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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?
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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 2 days ago
RykaraRykara
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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 2 days ago
RykaraRykara
5,5081546
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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?
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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 2 days ago
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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
2 days ago
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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
2 days ago
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Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
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– goodguy5
yesterday
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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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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.
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answered 2 days ago
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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
2 days ago
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
2 days ago
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Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
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– goodguy5
yesterday
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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
yesterday
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$begingroup$
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 2 days ago
V2Blast
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answered 2 days ago
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 >.>
$endgroup$
– Rykara
2 days ago
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
2 days ago
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Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
$endgroup$
– goodguy5
yesterday
$begingroup$
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
yesterday
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 2 days ago
V2Blast
26.6k591162
answered 2 days ago
linksassinlinksassin
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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 2 days ago
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answered 2 days ago
linksassinlinksassin
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edited 2 days ago
V2Blast
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V2Blast
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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
2 days ago
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
2 days ago
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Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
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– goodguy5
yesterday
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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
yesterday
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
2 days ago
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
2 days ago
$begingroup$
Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
$endgroup$
– goodguy5
yesterday
$begingroup$
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
yesterday
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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
2 days ago
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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
2 days ago
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
2 days ago
$begingroup$
@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
2 days ago
$begingroup$
Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
$endgroup$
– goodguy5
yesterday
$begingroup$
Deep Speech doesn't have a script and cannot be written.
$endgroup$
– goodguy5
yesterday
$begingroup$
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
yesterday
$begingroup$
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
yesterday
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