals: Soothe a frightened or agitated animal
- Control Mounts: Command or control a mount in difficult situations
- Train Animals: Teach an animal to perform tricks or tasks
- Sense Intent: Intuit an animal's intentions or read its body language
- Handle Dangerous Beasts: Approach or interact with wild or dangerous animals
Example DCs
| DC | Task |
|---|---|
| 10 | Calm a domesticated animal |
| 15 | Control a mount in combat |
| 20 | Train a wild animal to perform a trick |
| 25 | Calm a hostile beast |
Related Features
- Rangers often use Animal Handling for their companions
- Druids gain proficiency and benefits from their connection to nature
- Beast Master rangers rely heavily on this skill
Synergies
Characters proficient in Animal Handling often benefit from:
- High Wisdom scores
- Ranger or druid class levels
- Speak with Animals spell
- Beast Speech or similar abilities