Speak «Language»

Based On: Knowledge, Intellect, Perception

Used By: Outrider, Infiltrator, Spellslinger

Time Required: Depends on length of conversation

Description: The character may converse with any other creature who speaks the specified language. High levels of proficiency in the skill indicate a great fluency, including accent, intonation, and connotation. Failing a skill check results in some form of mis-communication, the extent of which is determined by the amount by which the character misses the difficulty.

Examples: Speak Russian, Speak English, Speak Spanish, Speak Japanese, Speak Elfin, Speak Dwarvish, Speak Troll, Speak Giantish

Action	Difficulty
Convey and understand simple thoughts	Easy
Converse casually with native speaker	Moderate
Convey and understand complex thoughts	Difficult
Capture accent, intonation, and connotaion of native speakers	Very Difficult

Skills
System Book	Acrobatics • Forgery • Gambling • Healing • Jumping • Lockpicking • «Missile Weapon» • Scaling • Sneak • Swimming • Tracking • Traps • «Weaponless Fighting Style»
Adventure	Acrobatics • Artist • Business • Command • Con • Dodge • Fighting • Flying • Forgery • Gambling • Hide • Intimidation • Investigation • Jumping • Know-how • Languages • Lifting • Lockpicking • Marksmanship • Melee Combat • Mettle • «Missile Weapon» • Persuasion • Piloting • Repair/Craft • Riding • Running • Scaling • Scholar • Search • Security • Sleight of Hand • Sneak • Stamina • Streetwise • Survival • Swimming • Throwing • Tracking
Space	Acrobatics • Artist • Business • Command • Con • Dodge • Fighting • Flying • Forgery • Gambling • Hide • Intimidation • Investigation • Know-how • Languages • Lifting • Melee Combat • Mettle • «Missile Weapon» • Persuasion • Riding • Running • Scholar • Search • Security • Sleight of Hand • Sneak • Stamina • Streetwise • Survival • Swimming • Throwing
Fantasy	Acrobatics • Artist • Command • Con • Dodge • Fighting • Flying • Gambling • Healing • Hide • Intimidation • Investigation • Jumping • Know-how • Lifting • Lockpicking • Marksmanship • Melee Combat • Mettle • «Missile Weapon» • Persuasion • Repair/Craft • Riding • Running • Scaling • Scholar • Search • Sleight of Hand • Stamina • Streetwise • Survival • Swimming • Throwing • Tracking • Traps