This has come up a few times... and I'm curious to see how others RP the animal's ear use. Having seen various different ways of it being used, I just made up my own way and went on from there.
I'll list my two examples and hopefully get some input from others ( Rangers / Druids ) on how they use it, and, well, basically hijack who ever shows the best way to use it and RP it that way from now on.
Ranger
Has an Ear for Animal Language...
But I dont RP him as being able to understand every language.
I basically picked a few animals Id believe he'd understand ( Wolf, Monkey ) and try to only let him communicate with said animals.
He could understand them, but not actually "speak" back to them.
( A thanks to Jacchri for pointing this out once, when I had Sall "speaking" to a dog, and Jacchri started laughing when Sall began "barking" )
Druid
Has an Ear for Animal Language...
He can understand all animals, or should be able to. The Druids wide range of Nature knowledge I'd have thought would make this plausible.
But again... he can only "speak" back to certain ones... ( Monkey, Wolves...) by more or less mentally projecting his meanings.
As previously with some Wemics... all he could do was project "feelings" to them ( ie. " you feel a sense of greetings / thanks / relief... ect ) ... since Wemics are so rare. The same would probably be done for other rare animal species.
I'm just curious how others are using there ear.
I'm not fond of the idea my Ranger can sit and hiss and snakes and chirp at birds and hold entire conversations....
... nor the idea that every time my Druid talks to his monkey ( no jokes please!) he is actually screeching and chittering to it.
Nothing on Lore but a Stub for Animal Ear... so any input folks.
Can my Druid sit and really "talk" to plants and snakes and birds and Wemics?
Can my Ranger understand Kenku's and Minotaurs and what-not?