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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zathris" data-source="post: 6768610" data-attributes="member: 6687148">I'll be perfectly honest; I don't think Scholar or Master Linguist are character traits that you should ever build toward in D&D. My reasons go beyond any opinions of optimization being required for a Combat system (which is true).The thing to remember (and for your DM to remember) is that in D&D you are not playing *against* the DM, they are running a setting in which your characters are the stars. If no one in the party speaks dwarven, including a puzzle or plot device that requires knowing dwarven is wrongbadmeandumb. Now, knowing dwarven can give you an advantage in certain non-crucial situations (negotiations, disarming a trap, etc) but it should never be involved as a Pass/Fail choice. If the DM does begin to include those sort of things, it ultimately either detracts from the other players in the party because they cannot participate, or forces them to waste resources on knowing Dwarven so that they can participate.This is why they include such a large number of magic items and consumables (including rituals) that mimick all of the abilities you've listed. At 1st level you can have the Comprehend Languages ritual, As early as level 5 you can pick up items to know any language (Polyglot Gem), and at level 2 if you can use a staff, you can understand the writing and speech of literally every language because of the special property of Supernal (Staff of Tongues). Speaking with animals can come from a level 4 alternative award (Speak with Animals). Disguises come later without a good Bluff skill, Wizards can do it at level 6...So to answer your question, I would be a Deva Wizard if I wanted to be any sort of Scholar, at level 11 you effectively know every language (Remembered Mother Tongue) and well before then you can look like anyone, speak to anyone, craft illusionary objects and sounds, and with some cantrip help you'll excel at every important skill. Importantly, because most of this is with rituals, your DM still shouldn't be creating challenges that require your character to be the sole actor in a scene.</blockquote>

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