Speak Language Skill

Speak Language (None)
Trained Only
The Speak Language skill doesn’t work like a standard skill.

  • You start at 1st level knowing to speak your primary language, and perhaps an additional language (see your species). You also select a number of additional languages to speak or read and write equal to your Intelligence bonus. (Remember that Speak Language and Read/Write Language are different skills.)
  • Instead of buying a rank in Speak Language, you choose a new language that you can speak.
  • You don’t make Speak Language checks. You either know how to speak and understand a specific language or you don’t
  • To be able to read and write a language that you can speak, you must take the Read/Write Language skill for the appropriate language.
  • Your GM might determine that you can’t learn a specific language due to the circumstances of your campaign.

Basic, the common language of the galaxy, is spoken (or at least understood) by most civilized species in the galaxy. Even species such as Wookiees (who physically can’t pronounce words in Basic) learn to understand it in order to get along with other species.

Some languages are unique to a species and generally can’t be spoken by those of other species. For instance, Shyriiwook (the language of the Wookiees) can be understood readily by Humans who take the time to learn it, but the Human vocal apparatus is incapable of reproducing the sounds of the language.

Lekku, the head-tail language of the Twi’leks, is an example of a nonverbal or body language. Even if a non-Twi’lek learns to understand the language, without the unique Twi’lek head-tail protrusions, such a “speaker” would find it next to impossible to communicate using that language.

Possible languages to choose from are from the list below.

Abyssin
Adarese
Adyb
Amanese
Anomid
Anx
Anzat
Aqualish
Arconese
Arkanian
Ayrou
Balosar
Barabel
Basic
Batorese
Besalik
Bimm
Binary
Bith
Bothese
Caamasi
Caarite
Catharese
Cerean
Chadra-Fan
Chagri
Charon
Cheunh
Chev
Chevin
Chistori
Clawdite
Codruese
Colicoid
Cragii
Dantari
Dashadi
Defel
Devaronese
Dosh
Draethos
Drallish
Dressellian
Dromnyr
Dug
Duinuogwuin
Durese
Ebranese
Elom
Elomin
Em'liy
Ewokese
Falleen
Farghul
Feeorin
Fian
Filordian
Frozian
Gamorrean
Gand
Geonosian
Givin
Gossam
Gotal
Gran
Gunganese
Herglese
H'nemthe
Ho'Din
Honoghran
Houk
Hrakian
Huralok
Huttese
Iktotchese
Ithorese
Jawa
Jawa Trade Language
Jenet
Kaminoan
Kel Dor
Kerestese
Khilese
Kian'thar
Kilmaulsi
Kithonese
Kobothi
Koorivar
Korun
Kreva
Krish
Kubazi
Kushiban
Lannik
Lekku
Lepi
Lowickese
Lutrillian
Mando’a
Meerian
Menahu
Miralukese
Mon Calamarian
Morseerian
Mrlsstese
Mugaar
Murachau
Muun
Myneyrsh
Nagaian
Nautila
Nazzar
Neimoidian
Neti
Nikto
Nimbanese
Noehonese
Nosaurian
Nuknog
Omwatese
Ortolan
Paigun
Pak Pak
Phindian
Pho Ph'eahese
Psadan
Quarrenese
Quermian
Qwohog
Qwohog Sign Language
Ranat
Ranth
Rodese
Ruurese
Rybese
Ryl
Ryn
Saheelindeeli
Sakiyan
Sanyassan
Sarkese
Sauvax
Savrip
Selkath
Selonian
Shi'idese
Shimiese
Shistavanen
Shyriiwook
Sith
Skakoverbal
Skrilling
S'kytric
Sljee
Sludese
Sluissese
Snivvian
Squalris
Squibbian
Sriluurian
Ssi-ruuvi
Sullustese
Svivreni
Swoken
Talz
Tarasin Silent Color
Tarasinese
Tarrese
Tchuukthai
Temolish
Thakwaese
Thisspiasian
Tibranese
Tiss'shar
Togorian
Togruti
Toongese
Toydarian
Tranese
Trianii
T'surrese
Tunrothese
Tusken
Ubeninal
Ubese
Ugnaught
Umbarese
Verpine
Vorese
Vorzydiak
Vratix
Vuvrian
Whiphid
Woostese
Xextese
Yarkora
Yevethan
Yinchorri
Yuuzhan Vong
Yuzz
Zabrak
Zehethbra

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