rule clarifications

[wisbill]

hey i am new to dnd and had a question about the skill animal handle. I have googled it but have not had much luck, so i am bring it here.

page 74 phb skill handle animal

rear a wild animal has a skill check of 15 + hd of the aniimal.

my question is: is hd just the dice or the total hit points of the animal?

for example if i wanted to rise a black bear would it be a skill check of 15 +d8 or would it be of 15 +3d8 +6 where 3d8 +6 is the hit points of the bear.

question 2 upon a succesuful check how long do creatures take to rear?
question 3 is their a book that explains these rules better than the phb?

thank for you're time and help on this matter

[Siberys]

When determining that kind of rule (I.E. Something + hit dice), hit dice is almost always the number before the D in a D8.

If you see an animal having 3D8 hit dice, the number you want is the 3.

Rearing is permanent, as you are essentially raising it from infancy to domestication.

question 3 is their a book that explains these rules better than the phb?

No, and the PHB explains the rules pretty clearly actually. Just read the rules myself and understood it perfectly.

[wisbill]

i would like to start off by thanking you for you're response. it was very helpful.