The OOC thread

Seldom there are educated direction decisions in an RPG . Have you been in game where you are told your choices are either to fight hags and get magic item X as a reward, solve puzzles in dungeon beneath and gain money reward or fight the BBEG already. More often than not you are choosing among doors and have no idea what is behind, among sites you only know rumors about, among NPCs you only have visual picture of (not their real goals or abilities).

ROUGH: You must roll MOVE when you RUN into the zone. Failure means you managed to get into the zone, but you fall down.

Each character knows 1 language per point of Empathy + 1 language per level of Lore skill (do not add Wits) from the following list.

If Lore is increased by XP later, then if you train for a Quarter Day and succeed on a Wits check (the same as learning a new talent), you learn another language.

Instead of learning another language during creation or after increasing Lore, you can instead learn how to read/write one of the alphabets. If one or more languages that you speak share it, you learn how to read and write in them.

#RAVLANDIC
Talked by the Ailanders and poor humans, it has become the most common secondary language among others. About 50% Alderlandic with a mix of Asleni, Elven, Eori and Dwarven. So you might understand some single words in overheard conversations, when the languages shares similarities. Uses the Alderlandic alphabet.

#ALDERLANDIC
The mother tongue of the Alderlanders. The humans of the Ravenland see it as a noble language and it is common that books are written in Alderlandic. Both the Rust Brothers and the Snake Church see it as their official language, which have helped to preserve its status in the Ravenlands.

#ASLENI
The mother tongue of the Aslene. A fiery and expressive language. Those who speak Ravlandic can recognize many words, for example things like gold, nobility and titles, horses, theatrical plays, and also some around nomadic life-style. Uses the Alderlandic alphabet.

#ELVEN
The language of the elves. It is soft and melodic that most listeners perceive as beautiful and singing. Those who speak Ravlandic can recognize many words that have to do with nature, magic and art. Uses soft rolling runes in writing.

#DWARVEN
The language of the dwarves. Often perceived as mushy and cruel with long sentences. Those who speak Ravlandic can recognize many words that have to do with mountains, forging and mining. Uses angular runes in writing.

#ORCISH
A language developed from a mix of Dwarf, Elven and later also Ravlandic. Orc males' speech difficulties have had a strong impact on its development. Uses dwarven runes.

#EORI
This language is spoken by halflings and goblins, though in two distinctly different dialects. Those who speak Ravlandic can recognize many words that have to do with cooking, beekeeping and brewery. Uses the Alderlandic alphabet.

#WOLF TONGUE
The language of the wolfmen. No connection to other languages. Sounds most like animal sounds for the uninitiated. Can be howled over long distances. No written language.

#SAURIAN
The language of the Saurian people. Have no connections to other languages and uses a unique alphabet. They only use the vowels a, u,and e, but have their own consonants of which eight are throat clicks that are reminiscent of "g", and six smacking sounds that are close to "t". Their speech most closely resembles long, rambling harangues of syllables.

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Besides those, there may be rare or exotic languages like Ancient (still spoken by some Giants and Trolls), Deep dwelver, Demonic, Draconic, Whiner, etc.

✥ RANGE: Personal
✥ DURATION: Immediate
✥ INGREDIENT: Cat’s claw
You can meld your mind with the spirit of the cat, and move without a sound. You can cast this spell instead of rolling SNEAK, and you will succeed automatically. Each Power Level counts as one x.