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<blockquote data-quote="Fenris" data-source="post: 2532925" data-attributes="member: 2820">Well I was thinking that they were dialects, not seperate languages. Let's take American English and say, oh I don't know Austrialian English <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> The languages are similar enough that a speaker of one can understand the other. There may be some specific vocabulary that is confusing or the manner in which a particular word is spoken, but by and large you can get the gist of what is going on. BUT you recognize each other as members of different groups. In RP this means: Nothing.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> Basic languages are understood by all no matter the dialect, but that members who do speak the same dialect respond better to each other (the commonality of the tongue so to speak) whether that is a bonus to Dip, Gather Infor, Intim checks or nothing, doesn't matter. You can ignore langauges by and large or entirely. And IF the GM wishes apply it only if the specific dialect matters in the specific locale and then he can decide quickly if it does. But most people speak the common trade toungue so normal communication is not affected.The fact that locals recognize you as such is the bonus. Just as if you are in the deep south,&nbsp; a bit of a twang or drawl will get you farther and draw less adverse attention than a boston accent. But I can just as easily take a standard language.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fenris, post: 2532925, member: 2820"] Well I was thinking that they were dialects, not seperate languages. Let's take American English and say, oh I don't know Austrialian English :) The languages are similar enough that a speaker of one can understand the other. There may be some specific vocabulary that is confusing or the manner in which a particular word is spoken, but by and large you can get the gist of what is going on. BUT you recognize each other as members of different groups. In RP this means: Nothing. ;) Basic languages are understood by all no matter the dialect, but that members who do speak the same dialect respond better to each other (the commonality of the tongue so to speak) whether that is a bonus to Dip, Gather Infor, Intim checks or nothing, doesn't matter. You can ignore langauges by and large or entirely. And IF the GM wishes apply it only if the specific dialect matters in the specific locale and then he can decide quickly if it does. But most people speak the common trade toungue so normal communication is not affected. The fact that locals recognize you as such is the bonus. Just as if you are in the deep south, a bit of a twang or drawl will get you farther and draw less adverse attention than a boston accent. But I can just as easily take a standard language. [/QUOTE]

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