You spent years learning to speak several different languages. You travelled for teachers, studied scrolls of lost languagrs, and listened to the greatest experts on different accents and dialects. Your efforts have made you a master in your fields of study.
- Languages: 4 languages of your choice and 1 language of your choice every time you level up your character.
- Equipment: A bottle of black ink, a quill, a blank book, and a set of common clothes.
Feature: Quick Ears
Your innate ability to pick up new languages means, when you attempt to learn a new language, it only takes you half the time and cost.
Suggested Characteristics
Linguists are defined by their expansive vocabulary, and fluency. Devoted to preserving languages theybkearn, a linguist is always willing to teach others a language they know.
| d4 | Personality Trait |
|---|---|
| 1 | I use polysyllabic words that convey the impression of great erudition. |
| 2 | I’ve read every book in the world’s greatest libraries—or I like to boast that I have. |
| 3 | There’s nothing I like more than a good mystery. |
| 4 | I am horribly, horribly awkward in social situations. |
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral) |
| 2 | Beauty. What is beautiful 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 possibility inherent in all existence. (Chaotic) |
| 5 | Power. Knowledge is the path to power and domination. (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 languages. |
| 2 | I have an ancient text that holds terrible 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 lost language. |
| 5 | I’ve been searching my whole life for the answer to a certain question. |
| 6 | I sold my soul for knowledge. I hope to do great deeds and win it back. |
| d4 | Flaw |
|---|---|
| 1 | I am easily distracted by new words. |
| 2 | Most people scream and run when they see a demon. I stop and take notes on how it speaks. |
| 3 | Unlocking an ancient languagrle is worth the price of a civilization. |
| 4 | I can’t keep a secret to save my life, or anyone else’s. |
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