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For all you cunning linguists out there, the Linguistics skill brings you what you enjoy most: figuring out all them funny words!  Linguistics can be used to get the gist of writing or speech that you otherwise don’t understand.
 
For all you cunning linguists out there, the Linguistics skill brings you what you enjoy most: figuring out all them funny words!  Linguistics can be used to get the gist of writing or speech that you otherwise don’t understand.
  
==Difficulty==
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{{section|Difficulty|The difficulty should be determined on a situational basis by the [[GM]].  Below are a few examples:}}
The difficulty should be determined on a situational basis by the [[GM]].  Below are a few examples:
 
 
 
 
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The [[GM]] might want to roll the Linguistics check is secret so the player isn’t sure what the character interpreted is correct or not.
 
The [[GM]] might want to roll the Linguistics check is secret so the player isn’t sure what the character interpreted is correct or not.
  
==Time==
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{{section|Time|Translating a full page of text generally takes 1–2 minutes.}}
Translating a full page of text generally takes 1–2 minutes.
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{{section|Retry|Linguistics attempts cannot be retried without spending a [[fate point]].}}
 
 
==Retry==
 
Linguistics attempts cannot be retried without spending a [[fate point]].
 
  
 
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[[Category:Skills]]

Revision as of 19:34, 21 March 2010

For all you cunning linguists out there, the Linguistics skill brings you what you enjoy most: figuring out all them funny words! Linguistics can be used to get the gist of writing or speech that you otherwise don’t understand.

Difficulty

The difficulty should be determined on a situational basis by the GM. Below are a few examples:

Example DL
A conversation or writing from recent years 20
A several hundred year old tablet 25
Ancient text in a forgotten alphabet 30
Conversation is muffled or text is slightly illegible (smeared, worn) +5

The GM might want to roll the Linguistics check is secret so the player isn’t sure what the character interpreted is correct or not.

Time

Translating a full page of text generally takes 1–2 minutes.

Retry

Linguistics attempts cannot be retried without spending a fate point.