Cleric Animal Domain [Archive] - Wizards Community

Cleric Animal Domain [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Alodar
07-24-04, 01:44 AM In the 3.5 rules, Clerics selecting the animal domain get Knowledge (nature) as a class skill. It seems to me that Handle Animal would be a more logical choice, especially since the associated granted power is Speak with Animals.

Am I wrong? Any reasons why Handle Animals would not be appropriate? I am trying to anticipate any reservations my DM might have to my substituting Handle Animals for Knowledge (Nature) for my cleric.

Thanks!
Shadowfax7
07-24-04, 12:02 PM Handle Animal is a trained skill, which means you must have at least 1 rank in it to use it.

Thus a Cleric might have it as a class skill (due to a granted power for example), but still not be able to use it until a rank is purchased in it.

I believe the core rules attempt to avoid this by making any granted powers which make a skill a class skill for the Cleric, not a trained skill (the granted power from the Knowledge domain being an exception due to making ALL Knowledge skills into class skills).

However, as long as you and your DM are OK with this, it is a balanced house rule.
Alodar
07-24-04, 04:01 PM Thanks! I hadn't thought about the trained skill rationale for using Knowledge (Nature) in the first place, but it makes a lot of sense.

I thought the trade off was balanced as well, but was looking for some outside opinions - I appreciate your post.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Alodar 07-24-04, 01:44 AM	In the 3.5 rules, Clerics selecting the animal domain get Knowledge (nature) as a class skill. It seems to me that Handle Animal would be a more logical choice, especially since the associated granted power is Speak with Animals. Am I wrong? Any reasons why Handle Animals would not be appropriate? I am trying to anticipate any reservations my DM might have to my substituting Handle Animals for Knowledge (Nature) for my cleric. Thanks!
Shadowfax7 07-24-04, 12:02 PM	Handle Animal is a trained skill, which means you must have at least 1 rank in it to use it. Thus a Cleric might have it as a class skill (due to a granted power for example), but still not be able to use it until a rank is purchased in it. I believe the core rules attempt to avoid this by making any granted powers which make a skill a class skill for the Cleric, not a trained skill (the granted power from the Knowledge domain being an exception due to making ALL Knowledge skills into class skills). However, as long as you and your DM are OK with this, it is a balanced house rule.
Alodar 07-24-04, 04:01 PM	Thanks! I hadn't thought about the trained skill rationale for using Knowledge (Nature) in the first place, but it makes a lot of sense. I thought the trade off was balanced as well, but was looking for some outside opinions - I appreciate your post.