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 ==== Learn A Language ==== ==== Learn A Language ====
  
-Whenever you put a rank into this skill, you learn to speak and read a new [[~:language]].+To learn a new [[priority:skills:linguistics:language|Language]], a character must expend time to learn, though this does not cost any [[game_systems:experience|Experience]]. As a character becomes more skilled in Linguistics, the time required is reduced further. Initially, learning a new language takes **30 hours**. The time to learn any language may be halved if the character possesses a tutor who knows the language, though the tutor must expend the same amount of time as the learning character (and typically requires payment for the service). 
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 +As before, certain languages such as Druidic are secret, and only obtainable from certain Paths or Talents. Languages gained in this manner are instantly learned with no time involved (as the time to spend the Experience for the relevant Talent accounts for it). Characters with a sufficient Intelligence score begin the game with bonus languages equal to the modifier as before.  
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 +<WRAP> 
 +{{tablelayout?rowsHeaderSource=Auto}} 
 +^ Hours  ^ Ranks in Linguistics  ^ 
 +| 4      | 20                    | 
 +| 8      | 15-19                 | 
 +| 16     | 10-14                 | 
 +| 24     | 5-9                   | 
 +| 30     | 0-4                   | 
 +</WRAP> 
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 +=== Understanding Unknown Languages === 
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 +Your Linguistics skill can also be used even if you lack the understanding of a language. To do this, you must make a Linguistics check against a DC of 15 (Common languages), 25 (Rare languages), or more (depending on the campaign). However, for every language which you already know, you may reduce this DC by one - even Common counts for this purpose. Deciphering in this manner takes at least 1 minute, and may take days depending on the length of the message to be deciphered, at GM discretion. 
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 +If you exceed the DC, your translation is apt to become more and more perfect. Failure likely means you can only get a word or two out, and must start again to try to understand. A critical failure (such as missing the DC by 10 or more) can cause you to misinterpret what you have read or heard.
  
 ==== Create or Detect Forgeries ==== ==== Create or Detect Forgeries ====