> But if it's a human skill for understanding languages, and it isn't
> specifically for "understanding non-human language", then I'd give an
> improvisational modifier to understanding *any* non-human language, even
> relatively straightforward ones like Darkspeech.
> Trying to use it to understand Draconic? A *big* honkin' improvisational
> modifier. Even a successful roll might produce nothing more than
> "Orlaron and the dragon seem to have reached an agreement". As I see it,
> a knowledge skill that isn't *specifically* aimed at dragons is going to
> have a big handicap when used for dragons, because they're so different
> from anything else.
Plus, if I remember well, Dragonspeak isn't just a *spoken* language. There are many elements to it, and you need surgical modification to be able to talk it at a decent level (does that apply to just talking, or is it also understanding it?).
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