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Animal Friend
Fallout 4 Perk

Animal Friend

When you successfully pacify an animal, you can give it specific commands.

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Charisma

Animal Friend is a Charisma perk in Fallout 4 with 3 ranks, requiring Charisma 5. Its higher ranks unlock at levels 12 and 28.

Commune with beasts! With your gun, aim at any animal below your level and gain a chance to pacify it.

Animal Friend Builds

Level 50
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Silver Tongue
Smooth talking, pistol packing, relationship build
Level 51
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The General
Marksmen build
Level 114
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Goal build
Jack of all trades build
Level 51
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Wasteland Operator
Quartermaster build
Level 145
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Settlement lord
Pipe Weapons build
Level 280
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Jeanioz
Fallout 4 build
Level 42
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Trial
Trial build
Level 52
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Problem solver Bud
Idiot Savant build

Ranks

Commune with beasts! With your gun, aim at any animal below your level and gain a chance to pacify it.
Level 12
When you successfully pacify an animal, you can incite it to attack.
Level 28
When you successfully pacify an animal, you can give it specific commands.

More Perks

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Cap Collector

You've mastered the art of the deal! Buying and selling prices at vendors are better.

CHA 1
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Lady Killer / Black Widow

You're charming... and dangerous. Men/Women suffer +5% damage in combat, and are easier to persuade in dialogue.

CHA 2
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Lone Wanderer

Who needs friends, anyway? When adventuring without a companion, you take 15% less damage and carry weight increases by 50.

CHA 3
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Attack Dog

Your faithful canine companion can hold an enemy, giving you a greater chance to hit them in V.A.T.S.

CHA 4
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Local Leader

As the ruler everyone turns to, you are able to establish supply lines between your workshop settlements.

CHA 6
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Party Boy/Girl

Nobody has a good time like you! There's no chance you'll get addicted to alcohol.

CHA 7
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Inspirational

Because you lead by example, your companion does more damage in combat, and cannot hurt you.

CHA 8
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Wasteland Whisperer

Master the post-apocalypse! With your gun, aim at any Wasteland creature below your level and gain a chance to pacify it.

CHA 9
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Intimidation

Time to show everyone who's boss! With your gun, aim at any human opponent below your level and gain a chance to pacify them.

CHA 10