Animal Empathy
Ability: Charisma.
Requires Training: Yes.
Classes: Druid and ranger.
A successful check allows a character to charm or dominate certain creatures.
Check: Animals and dire animals have a DC of 15 + the creature's hit die. For beasts and magical beasts, the DC is 19 + the creature's hit die. If the check succeeds, the creature is dominated.
Special: If the character fails their check by five or more, the creature will go hostile.
Use: Select this skill and then select the target creature. Dominated creatures are commanded as if they were henchmen. The creature will remain dominated for one turn per level of the character using the skill.