Natural Linguist

Impact > Positive (Cost: 1 Essence/-4 CP as Feature)

Moment Req: Inception only *(per ‘Natural‘)

Type: Mental

The character gets an additional language equal to their natural intellect, at a basic fluency of 1. These along with those gained by Basic Communicator, are their primary languages. The cost to improve each is halved. A natural linguist who hears a language which is at least accessible to them (by physiology and cultural/social exposure), can make a check using their natural intellect to recognize it – though does not imply any understanding. Local dialects of the primary languages have any penalties reduced by half if the character can spend a few moments ahead of time listening to it in conversation.

i20™ Natural Linguist Details

i20 [specific] Requirements:

Their natural intellect measurement is 3 + half their Intelligence attribute modifier.

iCore iCore™ Natural Linguist Details

iCore [specific] Requirements:

Their natural intellect measurement is 3 + their Reason attribute modifier.

This is one of a multitude of “Natural Potential” features.