Animal Training (sage field)

Animal Training is a sage field available to various classes (fighter, paladin and ranger and assassin) — that provides systematic and cooperative process of teaching animals specific behaviors or skills through positive reinforcement, conditioning, or other methods to achieve desired outcomes. At its core, animal training seeks to establish a clear and effective symbiosis between humanoids and animals, allowing for a development of trust and cooperation that enables tasks to be performed that outweighs the advantage of both.

Trainers employ various techniques and cues to shape behavior, often employing the principles of operant conditioning. Positive reinforcement, in the form of rewards such as treats, praise, or affection, is a prevalent approach to encourage animals to repeat desired actions. These encompass the purposes of work, protection, entertainment and more. Those within these pursuits are also granted abilities to raise and breed animals, while caring for their health and well-being.

The field includes the following sage studies:

• Camelback Riding: combines camel transportation in challenging deserts with their historical role in combat, showcasing their adaptability and strength.

• Dog Training: the employment of dogs for defense, attack, transport and work.

• Falconry: includes the use of falcons, hawks, eagles and owls for the purpose of hunting and reconnaissance work.

• Flying Mounts: includes the use of hippogriffs, pegasi and other flying mounts, for transportation and combat.

• Horseback Riding: like other mounts on this list, describes the use of the horse for transportation, combat and work.

• Mahout: allows action as a rider, trainer and keeper of elephants and oliphants.

• Underwater Mounts: allows knowledge of hippocampi, sea horses and sea turtles, providing superlative action in both waterborne and underwater environments.

"Mahout" and "Underwater Mounts" are studies not normally available to assassins.

In most cases, the most important aspect of these studies is the use of animals as riding mounts or as creatures trained to attack and otherwise function in case of combat and war.

Druids are not included among the classes that train animals as the class usually circumvents such methods through other means.

See also,
Animal Friends
Assassin Sage Abilities
Fighter Sage Abilities
Paladin Sage Abilities
Ranger Sage Abilities