Animal Skills are usually only seen in Low Tech campaigns but I have found some useful skills for higher tech campaign. Here are a couple I have had.
Animal Grooming (Mental Easy)
Defaults: IQ-5
This is the skill of getting a animal to look good. You must specialize.
This skill is used by deg groomers and people who show animals for a living.
Success means the animal is well grromed, Failure means the animal doesn't look quite right.
Critical failure the user or the animal is hurt in some manner, bitten, cut stepped on etc.
Animal Empathy adds +4 to this skill.
Animal Rehabilitation (Mental/Average)
Defaults: Iq-5, Vet-3
This is the skill of assisting injured or abandoned (or more frequently taken) animals
heal and prepare for return to the wild. THis includes the basic knowledge of first aid
for animal and health prorcols for handling animals. This skill does not mean that you
know alot about a nimal, most rehabilitators are not biologist and are not trained in
animal physiology or psychology. THey are folks following guidelines offered by professionals.
Aviary
Defaults: IQ-5
This is the skill of taking care of birds. Birds are a totally different from let us say
cattle. For example Birds require a very dirrerent dietsand different birds need different diet.
Owls will perfer rodents while Pheasant will eat grain. A successful use of this skill will allow the user
to keep a bird healthy and in good shape.