Howdy all...
During a discussion about whether characters can read and write, our group discovered that the rules don't say that PCs can automatically 'read and write' a particular language when they pick it up...but rather 'read and speak'.
Given that 'reading' and 'writing' are two very different skills, is it implied that 'writing' is part of the 'reading' part...or is 'writing' supposed to be picked up by the linguistics skill...something that would make a lot of sense.
Anybody?
If you can read it, you can write it. You know what the symbols mean, and how they're put together.
If you can read it, you can write it. You know what the symbols mean, and how they're put together.
Is that written somewhere or is that your interpretation. Because honestly, having taught a couple of kids to read I can tell you that it doesn't track at all with reality. Reading is step one and writing is a much more difficult skill to master.
If you can read it, you can write it. You know what the symbols mean, and how they're put together.Is that written somewhere or is that your interpretation. Because honestly, having taught a couple of kids to read I can tell you that it doesn't track at all with reality. Reading is step one and writing is a much more difficult skill to master.
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/ultimateCombat/classArchetypes/barbarian .html
Illiteracy: A true primitive cannot read or write, and her superstition about such things leads her to refuse to ever learn to read or write, even if she multiclasses into other classes.
Therefore, if a class doesn't list "illiterate" as a feature, your character is literate.
Learn a Language: Whenever you put a rank into this skill, you learn to speak and read a new language. Common languages (and their typical speakers) include the following
long story short, literacy is always assumed when you know a language, unless there is a specific reason why it shouldn't be.