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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 • 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