Linguistics

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Basic Facts

Skill Definition: Linguistics is the study of dead languages, remnant from Earth that have long since faded out of general use in favor of the single, blended language used by Titanians today.

Common Uses: Linguists are occasionally called upon to study old documents from the Starfall's archives, or attempt to use their general knowledge of syntax to decipher the Cave Culture's language. They also tend to have a better comprehension of spelling in Titania's language, due to grasping the ancient roots of most words in use.

Rule Information

Rule Notes: The studied language(s) must be noted in a staff request detailing which languages. They may be mixed and matched according to skill level--so poor in linguistics could be construed as a poor in one language, or a terrible in two. A mediocre could be three terribles, a poor and a terrible, or a mediocre.

Once you reach a level of good in Linguistics, you may assume complete fluency in one language besides the native one. At great, three, superb, five, and at legendary, seven. None of these figures include the native one, so at legendary you're effectively fluent in eight different languages. Please post a staff request with your choices.

Also, at skill levels of good and great, you may assume a terrible in most of the ancient languages. At superb, that's a poor, and at legendary it's mediocre.
Common Modifiers: Linguistics is rarely rolled, but when it is, it's typically rolled at 0.
Counterskills: None relevant.