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Animal Empathy in Dungeons & Dragons 5e

Animal Empathy

2nd-Level Ranger Feature
At 2nd level, using your action, you make a successful Wisdom (Animal Handling) check to communicate with animals and convince them that your intentions are harmless. You learn its emotional state, whether it is affected by magic of any sort, its short term needs (such as food or safety), and actions you can take (if any) to persuade it to not attack. The beast must be within 30 feet of you and within line of sight. If the beast's Intelligence is 4 or greater, you are ignored. You have advantage on your check when attempting to communicate with domesticated beasts. You can affect a group of similar beasts. The number of beasts influenced is equal to half of your ranger level, rounded down. You cannot use this ability against a creature that you have attacked within the past 10 minutes. The effect lasts for 24 hours or ends earlier if you or your allies attempt to cause it any harm.

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