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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark Plemmons" data-source="post: 1191195" data-attributes="member: 1287">The Kingdoms of Kalamar setting uses the standard D&D rules for language, and has "Merchant's Tongue" as a common language that was largely developed by merchants.  It can express fairly complex concepts, but is not truly a full language.However, the KoK Player's Guide offers a Variant Language Skill System.  The simplest explanation is that you get ranks in languages as in other skills.  A rank of 0 means you have no knowledge of that language and cannot speak, read or write it.  As the ranks increase, your speaking and reading/writing ability increases.  At creation, a character has a number of language points equal to 1+(Int bonus x4).  At each advancement, the PC receives 1+Int language skill points (and can also spend normal skill points on lanuages if desired), with a minimum of 1 language point per level.For example, a rank of +5 means you are Competent and can converse in many everyday situations.  You can read moderatly complex normal writings, letters, etc.With a rank of +10 and +11 you're as fluent as a native speaker, and +12 and up grants you Mastery (for grand poets, writers and very unusual or ancient, dead languages).</blockquote>