Animal Friendship (spell)

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Animal Friendship

Range	10 ft.
Duration	10 rounds per level
Area of Effect	1 animal
Casting Time	1 round
Saving Throw	negates
Level	bard (1st); druid (1st)

Compels a single animal that fails save vs. magic to perform certain actions desired by the caster for the duration of the spell. If the animal makes save, it will be unaffected.

The caster can ask for only one action at a time, and must be within 10 ft. of the animal in order to give the animal new instructions. The one exception to this rule is that the druid may command the animal to “Come!” if it is within shouting distance (120 ft.). The animal will hurry at full movement towards the caster.

Beyond the command to approach, the caster may also order the animal to attack (indicating a specific target by hand gestures), hunt (in which case the animal will return any meat it has killed), defend' (remaining within 10 ft. of the caster and fighting any who approach within a 25 ft. diameter circle), find (indicating what is to be found, whereupon the animal will use its abilities to do so), heel (follow behind the caster), feed (eat what is indicated) or stay (remain in location).

The animal will perform these commands to the best of its ability for the duration of the spell. If the action cannot be further performed, or no further command is forthcoming, the animal will typically remain where it is — sitting, grooming, perching, resting, stretching or some similar activity for as long at the spell lasts.

It requires 2 action points to give a command to the animal. Actions that are already undertaken may be interrupted and replaced.