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<blockquote data-quote="rrealm" data-source="post: 1629080" data-attributes="member: 20630"><p>I would say this is accurate.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Mainly when I speak common, I make it as broken as I can. In general, I keep the proper sentance structure (Wisdom based as I see it) but "mix up" some of my words or ignore words or assign new meanings to exsisting words, usually when the wizard uses big complicated sentences directed towards me. </p><p></p><p>I see the learning of new words and their meaning as Intelligence based which is one reason why my character's vocabulary is quite poor. </p><p></p><p>Another reason why my common is so broken is because I know one more language than what the books allow. I have made a deal with my DM to give me the extra language (common since I gained undercommon and orc as bonus languages from living deep within the earth) but I must role-play that I can barley communicate in that language or else I receive an XP penalty or must forfit a language.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I suppose I meant to say that he is savage and vicious along with being primitive and crude but he doesn't walk up to innocent people and rip off their ears and pull their hair out just to watch them bleed and hear innocents scream. Now if they insult him or do something that my character deems as insulting (which could be nearly anything. His intelligence doesn't percieve all gestures correctly) then they are fair game and will probally get mangeled "because they deserved it".</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I certainly do. Thanks.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I doubt that would help Thokk in any fashion other than to prove how dumb he is. He might give it up after you challenge him to a battle of witts though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rrealm, post: 1629080, member: 20630"] I would say this is accurate. Mainly when I speak common, I make it as broken as I can. In general, I keep the proper sentance structure (Wisdom based as I see it) but "mix up" some of my words or ignore words or assign new meanings to exsisting words, usually when the wizard uses big complicated sentences directed towards me. I see the learning of new words and their meaning as Intelligence based which is one reason why my character's vocabulary is quite poor. Another reason why my common is so broken is because I know one more language than what the books allow. I have made a deal with my DM to give me the extra language (common since I gained undercommon and orc as bonus languages from living deep within the earth) but I must role-play that I can barley communicate in that language or else I receive an XP penalty or must forfit a language. I suppose I meant to say that he is savage and vicious along with being primitive and crude but he doesn't walk up to innocent people and rip off their ears and pull their hair out just to watch them bleed and hear innocents scream. Now if they insult him or do something that my character deems as insulting (which could be nearly anything. His intelligence doesn't percieve all gestures correctly) then they are fair game and will probally get mangeled "because they deserved it". I certainly do. Thanks. I doubt that would help Thokk in any fashion other than to prove how dumb he is. He might give it up after you challenge him to a battle of witts though. [/QUOTE]
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