Ninja-to
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My Monster Summoning PC's are trying to communicate with the Celestials they summon. None of them speaks Celestial, and the only creatures they summon have the base intelligence of 3 (which is the minimum for a Celestial creature, regardless of the animal summoned).
So, in the Monster Manual it says that all the monsters with an intelligence score of at least 3 can understand a language, and it's Common, unless otherwise noted. There is nothing describing what Celestial template creatures know (Except for angels etc), and I'd assume that creatures from other planes would *first* understand their native language: Celestials know Celestial etc, Demons/Devils Abyssal/Infernal or whatever.
This seem right? An intelligence bonus for a creature might provide another language, but I think Outsiders aren't going to bother with Common unless stated in their description. They'd more likely take their bonus languages from other planes. What does everyone else think? I consider 'Common' a Prime Material language.
So, in the Monster Manual it says that all the monsters with an intelligence score of at least 3 can understand a language, and it's Common, unless otherwise noted. There is nothing describing what Celestial template creatures know (Except for angels etc), and I'd assume that creatures from other planes would *first* understand their native language: Celestials know Celestial etc, Demons/Devils Abyssal/Infernal or whatever.
This seem right? An intelligence bonus for a creature might provide another language, but I think Outsiders aren't going to bother with Common unless stated in their description. They'd more likely take their bonus languages from other planes. What does everyone else think? I consider 'Common' a Prime Material language.