D&D (2024) Who has sign language?

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It is? Well, I'm confused now. Why would it be a standard language when a Player Character can read, write, and sign any language? Am I completely off base here?

Why would sign language be a standard language? I don't understand the question. PCs only know a set number of languages each and this can be one of them.

 

[Lakesidefantasy]

Why would sign language be a standard language? I don't understand the question. PCs only know a set number of languages each and this can be one of them.

Sounds like I'm completely off base.

 

[BookTenTiger]

Dwarves have Stein Language, a kind of Morse Code enacted by banging a stein on the table.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Dwarves have Stein Language, a kind of Morse Code enacted by banging a stein on the table.

You jest, but this isn't bad. Starts off cultural or even religious, evolves over time to be a complex way of dwarves communicating in a non-verbal fashion, useful for when they're in front of outsiders, who may not realize they're witnessing communication happening at all.

Similarly, I think halflings, elves and gnomes probably have developed their own languages of flowers to communicate specialized information.