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Languages

Familiarity with and ability to use various forms of communication, including written, spoken, and nonverbal. Characters may choose one “native” language in which they have written and spoken fluency. Additional languages in which a character has proficiency can be represented by specializations of this skill. (Adventure, Space, languages)

Familiarity with and ability to understand various forms of verbal communication. Characters know the Trade Speech (assuming the setting has one) and one “native” language in which they have spoken fluency. Additional languages in which a character has proficiency can be represented by specializations of this skill. (Fantasy, speaking)

Based On: Knowledge, Intellect

Speaking

Alternate Names: Speak <Language>

Reading/Writing

Alternate Names: Read/Write <Language>

Notes

The Languages skill is identical in D6 Adventure, D6 Space. D6 Fantasy splits the skill into verbal and written variants because in this setting, literacy is not as common as in other genres. Speaking is the skill most similar to Languages because it is common to learn to speak and the description is analogous.

genre conversion for Languages
Space	Adventure	Fantasy
languages (Knowledge)	languages (Knowledge)	speaking, reading/writing (Intellect)

Skills
System Book	Acrobatics • Anatomy • Arcane Lore • Assume Identity • Balance • Blindfighting • Cartography • Computer Operations • Contacts • «Creative Ability» • «Creature» Riding • Customs of «Region or Cultures» • Diagnose Malady • Etiquette • Forgery • Gambling • Haggling • Healing • Heraldry • History of «Area» • Identify «Subject» • Information Gathering • «Instrument» • Jumping • Law • Library Use/Database Use • Lockpicking • Meditation • «Melee Weapon» • «Missile Weapon» • Navigation • Public Speaking • Read/Write «Language» • Scaling • «Science» • Secret Societies • Shadowing • Sneak • Speak «Language» • Swimming • Theatrics • Theurgy • Tracking • Traps • Urban Geography • «Vessel» Piloting • «Weaponless Fighting Style»
Genre	Artist • Business • Climb/Jump • Command • Con • Dodge • Fighting • Flying • Hide • Intimidation • Investigation • Know-how • Languages • Lifting • Marksmanship • Medicine • Melee Combat • Mettle • Persuasion • Piloting • Repair/Craft • Riding • Running • Scholar • Search • Security • Sleight of Hand • Stamina • Stealth • Streetwise • Survival • Tech • Throwing

Skills

System Book

Acrobatics • Anatomy • Arcane Lore • Assume Identity • Balance • Blindfighting • Cartography • Computer Operations • Contacts • «Creative Ability» • «Creature» Riding • Customs of «Region or Cultures» • Diagnose Malady • Etiquette • Forgery • Gambling • Haggling • Healing • Heraldry • History of «Area» • Identify «Subject» • Information Gathering • «Instrument» • Jumping • Law • Library Use/Database Use • Lockpicking • Meditation • «Melee Weapon» • «Missile Weapon» • Navigation • Public Speaking • Read/Write «Language» • Scaling • «Science» • Secret Societies • Shadowing • Sneak • Speak «Language» • Swimming • Theatrics • Theurgy • Tracking • Traps • Urban Geography • «Vessel» Piloting • «Weaponless Fighting Style»

Genre

Artist • Business • Climb/Jump • Command • Con • Dodge • Fighting • Flying • Hide • Intimidation • Investigation • Know-how • Languages • Lifting • Marksmanship • Medicine • Melee Combat • Mettle • Persuasion • Piloting • Repair/Craft • Riding • Running • Scholar • Search • Security • Sleight of Hand • Stamina • Stealth • Streetwise • Survival • Tech • Throwing