Language Group
There are several different language groups through out the world.
For humans there are three primary language groups:
- W Com is spoken from Terraguard to the Island Kingdoms to the south.
- C Com is spoken from Hallstatt in the west to the horde riders on the Endless Waste to the east.
- E Com is spoken in the Oriental Areas of Kara Tur
- A COMM (Midani) - spoken in all of Zakhara
Each of these languages would require a character to spend one proficiency slot to learn to speak the language, and an additional slot to learn to read and write the language. Knowledge of the main language group is sufficient to understand all of the dialects in each language group.
There are other languages a character can choose that are used by other races in the world that are more homogenous then the human languages. Elven, Dwarven, Gnomish, as well as the many other racial languages are all possible to learn if a character wishes to spend the appropriate proficiency slots on learning them.
Each race gets its own language as a free slot at character creation. For humans choosing the language groups from their native area is typical. This does not give the ability to read or write that must be acquired separately.
This is a partial list of the many potential languages that the many intelligent creatures of the world use. Each of these creatures has their own language and possibly understands other languages as well.
See Session Style descriptions for how these languages are displayed in Chat and in Fantasy Grounds.
| Creature | Organization | Other possible languages/notes |
| Aarakocra | Tribal | Giant Eagles, Common |
| Aboleth | Brood | any (acquires knowledge of creatures eaten) |
| Ape, Carnivorous | Family | own language is very basic |
| Beholder | Solitary | any LE creature, all related species share similar language |
| Eye of the Deep | Solitary | see above |
| Spectator | Solitary | see above |
| Gauth | Solitary | see above |
| Bhaergala | Solitary | common only, mimic any human or elf voice |
| Bullywug | Tribal | common (50% understanding) |
| Brownie | Tribal | common, Elf, Pixies, Sprites, Halfling |
| Bugbear | Tribal | Goblin, Hobgoblin (own language contains lots of grunts and whistles) |
| Giant Lynx | Solitary | |
| Centaur, Sylvan | Tribal | Elf |
| Chimera | Solitary or Pride | Red Dragon (50% understanding) |
| Gorgimera | Solitary | Red Dragon (50% understanding) |
| Cloaker | Solitary | very rarely magic language of mages |
| Couatl | Solitary | common, most serpent and avian languages, telepathy |
| Blink Dog | Pack | own language is barks and yips |
| Dolphin | School | own language is very high pitched |
| Dragons | separate section | |
| Dragon Turtle | Solitary | |
| Dragonne | Solitary | Brass Dragons, Sphinxes, no language of their own |
| Dryad | Solitary | Elf, Pixies, Sprites, Speak with all plants, Herbae Vividum |
| Dwarf | Clan | Gnome, Goblin, Kobold, Orc, common |
| Dwarf, Duergar | Tribal | undercommon, own silent language |
| Giant Eagles | Flock | limited telepathy |
| Elf | Bands | Goblin, Orc, Hobgoblin, Gnoll, Gnome, Halfling |
| Elf, Drow | Clans | common, undercommon, Gnomes, Elf, own silent language |
| Ettercap | Solitary or Pairs | own language is high pitched chittering |
| Ettin | Solitary | mish-mash of orc, goblin and giant dialects |
| Firenewts | Tribal | lizard man, common |
| Firestar | Solitary | |
| Gargoyle | Solitary | |
| Margoyle | Solitary | |
| Giants | separate section | |
| Gnoll | Pack | Flinds, Troll, Orc, Hobgoblin |
| Flind | Pack | Gnoll, Troll, Orc, Hobgoblin |
| Gnome | Clan | Kobold, Goblin, Halfling, Dwarf, Burrowing Animals |
| Goblin | Tribal | Kobold, Orc, Hobgoblin |
| Daemons | know all languages | |
| Hag Annis | Ogre, common, evil giant languages | |
| Green Hag | common, Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, Halfling, Hag Annis | |
| Sea Hag | Hag Annis, Sea Elf, common | |
| Halfling | Families | common, Gnome, Goblin, Orc, Elf, Dwarf |
| Harpy | Flock | |
| Hippocampus | ||
| Hobgoblin | Tribal | Orc, Goblin, Carnivorous Ape, common |
| Jermlaine | common, Rats, Dwarf, Gnome, Goblin, Orc | |
| Kelpie | telepathy (with touch only) | |
| Kenku | telepathy | |
| Ki-Rin | telepathy | |
| Kill Gulis | telepathy | |
| Kobold | Tribal | Orc, Goblin |
| Korred | Satyr, Dryad, Centaur, Elf | |
| Lamia | does not have its own language uses common | |
| Lammasu | common, limited telepathy | |
| Leprechaun | common | |
| Leucrotta | common | |
| Lizard Man | Tribal | |
| Locathah | Merman, Koalinth, other aquatic languages | |
| Medusa | common | |
| Merman | Locathah | |
| Mind Flayer | telepathy | |
| Minotaur | common (limited to 30% understanding) | |
| Mongrelman | none of own, debased common (50% comprehension) | |
| Morkoth | ||
| Muckdweller | Lizard Man | |
| Naga | always knows at least four other languages | |
| Nixie | common | |
| Nymph | common | |
| Ogre | Clan | Orc, Troll, Stone Giant, Gnoll, Merrow, Common (Ogre Magi in Central Area) |
| Orc | Tribal | common, Goblin, Hobgoblin, Ogre (own language has many dialects) |
| Otyugh | limited telepathy | |
| Pixie | common, Sprite | |
| Remorhaz | ||
| Sahuagin | ||
| Satyr | Centaur, Wood Elf, Korred, common | |
| Sphinx | all sphixes, common (see dragons) | |
| Sprite | Elf, Common | |
| Svirfneblin | undercommon, Kuo-Toa, Drow, Elemental Earth, telepathy (own language is 30% comprehension from Gnome) | |
| Sylph | common | |
| Tasloi | monkeys, apes, common at 10% comprehension | |
| Thri-Kreen | common at 10% comprehension very rarely | |
| Treant | Elf, Dwarf, common, Herbae Vividum, most other humanoid languages at 10% comprehension | |
| Triton | Sea Elf, Locathah | |
| Troglodyte | ||
| Troll | own language is a miss-mash of common, giant, orc, goblin and hobgoblin only 25% comprehension from area to area | |
| Umber Hulk | ||
| Unicorn | Elf, other sylvan creatures | |
| Urd | Kobold, common | |
| Wemic | Pride | common at 80% comprehension |
| Yuan-ti | Nest | common |
