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This is a listing of languages, meant primarily as a reference for people adding ranks to their [[Linguistics]] skill. | This is a listing of languages, meant primarily as a reference for people adding ranks to their [[Linguistics]] skill. | ||
===Mechanics of Speech=== | |||
Most languages are spoken aloud, requiring some variety of air and the ability to hear in order to work. Some of the more exotic languages have extremely difficult sound palettes (the sound of blowing wind, or creaking ice, for example.) | |||
There are other ways of using language. It is possible to have a vision-based language, such as sign language or a language of color changes. It is possible to have a scent-based language, which would allow plants to communicate with smells, for example. | |||
===Telepathy=== | |||
Perhaps the most sophisticated language medium is simply communicating mind-to-mind, via telepathy. Telepathy as a language is a broadcast mechanism, with words appearing in the minds of those around you without the need for line of sight or even line of effect. Most creatures with telepathy also have the ability to 'whisper', and communicate with only one creature or only a few, instead of all around them. | |||
Telepathy is also frequently accompanied by [[Mindsense]], although not always. Since Telepathy does not require line of sight, Mindsense is not required for telepathy to work. | |||
Creatures with Telepathy can only speak in the languages they know. It is not uncommon for more advanced or eerie telepathic creatures to be able to communicate using a mental form of Enuncia (see below), which means they can communicate with any creature with a mind. | |||
===Basic Starting Languages=== | ===Basic Starting Languages=== | ||