Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
A simple enough question: In D&D, there has always officially been a language that most characters, player and non-player, could speak, if only to make things a little easier on groups that didn't want to futz with translation spells and characters acting as interpreters.
The rationale is that there are, or have been, certain languages that "everyone" who wants to communicate with outsiders knows. At different times in history, it might have been Latin or French (once the great language of diplomacy) and in the Muslim world, since the Koran can only be written in Arabic (although there are what are essentially study guides in other languages), that language might be pretty close. And, of course, English is heard in almost every corner of the globe. And one can't discount how many people speak Spanish or Chinese as native speakers and how many others learn it out of practicality.
What do you consider the Common of 21st century Earth?
The rationale is that there are, or have been, certain languages that "everyone" who wants to communicate with outsiders knows. At different times in history, it might have been Latin or French (once the great language of diplomacy) and in the Muslim world, since the Koran can only be written in Arabic (although there are what are essentially study guides in other languages), that language might be pretty close. And, of course, English is heard in almost every corner of the globe. And one can't discount how many people speak Spanish or Chinese as native speakers and how many others learn it out of practicality.
What do you consider the Common of 21st century Earth?
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