This really bugs me, too. My elven wizard found most of the language phrase books and as soon as I looted Abyssal, Infernal and Xanalress I dropped them in the bin. I feel like certain languages should be feared (remember when Gandalf refused to pronounce words in Black Speech?) and not taught openly. This would also create some fun rp opportunities for those willing to teach these languages secretly as well as for those seeking to learn them (Hey psst, wanna learn some fun words in Abyssal? Just be careful, the lesson tends to be very chaotic! ).Hobojoe wrote: ↑Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:18 amI feel the gamey aspects of learning 15 languages in a single lesson has been well covered, but this didn't get enough lightApothys wrote: ↑Sun Jul 18, 2021 11:27 pm
Dont even get me started on the rp implications of why someone would want to learn some of these languages. Its now at a point that noone blinks an eye as certain heavenly or diabolical languages are spoken freely in language lessons in certain settings within arelith or Elves learning the hated Drow speak or vice versa in large groups for example. Of course again this could just be my view on things.
I know we're all playing characters outside of normal but it very often feels like very little is taboo, publicly teaching the entire vocabulary of hell should really raise eyebrows, yet very often it's shrugged off as "know your enemy!"
Mass teaching languages (6-8 at the same time) is just poor rp in my opinion (if not straight abusing the system). Picking up some progress accidentally while walking around is fine, but I don't see any justification for holding a language lesson in multiple languages. Imagine you go to school and your teacher would speak like this: "Today we will be learning about tres manzanas, der hoffnungslose Zauberer, és arról, hogy apprendre des choses est difficile". Good luck passing the exams.
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