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<blockquote data-quote="der_kluge" data-source="post: 1194282" data-attributes="member: 945">I removed Speak Language as a 1-point skill.&nbsp; IMC, it's a regular skill like any other, except that it has sub-skills.&nbsp; So, you can take Speak Language (Elven), or Speak Language (Celestial), but you have to have ranks in it like any other skill.&nbsp; 10 ranks in a language is fluent, and everyone starts out with 10 ranks in &quot;Common&quot; though it's not called common - the major dialect of the known world in my setting.Wizards have to have 1 rank in Draconic per spell level to cast spells.&nbsp; Clerics automatically get 1 rank in celestial every level.&nbsp; There are some other bonuses that other classes get, but this is it in a nutshell.&nbsp; If you want to speak to an elf, you have to make an elven language skill check.&nbsp; Failure indicates that you either didn't communicate what you intended, or you insulted him in some way.&nbsp; Like I said, 10 ranks is fluent, and at 5 ranks, you can &quot;take 10&quot; and essentially communicate everything you need to, but you just kind of have to take your time with it.&nbsp; So, unless there is some urgency, having 5 ranks in any language is sufficient.Most don't bother to take 20 ranks in their own language.&nbsp; Like, only poet laureates, or lawyers, or someone like Shakespeare would be the only ones that would bother having 20 ranks in 'English', for example.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="der_kluge, post: 1194282, member: 945"] I removed Speak Language as a 1-point skill. IMC, it's a regular skill like any other, except that it has sub-skills. So, you can take Speak Language (Elven), or Speak Language (Celestial), but you have to have ranks in it like any other skill. 10 ranks in a language is fluent, and everyone starts out with 10 ranks in "Common" though it's not called common - the major dialect of the known world in my setting. Wizards have to have 1 rank in Draconic per spell level to cast spells. Clerics automatically get 1 rank in celestial every level. There are some other bonuses that other classes get, but this is it in a nutshell. If you want to speak to an elf, you have to make an elven language skill check. Failure indicates that you either didn't communicate what you intended, or you insulted him in some way. Like I said, 10 ranks is fluent, and at 5 ranks, you can "take 10" and essentially communicate everything you need to, but you just kind of have to take your time with it. So, unless there is some urgency, having 5 ranks in any language is sufficient. Most don't bother to take 20 ranks in their own language. Like, only poet laureates, or lawyers, or someone like Shakespeare would be the only ones that would bother having 20 ranks in 'English', for example. [/QUOTE]

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