Languages

Languages / Linguistics stat

You can find this same information below on the game with: +rules ling

Clarifications on Languages:

xxxxx* We don't do per-language skill levels. A language is at 0 or it is at 5.

xxxxx* The number of languages you get per level of linguistics is by the books.

xxxxx* Your native language is free.

xxxxxxxxxx- Everyone gets one free language, normally English.

xxxxxxxxxx- Garou also get Garou and Lupine, and similar for fera.

xxxxxxxxxx- Demons also get Enochian.

xxxxxxxxxx- Inanimae also get Inanimica and phylum dialect. (Mannikin don't have their own phylum dialect, and can understand all the others but not speak them).

xxxxx* Languages per level are thus:

xxxxxxxxxx- Linguistics 1: 1 extra language

xxxxxxxxxx- Linguistics 2: 2 extra languages

xxxxxxxxxx- Linguistics 3: 4 extra languages

xxxxxxxxxx- Linguistics 4: 8 extra languages

xxxxxxxxxx- Linguistics 5: 16 extra languages

xxxxx* These are totals, e.g. raising Linguistics from 1 to 3 gives you 3 (not 6) more languages.

xxxxx* Once you've reached Linguistics 5, additional languages can be purchased for 3 XP each.

xxxxx* Leaving out English entirely will significantly restrict your RP. Please think carefully about this and don't use it to hog the spotlight.

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The above list of how many languages you get per dot is not that you get, for instance 4 /more/ languages when you go from 2 dots to 3 dots. It is from the base of your one native language.

How do I speak in languages on the game?

We have code now "+help +speak" which will have you pose to those that have your language of choice:

xxxxx+speak French=Ooo lala!
xxxxxJimmy says in French, "Ooo lala!"

The rest of the room will only see:

xxxxxJimmy speaks in another language.

There is no way to add it into a bigger pose, or emote or @emit with it though, thus it has limitations. Alternatively, you can use google translate to use the actual words if you choose. Sometimes still, the best option is something like this:

xxxxxJohn speaks in French, "Where is the bathroom?"

For some spheres, speaking in what might be a native breed tongue for them, such as Garou, Lupine, etc, it is typical to see people pose it like this:

xxxxxThe white wolf chuffs, >> Over there is the food. <<

Keep in mind - some people will reverse the << and >>, which is acceptable, but if the scene is being logged and put up on the wiki, it may need switched around, or at least spaces added so it is not <<words>> because if you begin your words with 'I' then it causes formatting issues. Easier to reverse it and not forget later. But all your choice.

What Languages are currently available?

This list is available on the game by typing: +liststats langs

If there is a language missing you would like to see added, open up a +request and staff will decide.

 Lang Afrikaans           Lang Ajaba               Lang Akkadian
 Lang Aleut               Lang Algonquian          Lang Ananasi
 Lang Ancient Egyptian    Lang Ancient Greek       Lang Apache
 Lang Arabic              Lang Aramaic             Lang Arcadian
 Lang Armenian            Lang Asl                 Lang Assyrian
 Lang Avian               Lang Bear                Lang Belarusian
 Lang Bengali             Lang Bosnian             Lang Bulgarian
 Lang Cajun               Lang Cambodian           Lang Canine
 Lang Cantonese           Lang Cervine             Lang Cherokee
 Lang Cheyenne            Lang Choctaw             Lang Circassian
 Lang Comanche            Lang Corax               Lang Coyote
 Lang Cree                Lang Creole              Lang Cryptophasia
 Lang Czech               Lang Danish              Lang Diegueno
 Lang Dothraki            Lang Dutch               Lang English
 Lang Enochian            Lang Equine              Lang Esperanto
 Lang Esselen             Lang Estonian            Lang Ethiopian
 Lang Feline              Lang Finnish             Lang Fox
 Lang French              Lang Gaelic              Lang Garou
 Lang German              Lang Glome               Lang Greek
 Lang Gurahl              Lang Haitian Creole      Lang Hawaiian
 Lang Hebrew              Lang Hindi               Lang Hopi
 Lang Hungarian           Lang Hyaena              Lang Icelandic
 Lang Inanimica           Lang Indonesian          Lang Inuit
 Lang Irish               Lang Iroquois            Lang Italian
 Lang Japanese            Lang Jive                Lang Kaja
 Lang Kheuar              Lang Kitsune             Lang Klingon
 Lang Korean              Lang Kubera              Lang Lakhota
 Lang Latin               Lang Latvian             Lang Lithuanian
 Lang Luganda             Lang Lupine              Lang Macedonian
 Lang Mandarin            Lang Mayan               Lang Middle Chinese
 Lang Mohawk              Lang Mokole              Lang Mongolian
 Lang Nahuatl             Lang Navajo              Lang Nez Perce
 Lang Nigerian            Lang Norse               Lang Norwegian
 Lang Nuwisha             Lang Ojibwa              Lang Old Avestan
 Lang Old Chinese         Lang Old English         Lang Ondine
 Lang Paroseme            Lang Persian             Lang Pictish
 Lang Pidgin              Lang Piscine             Lang Polish
 Lang Polynesian          Lang Portuguese          Lang Punjabi
 Lang Quechua             Lang Quenya              Lang Ranine
 Lang Ratkin              Lang Reptilian           Lang Rodent
 Lang Rokea               Lang Romani              Lang Romanian
 Lang Russian             Lang Samoan              Lang Sanskrit
 Lang Scottish            Lang Seminole            Lang Sending
 Lang Serbian             Lang Shark               Lang Shoshone
 Lang Sicilian            Lang Sign Akashic        Lang Sign Indian
 Lang Sign Sabbat         Lang Sign Strider        Lang Silbo Gomero
 Lang Sioux               Lang Slovak              Lang Solimond
 Lang Somali              Lang Spanish             Lang Spider
 Lang Sumerian            Lang Swahili             Lang Swedish
 Lang Tagalog             Lang Thai                Lang Tibetan
 Lang Turkish             Lang Ukrainian           Lang Vietnamese
 Lang Vulcan              Lang Welsh               Lang Whalesong
 Lang Yiddish             Lang Yupik               Lang Zulu