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The art of communication in all of its varied forms. It is assumed that everyone is fluent in Galactic Basic and their species' native tongue if different from Basic; this skill is meant to define ability in other languages besides those. This skill requires at least one Specialization.
The art of communication in all of its varied forms. This skill may be rolled during situations wherein a character may be attempting to learn a new language through exposure, and is used to determined how many languages a character may know. See the [[Languages]] page for details.
== Specializations ==
=== Huttese ===
Language spoken by the Hutts and many of those native to Hutt territories in the Outer Rim.
=== Wookie ===
Language spoken by Wookies, a race native to the planet Kashyyk.
=== Jawaese===
Language spoken by Jawas, who typically roam the Outer Rim in search of salvage to sell.
=== Droid ===
Language spoken by droids. This language may be understood but not usually spoken by organics.
=== Tusken ===
Language spoken by Tusken Raiders, a race of primitive nomads native to Tattooine.
=== Zabraki ===
Language spoken by the Zabrak, a race native to the planet Iridonia.
=== Galactic Sign Language ===
Republic-established language that uses hand signals as opposed to the spoken word. It is used by the disabled and in situations where silence is necessary.
[[Category:Systems]][[Category:Skills]][[Category:Knowledge]]
[[Category:Systems]][[Category:Skills]][[Category:Knowledge]]
== Benchmarks ==
== Benchmarks ==
* 1 - 9: Failure to understand or speak/use the language
* 1 - 9: New language is completely unfamiliar
* 10 - 14: Enough to understand basics or carry on a simple conversation, answer yes/no questions
* 10 - 20: Able to discern some similarities to known language(s), enough to understand basics
* 15 - 20: Conversational knowledge, but may have an accent
* 21 - 30+: Able to discern enough to engage in everyday conversation
* 21 - 25+: Fluent or equivalent to native speaker/user

Latest revision as of 20:17, 30 September 2021

The art of communication in all of its varied forms. This skill may be rolled during situations wherein a character may be attempting to learn a new language through exposure, and is used to determined how many languages a character may know. See the Languages page for details.

Benchmarks

  • 1 - 9: New language is completely unfamiliar
  • 10 - 20: Able to discern some similarities to known language(s), enough to understand basics
  • 21 - 30+: Able to discern enough to engage in everyday conversation
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