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Eight-Bit · 11-19-08, 08:57 AM

Fantastical Appendix to the Fantastical Idea:

Why not make the "ears" we have now into journals. You use it, select a language to learn, and whenever in the presence of people speaking X language you learn a little bit at a time. You could only learn one language at a time, and the rate you would learn would be proportionate to your intelligence, charisma, and whatever verbal skills you have.

Living in downtown Springfield MA, over the course of a year and a half, I went from zero experience with Spanish to being able to hold a simple conversation. Giving people directions is what helped me learn. Writing, on the other hand, is not something I could do.

Heck, a whole Language skill could be applicable.

The only issue I can think of at this very moment with this system is the wide amount of data needed to store every word you know. That's a lot of information, and if you spread it over several characters, it ends up being massively inefficient.

I'm leaning towards the FF10 method, where you can learn a certain letter, seeing how I'm assuming the language systems will work by swapping an english letter with the fantasy language's letter.

11-19-08, 08:57 AM	#10
Eight-Bit Lich Characters Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,310 Thanks: 20 Thanked 186 Times in 106 Posts	Re: fantastical Idea Fantastical Appendix to the Fantastical Idea: Why not make the "ears" we have now into journals. You use it, select a language to learn, and whenever in the presence of people speaking X language you learn a little bit at a time. You could only learn one language at a time, and the rate you would learn would be proportionate to your intelligence, charisma, and whatever verbal skills you have. Living in downtown Springfield MA, over the course of a year and a half, I went from zero experience with Spanish to being able to hold a simple conversation. Giving people directions is what helped me learn. Writing, on the other hand, is not something I could do. Heck, a whole Language skill could be applicable. The only issue I can think of at this very moment with this system is the wide amount of data needed to store every word you know. That's a lot of information, and if you spread it over several characters, it ends up being massively inefficient. I'm leaning towards the FF10 method, where you can learn a certain letter, seeing how I'm assuming the language systems will work by swapping an english letter with the fantasy language's letter.