SRD:Speak Language Skill
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Speak Language (None; Trained Only)
Language | Typical Speakers | Alphabet |
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Abyssal | Demons, chaotic evil outsiders | Infernal |
Aquan | Water-based creatures | Elven |
Auran | Air-based creatures | Draconic |
Celestial | Good outsiders | Celestial |
Common | Humans, halflings, half-elves, half-orcs | Common |
Draconic | Kobolds, troglodytes, lizardfolk, dragons | Draconic |
Druidic | Druids (only) | Druidic |
Dwarven | Dwarves | Dwarven |
Elven | Elves | Elven |
Giant | Ogres, giants | Dwarven |
Gnome | Gnomes | Dwarven |
Goblin | Goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears | Dwarven |
Gnoll | Gnolls | Common |
Halfling | Halflings | Common |
Ignan | Fire-based creatures | Draconic |
Infernal | Devils, lawful evil outsiders | Infernal |
Orc | Orcs | Dwarven |
Sylvan | Dryads, brownies, leprechauns | Elven |
Terran | Xorns and other earth-based creatures | Dwarven |
Undercommon | Drow | Elven |
Action
Not applicable.
Try Again
Not applicable. There are no Speak Language checks to fail.
The Speak Language skill doesn’t work like other skills. Languages work as follows.
- You start at 1st level knowing one or two languages (based on your race), plus an additional number of languages equal to your starting Intelligence bonus.
- You can purchase Speak Language just like any other skill, but instead of buying a rank in it, you choose a new language that you can speak.
- You don’t make Speak Language checks. You either know a language or you don’t.
- A literate character (anyone but a barbarian who has not spent skill points to become literate) can read and write any language she speaks. Each language has an alphabet, though sometimes several spoken languages share a single alphabet.
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