Animal Handling
Availability: Authored scenes live -- One-shot, location-specific interactions for this skill are live. The broader repeatable 'calm' system through mundane animals and beast-type encounters remains planned.
Calm, direct, and work with mundane animals.
Domain Synergy: Naturalism
How It Improves: Use it in the world, practice it directly with practice animal_handling, and seek out trainers when independent practice begins to slow.
Design Milestones (not live unlocks):
- Domestic animals respond to basic commands
- Wild animals can be calmed or redirected
- Predators hesitate; pack animals follow willingly
- Even territorial beasts defer to your presence
- Any natural creature treats you as kin
Practical Advice: Skills are long-term investments. Keep the tool or context they need on hand, use them in the zones that support them, and check skills often so you can lean into what your character is already getting good at.