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The System Reference Document is a comprehensive toolbox consisting of rules, races, classes, feats, skills, various systems, spells, magic items, and monsters compatible with the d20 System version of Dungeons & Dragons and various other roleplaying games from Wizards of the Coast.
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Speak Language (None; Trained Only)
Common Languages and Their Alphabets
| Language | Typical Speakers | Alphabet
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| Abyssal | Demons, chaotic evil outsiders | Infernal
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| Aquan | Water-based creatures | Elven
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| Auran | Air-based creatures | Draconic
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| Celestial | Good outsiders | Celestial
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| Common | Humans, halflings, half-elves, half-orcs | Common
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| Draconic | Kobolds, troglodytes, lizardfolk, dragons | Draconic
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| Druidic | Druids (only) | Druidic
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| Dwarven | Dwarves | Dwarven
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| Elven | Elves | Elven
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| Giant | Ogres, giants | Dwarven
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| Gnome | Gnomes | Dwarven
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| Goblin | Goblins, hobgoblins, bugbears | Dwarven
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| Gnoll | Gnolls | Common
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| Halfling | Halflings | Common
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| Ignan | Fire-based creatures | Draconic
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| Infernal | Devils, lawful evil outsiders | Infernal
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| Orc | Orcs | Dwarven
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| Sylvan | Dryads, brownies, leprechauns | Elven
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| Terran | Xorns and other earth-based creatures | Dwarven
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| Undercommon | Drow | Elven
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Action
Not applicable.
Try Again
Not applicable. There are no Speak Language checks to fail.
The Speak Language skill doesn’t work like other skills. Languages work as follows.
- You start at 1st level knowing one or two languages (based on your race), plus an additional number of languages equal to your starting Intelligence bonus.
- You can purchase Speak Language just like any other skill, but instead of buying a rank in it, you choose a new language that you can speak.
- You don’t make Speak Language checks. You either know a language or you don’t.
- A literate character (anyone but a barbarian who has not spent skill points to become literate) can read and write any language she speaks. Each language has an alphabet, though sometimes several spoken languages share a single alphabet.
System Reference Document -> Skill Descriptions
