| Name | Charm Animal |
|---|---|
| School | Enchantment (Charm) [Mind-Affecting] |
| Level | Arc 1, BVal 1, Drd 1, Rgr 1 |
| Components | V, S |
| Casting Time | 1 standard action |
| Recharge Time | 1 hour |
| Range | Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels) |
| Target | One animal |
| Duration | 1 hour/level |
| Saving Throw | Will negates |
| Spell Resistance | Yes |
| Version | SRD |
| Sources | System Reference Document on page 208 |
| Short Description | Makes one animal your friend. |
| Living Greyhawk | Open |
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This spell functions like charm person, except that it affects a creature of the animal type.
This charm makes an animal creature regard you as its trusted friend and ally (treat the targets attitude as friendly). If the creature is currently being threatened or attacked by you or your allies, however, it receives a +5 bonus on its saving throw. The spell does not enable you to control the charmed animal as if it were an automaton, but it perceives your words and actions in the most favorable way. You can try to give the subject orders, but you must win an opposed Charisma check to convince it to do anything it wouldnt ordinarily do. (Retries are not allowed.) An affected creature never obeys suicidal or obviously harmful orders, but it might be convinced that something very dangerous is worth doing. Any act by you or your apparent allies that threatens the charmed person breaks the spell. You must speak the animal's language to communicate your commands, or else be good at pantomiming. |
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