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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jhaelen" data-source="post: 6132686" data-attributes="member: 46713">Well, I did the same in my Greyhawk campaign. Every human pc received a culture/region-specific language in addition to Common for free. It only makes sense. Human npcs often didn't speak Common or if they did, very badly. It definitely enhances roleplaying.Well, that's one reason for the existence of the 'Common' language. Another is the (almost) complete removal of setting-specific details from D&D core rule books. Without a setting you don't have different regions or cultures, and the default human is indeed 'common'. If you don't like the default, choose (or create) a setting that treats humans differently.I like to mention the Earthdawn rpg for doing things differently (although it does have an implied setting, so they can do this easily): Dwarves are the (culturally) dominant race, so 'common' is derived from their language. Humans are just one among several other intelligent species (elves, trolls, orcs, etc.). Their most notable feature is similar to one in D&D, though: they're the most adaptable and flexible.</blockquote>