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#1 blueherald Aug 15, 2015 13:13:37	In the flavor text of the Thief Roguish Archetype on page 97 of the Player's Handbook, the last sentence includes:   "...you learn skills useful for delving into ancient ruins, reading unfamiliar languages, and using magic items you normally couldn't employ."     The delving seems to be covered by Second-Story work, and the magic items by Use Magic Device.   Where is the crunch/rule for "reading unfamiliar languages"?   I haven't looked in the Errata or the DMG yet, but it seems to me this phrase is a vestige from some feature of the archetype that got cut  out. Has anyone found where this is implemented, and I just missed it?
#2 Mad_Jack Aug 15, 2015 13:40:10	No real crunch for it, other than just tangentially with Thieve's Cant... It's actually a hold-over from earlier editions. Originally in Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, all rogues had a Read Languages skill.
(Reply to #2) blueherald	Mad_Jack wrote:
#4 Macv12 Aug 15, 2015 17:49:06	It's a holdover from the playtest, more accurately. Thieves used to have the ability to decipher any piece of writing with enough time. Like a day or something. I find that ability preposterous, but apparently someone agreed, because they cut it.
(Reply to #4) blueherald	Macv12 wrote: