Languages
Languages / Linguistics stat
You can find this same information below on the game with: +rules ling
Clarifications on Languages:
* We don't do per-language skill levels. A language is at 0 or it is at 5.
* The number of languages you get per level of linguistics is by the books.
* Your native language is free.
- Everyone gets one free language, normally English.
- Garou also get Garou and Lupine, and similar for fera.
- Demons also get Enochian.
- 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).
* Languages per level are thus:
- Linguistics 1: 1 extra language
- Linguistics 2: 2 extra languages
- Linguistics 3: 4 extra languages
- Linguistics 4: 8 extra languages
- Linguistics 5: 16 extra languages
* These are totals, e.g. raising Linguistics from 1 to 3 gives you 3 (not 6) more languages.
* Once you've reached Linguistics 5, additional languages can be purchased for 3 XP each.
* Leaving out English entirely will significantly restrict your RP. Please think carefully about this and don't use it to hog the spotlight.
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:
+speak French=Ooo lala!
Jimmy says in French, "Ooo lala!"
The rest of the room will only see:
Jimmy 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:
John 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:
The 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
