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Message: <blockquote data-quote="elrobey" data-source="post: 1712860" data-attributes="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 words3 ranks: 3-syllable words4 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.</blockquote>