Languages: How do pick up new languages?

[ElyasRavenwood]

How does your character pick up new languages?

When you know a language can you automatically can read and write in the language?

Thank you

[Gorbacz]

Yes. Also, you can speak and hopefully tell jokes, if you roll well.

[rook1138]

Page 139 wrote:

CULTURE (INT; TRAINED ONLY)

You are a student of the vast number of known cultures in the
galaxy, and you have a deep and rich understanding of the
undercurrents of cultures and language in general. Each time
you take a rank in Culture, you learn to speak and read a new
language. See page 41 for a list of common languages.

[cuzitny]

I have a character with an 18 intelligence. After staring at the list for a few minutes, and not being able to justify any of them, I used dice to choose randomly.