Languages Available? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Languages Available? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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CSHunt68
02-19-07, 10:02 AM If a PC spends points in Speak Language, what list may they draw from?

Is it the beginning racial list plus the "list of dialects which are Open for all PCs" from p.6 Character Creation - Step Three?

- If so, why are there several languages listed at the end of that paragraph as requiring Campaign Access? Since they're not noted as Open, you'd think that was implied.

- If not, is it the list from the PHB Speak Language Skill?

Thanks, in advance.

Regards,
Sean Hunt
gomeztoo
02-19-07, 11:19 AM The Open list is the list from the PHB, and the list in the LGCS.
I.e. Aquan is Open (except for the free bonus spells at 1st level), Kua-Toa is not.
I suspect the non-Open list that was included (Ferral, Ur-Flan, etc) are intended as clarifications for (mostly) LG-specific languages that occasionally occur in scenarios, and that people ask about with regular intervals.
CSHunt68
02-20-07, 09:14 AM So, Infernal, Abyssal, Draconic, et al. (PH p.82) are all Open to everyone _after_ character creation?
Okay, that makes sense, I suppose. Although, since most of those have their Open/Closed status defined by Race during character creation, an LGCS note might be made indicating that they become Open at 2nd level.
gomeztoo
02-20-07, 10:04 AM No, they are Open, but not for the bonus languages you get from Int (i.e. the 2 extra bonus langauges when you start with an Int 14), which are determined from your racial/class bonus languages list.
You can still spend skillpoints on the other PHB languages during character creation.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
CSHunt68 02-19-07, 10:02 AM	If a PC spends points in Speak Language, what list may they draw from? Is it the beginning racial list plus the "list of dialects which are Open for all PCs" from p.6 Character Creation - Step Three? - If so, why are there several languages listed at the end of that paragraph as requiring Campaign Access? Since they're not noted as Open, you'd think that was implied. - If not, is it the list from the PHB Speak Language Skill? Thanks, in advance. Regards, Sean Hunt
gomeztoo 02-19-07, 11:19 AM	The Open list is the list from the PHB, and the list in the LGCS. I.e. Aquan is Open (except for the free bonus spells at 1st level), Kua-Toa is not. I suspect the non-Open list that was included (Ferral, Ur-Flan, etc) are intended as clarifications for (mostly) LG-specific languages that occasionally occur in scenarios, and that people ask about with regular intervals.
CSHunt68 02-20-07, 09:14 AM	So, Infernal, Abyssal, Draconic, et al. (PH p.82) are all Open to everyone _after_ character creation? Okay, that makes sense, I suppose. Although, since most of those have their Open/Closed status defined by Race during character creation, an LGCS note might be made indicating that they become Open at 2nd level.
gomeztoo 02-20-07, 10:04 AM	No, they are Open, but not for the bonus languages you get from Int (i.e. the 2 extra bonus langauges when you start with an Int 14), which are determined from your racial/class bonus languages list. You can still spend skillpoints on the other PHB languages during character creation.