You have always found interest in other cultures and languages. YOu've studied your whole life to perfect many languages.
- Skill Proficiencies: You have spent most of your life studying languages, but you have become proficient in an instrument of your choice.
- Tool Proficiencies: You have access to an instrument of your choice.
- Languages: You can learn 5 different languages, 4 of them are common, everyday languages while one is a exotic language.
Good Pronunciation
You strive to speak your languages without an accent. You tend to want to travel to places where people speak your languages naturally.
Feature: Polyglot
You know many languages and strive to learn more. You practice for hours most days and try to have conversations with native speakers.
Suggested Characteristics
You have several characteristics important to learning languages.
| d8 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I always have a plan for what to do when things go wrong. |
| 2 | I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition. |
| 3 | I like to go on irrelavent tangents about how words should be pronounced. |
| 4 | I like to talk to (and correct) native speakers. |
| 5 | I … speak … slowly … when talking … to idiots, … which … almost … everyone … is … compared … to me. |
| 6 | I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have. |
| 7 | I spend hours reading books about languages most will never have to know. |
| 8 | I have a fascination with evil. Specifically the languages evil thing speak. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Uniqueness. What is unique points us beyond itself toward what is true. (Good) |
| 3 | Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical thinking. (Lawful) |
| 4 | No Limits. Nothing should fetter the infinite amount of languages in all existence. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | Power. Languageis the path to power and domination of many cultures. (Evil) |
| 6 | Self-Improvement. The goal of a life of study is the betterment of oneself. (Any) |
| d6 | Bond |
|---|---|
| 1 | It is my duty to protect my students. |
| 2 | I have an ancient text that holds thousands of dead languages and secrets that must not fall into the wrong hands. |
| 3 | I work to preserve a library, university, scriptorium, or monastery. |
| 4 | My life’s work is a series of tomes related to a specific language. |
| 5 | I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back. |
| 6 | I am a translator. I must do my job well. |
| d6 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am easily distracted by the promise of information. |
| 2 | Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and work on Abyssal pronunciation. |
| 3 | Unlocking an ancient language is worth the price of a civilization. |
| 4 | I overlook obvious languagesin favor of complicated ones. |
| 5 | I speak without really thinking through my words, invariably insulting others. |
| 6 | I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s. |
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