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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 9618742" data-attributes="member: 6796468">The difference between speaking Elven and speaking Elthuvrian, language of the kingdoms of the Forest Lands, is practically nonexistent from a mechanical standpoint. At least in a game where the elves live in the elf lands.But the narrative impact? Hits a bit different. Especially when a human speaks Elthuvrian as their primary language and only speaks the language of the Plains peoples, Torani, as a second language.You can certainly add a bit of complexity when you introduce Antevrian, language of the kingdom of the Jungle Lands, across the northern sea. Where proficiency in Elthuvrian allows you to broadly communicate simple ideas... but unless you go to the Jungle Lands across the northern sea you don't really need to bother.Tiny bit more investment into a specific world, rather than a generic system that gets further and further diluted as new race-specific languages are added.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 9618742, member: 6796468"] The difference between speaking Elven and speaking Elthuvrian, language of the kingdoms of the Forest Lands, is practically nonexistent from a mechanical standpoint. At least in a game where the elves live in the elf lands. But the narrative impact? Hits a bit different. Especially when a human speaks Elthuvrian as their primary language and only speaks the language of the Plains peoples, Torani, as a second language. You can certainly add a bit of complexity when you introduce Antevrian, language of the kingdom of the Jungle Lands, across the northern sea. Where proficiency in Elthuvrian allows you to broadly communicate simple ideas... but unless you go to the Jungle Lands across the northern sea you don't really need to bother. Tiny bit more investment into a specific world, rather than a generic system that gets further and further diluted as new race-specific languages are added. [/QUOTE]

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