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Do characters know how to read/write languages or just speak them?
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I noticed that the rules for language selection state
Your race indicates the languages your character can speak by default, and your background might give you access to one or more additional languages of your choice.
But a Druid's Druidic class feature says
You know Druidic, the secret language of druids. You can speak the language and use it to leave hidden messages.
And Speech of the woods:
At 2nd level, you learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan.
It seems there's no evidence that a character is literate in the languages they know (except for class granted ones that explicitly state this is so). Am I missing something? Being too pedantic?
dnd-5e languages
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I noticed that the rules for language selection state
Your race indicates the languages your character can speak by default, and your background might give you access to one or more additional languages of your choice.
But a Druid's Druidic class feature says
You know Druidic, the secret language of druids. You can speak the language and use it to leave hidden messages.
And Speech of the woods:
At 2nd level, you learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan.
It seems there's no evidence that a character is literate in the languages they know (except for class granted ones that explicitly state this is so). Am I missing something? Being too pedantic?
dnd-5e languages
asked Apr 10 at 5:06
RykaraRykara
5,5271647
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I noticed that the rules for language selection state
Your race indicates the languages your character can speak by default, and your background might give you access to one or more additional languages of your choice.
But a Druid's Druidic class feature says
You know Druidic, the secret language of druids. You can speak the language and use it to leave hidden messages.
And Speech of the woods:
At 2nd level, you learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan.
It seems there's no evidence that a character is literate in the languages they know (except for class granted ones that explicitly state this is so). Am I missing something? Being too pedantic?
dnd-5e languages
asked Apr 10 at 5:06
RykaraRykara
5,5271647
$endgroup$
I noticed that the rules for language selection state
Your race indicates the languages your character can speak by default, and your background might give you access to one or more additional languages of your choice.
But a Druid's Druidic class feature says
You know Druidic, the secret language of druids. You can speak the language and use it to leave hidden messages.
And Speech of the woods:
At 2nd level, you learn to speak, read, and write Sylvan.
It seems there's no evidence that a character is literate in the languages they know (except for class granted ones that explicitly state this is so). Am I missing something? Being too pedantic?
dnd-5e languages
dnd-5e languages
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Yes, you can write the languages you can speak
On page 17 of the PHB, the "Languages" section states (emphasis mine):
Languages
By virtue of your race, your character can speak, read, and write certain languages. Chapter 4 lists the most common languages of the D&D multiverse.
So by RAW you can read and write any language you know.
edited Apr 10 at 5:31
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This is what happens when someone texts me a rule from somewhere in the internet and I don't double check the physical book >.>
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– Rykara
Apr 10 at 5:47
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@Rykara The text you quote is from page 123 of PHB, the person who texted you isn't wrong. It just appears in multiple places.
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– linksassin
Apr 10 at 5:52
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Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
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– goodguy5
Apr 10 at 19:34
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In addition to Deep Speech (which, according to the FR wiki, had no native script but was occasionally transcribed by the drow in Espruar (Elvish)), the GGTR Languages table (p. 9) lists the Sphinx language with no written script.
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Apr 10 at 20:22
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Yes, you can write the languages you can speak
On page 17 of the PHB, the "Languages" section states (emphasis mine):
Languages
By virtue of your race, your character can speak, read, and write certain languages. Chapter 4 lists the most common languages of the D&D multiverse.
So by RAW you can read and write any language you know.
edited Apr 10 at 5:31
V2Blast
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answered Apr 10 at 5:17
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This is what happens when someone texts me a rule from somewhere in the internet and I don't double check the physical book >.>
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– Rykara
Apr 10 at 5:47
5
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@Rykara The text you quote is from page 123 of PHB, the person who texted you isn't wrong. It just appears in multiple places.
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– linksassin
Apr 10 at 5:52
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Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
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– goodguy5
Apr 10 at 19:34
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In addition to Deep Speech (which, according to the FR wiki, had no native script but was occasionally transcribed by the drow in Espruar (Elvish)), the GGTR Languages table (p. 9) lists the Sphinx language with no written script.
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– V2Blast
Apr 10 at 20:22
add a comment |
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Yes, you can write the languages you can speak
On page 17 of the PHB, the "Languages" section states (emphasis mine):
Languages
By virtue of your race, your character can speak, read, and write certain languages. Chapter 4 lists the most common languages of the D&D multiverse.
So by RAW you can read and write any language you know.
edited Apr 10 at 5:31
V2Blast
27.5k597167
answered Apr 10 at 5:17
linksassinlinksassin
10.5k13477
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This is what happens when someone texts me a rule from somewhere in the internet and I don't double check the physical book >.>
$endgroup$
– Rykara
Apr 10 at 5:47
5
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@Rykara The text you quote is from page 123 of PHB, the person who texted you isn't wrong. It just appears in multiple places.
$endgroup$
– linksassin
Apr 10 at 5:52
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Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
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– goodguy5
Apr 10 at 19:34
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In addition to Deep Speech (which, according to the FR wiki, had no native script but was occasionally transcribed by the drow in Espruar (Elvish)), the GGTR Languages table (p. 9) lists the Sphinx language with no written script.
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– V2Blast
Apr 10 at 20:22
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Yes, you can write the languages you can speak
On page 17 of the PHB, the "Languages" section states (emphasis mine):
Languages
By virtue of your race, your character can speak, read, and write certain languages. Chapter 4 lists the most common languages of the D&D multiverse.
So by RAW you can read and write any language you know.
edited Apr 10 at 5:31
V2Blast
27.5k597167
answered Apr 10 at 5:17
linksassinlinksassin
10.5k13477
$endgroup$
Yes, you can write the languages you can speak
On page 17 of the PHB, the "Languages" section states (emphasis mine):
Languages
By virtue of your race, your character can speak, read, and write certain languages. Chapter 4 lists the most common languages of the D&D multiverse.
So by RAW you can read and write any language you know.
edited Apr 10 at 5:31
V2Blast
27.5k597167
answered Apr 10 at 5:17
linksassinlinksassin
10.5k13477
edited Apr 10 at 5:31
V2Blast
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edited Apr 10 at 5:31
V2Blast
27.5k597167
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V2Blast
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27.5k597167
answered Apr 10 at 5:17
linksassinlinksassin
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answered Apr 10 at 5:17
linksassinlinksassin
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linksassinlinksassin
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This is what happens when someone texts me a rule from somewhere in the internet and I don't double check the physical book >.>
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– Rykara
Apr 10 at 5:47
5
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@Rykara The text you quote is from page 123 of PHB, the person who texted you isn't wrong. It just appears in multiple places.
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– linksassin
Apr 10 at 5:52
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Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
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– goodguy5
Apr 10 at 19:34
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In addition to Deep Speech (which, according to the FR wiki, had no native script but was occasionally transcribed by the drow in Espruar (Elvish)), the GGTR Languages table (p. 9) lists the Sphinx language with no written script.
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– V2Blast
Apr 10 at 20:22
add a comment |
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This is what happens when someone texts me a rule from somewhere in the internet and I don't double check the physical book >.>
$endgroup$
– Rykara
Apr 10 at 5:47
5
$begingroup$
@Rykara The text you quote is from page 123 of PHB, the person who texted you isn't wrong. It just appears in multiple places.
$endgroup$
– linksassin
Apr 10 at 5:52
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Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
$endgroup$
– goodguy5
Apr 10 at 19:34
$begingroup$
In addition to Deep Speech (which, according to the FR wiki, had no native script but was occasionally transcribed by the drow in Espruar (Elvish)), the GGTR Languages table (p. 9) lists the Sphinx language with no written script.
$endgroup$
– V2Blast
Apr 10 at 20:22
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This is what happens when someone texts me a rule from somewhere in the internet and I don't double check the physical book >.>
$endgroup$
– Rykara
Apr 10 at 5:47
$begingroup$
This is what happens when someone texts me a rule from somewhere in the internet and I don't double check the physical book >.>
$endgroup$
– Rykara
Apr 10 at 5:47
5
5
$begingroup$
@Rykara The text you quote is from page 123 of PHB, the person who texted you isn't wrong. It just appears in multiple places.
$endgroup$
– linksassin
Apr 10 at 5:52
$begingroup$
@Rykara The text you quote is from page 123 of PHB, the person who texted you isn't wrong. It just appears in multiple places.
$endgroup$
– linksassin
Apr 10 at 5:52
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Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
$endgroup$
– goodguy5
Apr 10 at 19:34
$begingroup$
Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
$endgroup$
– goodguy5
Apr 10 at 19:34
$begingroup$
In addition to Deep Speech (which, according to the FR wiki, had no native script but was occasionally transcribed by the drow in Espruar (Elvish)), the GGTR Languages table (p. 9) lists the Sphinx language with no written script.
$endgroup$
– V2Blast
Apr 10 at 20:22
$begingroup$
In addition to Deep Speech (which, according to the FR wiki, had no native script but was occasionally transcribed by the drow in Espruar (Elvish)), the GGTR Languages table (p. 9) lists the Sphinx language with no written script.
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– V2Blast
Apr 10 at 20:22
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