Language

Table: Language Ranks

Rank	Competency Explanation
0	You cannot understand anything. However with some context to the message you may be able to understand something very simple. Such as Danger or "They went that way!"
1	Able to correctly identify the language and write/speak simple words/sentences
2	Larger vocabulary and able to carry on very basic conversations
3	Can speak/write the language good enough to communicate complex thoughts, although it is very noticeable it is not your 1st language.
4	You can speak/write the language fluently, it is still noticeable its not your 1st language, but only to native speakers
5	Speaking/Writing in the language is easy, you can fool most into thinking it is one of your 1st languages, you also have and understanding of the languages history/culture
6	You can speak and write in this language so expertly you can use your skill in creating official/state/diplomatic documents and preform speeches without any penalties.

Your ability to learn new languages.

This Skill is 'Rank Dependent'. This means that the level of this skill also dictates other aspects. The Rank in Language determines how many Languages a Character can learn. A Character does have a starting language. In fact most Characters start with at least two languages. However if you want to learn more Languages you will need to have a Language rank higher then the number of languages you already know. So if a Character starts out with two languages they can speak those languages fluently already. Even if they have 0 ranks in Language. However if they want to learn a 3rd language they will need to have at least 3 ranks in Language.

Learning new languages is hard stuff, even in the future with advanced learning technologies. Not only must you have more Ranks in Language but for every extra language you must have an extra separate Language skill. Just like Knowledge skills you can add more Language skills. One skill for each new language you learn. The rank of that language skill determines your level of competency with the language in both written and spoken forums. The ranks are to the right:

Any specific language spell is considered Trained/Non-Class skill. You cannot attempt to speak a language you do not know even if you have ranks is the primary Language skill. All ranks in any individual language skill requires two skill points to buy a single rank.

The primary Language skill doesn't just tell you how many languages you can learn. It also helps you decipher or understand a language. Even language you do not understand. Any language check written or spoken that involves listening or reading, not talking or writing, you can add your primary language rank too. If you have 3 ranks in Language and 4 ranks in Language(Human Common) then when you preform your check you can add 7 instead of just 4 when trying to listen to a garbled message in Human Common speech. However the best possible outcome is still determined by your Language(Human Common) rank level. This situational modifier is only meant to represent the Characters affinity with Languages not how well they know a language.