Animal Handling as Diplomacy

WaterAndWindSpirit · 01-18-2019, 07:05 PM

Hello!

So, Speak to Animals mentions that to make friends with an animal, you do a Reaction Roll.

Does that mean that the Animal Handling skill serves the same purpose on animals as the Diplomacy skill on human, that is roll animal handling, roll reaction, and take the best result, if you have Speak with Animals?

Thanks!

Refplace · 01-18-2019, 07:18 PM

I would say no and dont recall any evidence for that to be the case.
That safety net for Diplomacy is unique to it, of all the social skills.
So I would go the more typical route and say you can roll Animal Handling or opt for Reaction roll, choose in advance.

01-18-2019, 07:05 PM	#1
WaterAndWindSpirit Join Date: Oct 2014	Animal Handling as Diplomacy Hello! So, Speak to Animals mentions that to make friends with an animal, you do a Reaction Roll. Does that mean that the Animal Handling skill serves the same purpose on animals as the Diplomacy skill on human, that is roll animal handling, roll reaction, and take the best result, if you have Speak with Animals? Thanks!

01-18-2019, 07:18 PM	#2
Refplace Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Yukon, OK	Re: Animal Handling as Diplomacy I would say no and dont recall any evidence for that to be the case. That safety net for Diplomacy is unique to it, of all the social skills. So I would go the more typical route and say you can roll Animal Handling or opt for Reaction roll, choose in advance. __________________ My GURPS publications GURPS Powers: Totem and Nature Spirits; GURPS Template Toolkit 4: Spirits; Pyramid articles. Buying them lets us know you want more! My GURPS fan contribution and blog: REFPLace GURPS Landing Page My List of GURPS You Tube videos (plus a few other useful items) My GURPS Wiki entries