Speak Language

Speak Language (None; Trained Only)

• Common Languages and Their Speakers:
• Language Typical Speakers

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• Abyssal Demons, chaotic evil outsiders
• Alzhedo Human language of Calimshan
• Aquan Water-based creatures
• Auran Air-based creatures
• Celestial Good outsiders
• Chondathan Major human language of central Faerun
• Common Humans, halflings, half-elves, half-orcs
• Damaran Human language of the northeast mountains
• Draconic Kobolds, troglodytes, lizardfolk, dragons
• Drow Dark Elves (dialect of Elven)
• Drowsign Secret sign language of the Drow
• Druidic Druids (only)
• Dwarven Dwarves
• Elven Elves
• Giant Ogres, giants
• Gnome Gnomes
• Goblin Goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears
• Gnoll Gnolls
• Halfling Halflings
• Ignan Fire-based creatures
• Illuskan Human language of the Far North
• Infernal Devils, lawful evil outsiders
• Mulhorandi Human language of Thay and Mulhorand
• Orc Orcs
• Rashemi Human language of Rashemen
• Sylvan Dryads, brownies, leprechauns
• Terran Xorn and other earth-based creatures
• Undercommon Drow, Duergar, other underdark races

Action: Not applicable.

Try Again: Not applicable. There are no Speak Language checks to fail.

The Speak Language skill doesn't work like other skills. Languages work as follows.

• You start at 1st level knowing one or two languages (based on your race), plus an additional number of languages equal to your starting Intelligence bonus.
• You can purchase Speak Language just like any other skill, but instead of buying a rank in it, you choose a new language that you can speak.
• You don't make Speak Language checks. You either know a language or you don't.
• A literate character (anyone but a barbarian who has not spent skill points to become literate) can read and write any language she speaks. Each language has an alphabet, though sometimes several spoken languages share a single alphabet.