PFS Skills and Specialization

[Astral.Modernity]

I have a boon I got from GenCon 2012 called "Student of Runes" for my Pathfinder Society character. It reads:

"You gain a +1 bonus on saving throws against writing-based traps, spells, and abilities (including glyphs, runes, sigils, and symbols), and you become specialized in Linguistics."

My question is, I can't figure out exactly what "Specialized in Linguistics" means. Does it mean if Linguistics is not a class skill, it becomes one? Or does it give you one free rank in Linguistics and, thus, the +3 for putting a rank in it?

I'm curious because my character is a Ninja and Linguistics is already a class skill for me, so if that's what "specialized" means, I suppose it doesn't benefit me further.

[Jiggy]

I know this has come up before, but I don't have the answer off hand. I think I remember something like making it a class skill or, if it already is, granting some small bonus instead.

[Black Powder Chocobo]

You're right Jiggy; it can be found in the Pathfinder Society Field Guide.

[Sniggevert]

It makes the skill a class skill if its not already. If the skill is a class skill already, or later becomes by another means, then it adds a +1 bonus to the skill (untyped bonus I 'think').

It's spelled out in the Pathfinder Society Field Guide, and that's the only place as far as I know.

[sveden]

Astral.Modernity wrote:

I'm curious because my character is a Ninja and Linguistics is already a class skill for me, so if that's what "specialized" means, I suppose it doesn't benefit me further.

As snigglevert stated, your Ninja receives a +1 bonus to Linguistics.

[Astral.Modernity]

Gotcha, thanks guys!