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<blockquote data-quote="elrobey" data-source="post: 1712860" data-attributes="member: 8725"><p>This is my house rule. You are welcome to give it a try:</p><p></p><p>SPEAK LANGUAGE (INT; TRAINED ONLY)</p><p>You can communicate in a spoken language. You may communicate in several spoken languages and have separate ranks in each one. Words in a language are categorized by number of syllables in the English-language equivalent. </p><p></p><p>The complexity of the words you automatically understand is determined by your ranks in the language: </p><p></p><p>1 rank: 1-syllable words ("how much does this cost? Which way to the inn?")</p><p>2 ranks: 2-syllable words</p><p>3 ranks: 3-syllable words</p><p>4 ranks: 4-syllable words, and so on.</p><p></p><p>This assumes the words are layman’s words, used every day in a straightforward sense; that is, any fluent adult can be expected to know them. When a word is not a layman’s word, is not an everyday word, or is not being used in a straightforward sense, treat it as if it were longer by 1 or more syllables. </p><p></p><p>In addition to words you automatically understand, you have a chance to understand a word of the next higher rank, in context, on a case-by-case basis, by making a Speak Language check against DC 15. This works like a normal skill check: Roll d20 and add your ranks, your Int modifier, and any synergy bonus that might apply.</p><p></p><p>At 4 ranks, you are considered fluent.</p><p></p><p>You receive 4 ranks in your native language for free.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="elrobey, post: 1712860, member: 8725"] This is my house rule. You are welcome to give it a try: SPEAK LANGUAGE (INT; TRAINED ONLY) You can communicate in a spoken language. You may communicate in several spoken languages and have separate ranks in each one. Words in a language are categorized by number of syllables in the English-language equivalent. The complexity of the words you automatically understand is determined by your ranks in the language: 1 rank: 1-syllable words ("how much does this cost? Which way to the inn?") 2 ranks: 2-syllable words 3 ranks: 3-syllable words 4 ranks: 4-syllable words, and so on. This assumes the words are layman’s words, used every day in a straightforward sense; that is, any fluent adult can be expected to know them. When a word is not a layman’s word, is not an everyday word, or is not being used in a straightforward sense, treat it as if it were longer by 1 or more syllables. In addition to words you automatically understand, you have a chance to understand a word of the next higher rank, in context, on a case-by-case basis, by making a Speak Language check against DC 15. This works like a normal skill check: Roll d20 and add your ranks, your Int modifier, and any synergy bonus that might apply. At 4 ranks, you are considered fluent. You receive 4 ranks in your native language for free. [/QUOTE]
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