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by PiXeL01 » Sun Jan 08, 2017 8:16 am
Animal Bond:
How many times can an adept attempt to turn an animal from hostile to neutral? Only once or attempt each round until he succeeds?
Scenario:
Our group got waylaid by Jub Jubs at a ford. The Beastmaster uses Dominate Beast on one and then attempts to use Animal Bond on it, which he fails the first time. The following round he attempts again, saying the description says he can, as it is only the improvement from Neutral and up that has a timer of one day (week if skill).
Personally I would say you get one go at it and then if that fails you would have to wait at least until the next morning. What's correct?
Talent Description:
Animal Bond
Step: Rank + CHA Action: Standard
Strain: 0 Skill Use: Yes (Novice)
The adept develops a bond of trust with an animal, making an Animal Bond test
against the animal’s Social Defense. If successful, the animal takes a Neutral attitude
toward him (the Gamemaster’s Guide has more information on attitudes). The adept
may make additional tests to further improve the animal’s attitude, but must spend at
least one day with the animal between tests, treating it well during that time.
Each subsequent improvement requires an additional success on the Animal
Bond test (so it requires two successes to improve from Neutral to Friendly).
Once the animal’s attitude increases to Loyal, it willingly takes risks for the adept
and expects appropriate rewards for doing so. (This is more easily accomplished for
an animal than for a Namegiver friend. For example, all a dog really wants is lots of
affection and enough food.) A Loyal animal will accompany the adept on adventures
if he so desires, and is referred to as an animal companion. An adept can maintain a
number of animal companions equal to his rank in Animal Bond.
An animal will not maintain a better attitude towards an adept than the adept
shows to it. As a result, mistreatment, neglect, or abandonment can offset the talent’s
effects, worsening the animal’s attitude towards the character. If an animal companion’s
attitude drops below Friendly, talents or abilities that target animal companions
will no longer work.
This talent can only be used on non-sentient, natural creatures. It cannot be used
to improve the attitudes of Horrors, Horror constructs, or sentient beings of any kind.
Skill Use: The non-magical version of this talent requires one week of time to pass
between tests to improve the animal’s attitude beyond Neutral.