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1d4chan>Piroko: /* Language */

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Language

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	Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).		Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).

	There is one last caveat about language, and that's the Sul-Menites. Sulesse is basically Cygnarian with some Idrian loanwords and different pronunciation. The two are mutually intelligible but there are enough differences in the dialects that a native speaker of one won't fool a native speaker of the other without training the language (~~akin to someone from Minnesota trying to sound like they're from the Deep South~~). The long history of animosity between Sul and Caspia means that people on both sides are watching for spies from the other side and will pick up on any dialect mistakes.		There is one last caveat about language, and that's the Sul-Menites. Sulesse is basically Cygnarian with some Idrian loanwords and different pronunciation. The two are mutually intelligible but there are enough differences in the dialects that a native speaker of one won't fool a native speaker of the other without training the language (imagine a Canadian in Alabama, eh?). The long history of animosity between Sul and Caspia means that people on both sides are watching for spies from the other side and will pick up on any dialect mistakes.

	==Core Careers==		==Core Careers==

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Language */

2022-01-09T06:25:10Z

Language

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	Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).		Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).

	There is one last caveat about language, and that's the Sul-Menites. Sulesse is basically Cygnarian with some Idrian loanwords and different pronunciation. The two are mutually intelligible but there are enough differences in the dialects that a native speaker of one won't fool a native speaker of the other without training the language. The long history of animosity between Sul and ~~Cygnar~~ means that people on both sides are watching for spies from the other side and will pick up on any dialect mistakes.		There is one last caveat about language, and that's the Sul-Menites. Sulesse is basically Cygnarian with some Idrian loanwords and different pronunciation. The two are mutually intelligible but there are enough differences in the dialects that a native speaker of one won't fool a native speaker of the other without training the language (akin to someone from Minnesota trying to sound like they're from the Deep South). The long history of animosity between Sul and Caspia means that people on both sides are watching for spies from the other side and will pick up on any dialect mistakes.

	==Core Careers==		==Core Careers==

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Language */

2022-01-09T06:03:10Z

Language

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	Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).		Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).

	There is one last caveat about language, and that's the Sul-Menites. Sulesse is basically Cygnarian with some Idrian loanwords and different pronunciation. The two are mutually intelligible but there are enough differences in the dialects that a native speaker of one won't fool a native speaker of the other without training the language. The long history of animosity between Sul and Cygnar means that people ~~from~~ both sides are watching for spies from the other side and will pick up on any dialect mistakes.		There is one last caveat about language, and that's the Sul-Menites. Sulesse is basically Cygnarian with some Idrian loanwords and different pronunciation. The two are mutually intelligible but there are enough differences in the dialects that a native speaker of one won't fool a native speaker of the other without training the language. The long history of animosity between Sul and Cygnar means that people on both sides are watching for spies from the other side and will pick up on any dialect mistakes.

	==Core Careers==		==Core Careers==

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Language */

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Language

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	Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).		Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).

	There is one last caveat about language, and that's the Sul-Menites. Sulesse is basically Cygnarian with some Idrian loanwords and different pronunciation. The two are mutually intelligible but there are enough differences in the dialects that a native speaker of one won't fool a native speaker of the other without training the language. The long history of animosity between Sul and Cygnar means that people from both sides are ~~aware of and guarding~~ for spies from the other side.		There is one last caveat about language, and that's the Sul-Menites. Sulesse is basically Cygnarian with some Idrian loanwords and different pronunciation. The two are mutually intelligible but there are enough differences in the dialects that a native speaker of one won't fool a native speaker of the other without training the language. The long history of animosity between Sul and Cygnar means that people from both sides are watching for spies from the other side and will pick up on any dialect mistakes.

	==Core Careers==		==Core Careers==

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Language */

2022-01-09T06:00:08Z

Language

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	{{topquote\|I know this is a silly question before I ask it, but... can you Americans speak ANY other language than english?\|Inglourious Basterds}}		{{topquote\|I know this is a silly question before I ask it, but... can you Americans speak ANY other language than english?\|Inglourious Basterds}}

	Being a political intrigue setting, language is actually a fairly important factor in IKRPG. Most characters are limited to two languages, their native language plus one extra, and only a handful of classes have the ability to learn new ones, while 'jack cortexes are restricted to the language of whatever nation made them. Since the powers of Cygnar, Llael, Khador, and Ord all speak different tongues, and adventures are likely to involve interacting with people from all ~~four~~ nations (and potentially beyond), language actually becomes something of a gateway on what you can and can't get away with in dealing with others.		Being a political intrigue setting, language is actually a fairly important factor in IKRPG. Most characters are limited to two languages, their native language plus one extra, and only a handful of classes have the ability to learn new ones, while 'jack cortexes are restricted to the language of whatever nation made them. Since the powers of Cygnar, Llael, Khador, and Ord all speak different tongues, and adventures are likely to involve interacting with people from all nations (and potentially beyond), language actually becomes something of a gateway on what you can and can't get away with in dealing with others.

	The core careers able to learn any language are aristocrat, explorer, investigator, pirate, and spy, thanks to the ''Language: Any'' ability; each purchase of that ability adds one new language to their repetoir. With the exception of the pirate these are mostly interaction focused careers that are lean on fighting abilities. If you want to be a hyper optimized double combat career powerhouse, the tradeoff is that your character will be a thick dimwit who will be totally out of their element in half of the human kingdoms.		The core careers able to learn any language are aristocrat, explorer, investigator, pirate, and spy, thanks to the ''Language: Any'' ability; each purchase of that ability adds one new language to their repetoir. With the exception of the pirate these are mostly interaction focused careers that are lean on fighting abilities. If you want to be a hyper optimized double combat career powerhouse, the tradeoff is that your character will be a thick dimwit who will be totally out of their element in half of the human kingdoms.
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	Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).		Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).

	There is one last caveat about language, and that's the Sul-Menites. Sulesse is basically Cygnarian with some Idrian loanwords and different pronunciation. The two are mutually intelligible but there are enough differences in the dialects that a native speaker of one won't fool a native speaker of the other without training the language.		There is one last caveat about language, and that's the Sul-Menites. Sulesse is basically Cygnarian with some Idrian loanwords and different pronunciation. The two are mutually intelligible but there are enough differences in the dialects that a native speaker of one won't fool a native speaker of the other without training the language. The long history of animosity between Sul and Cygnar means that people from both sides are aware of and guarding for spies from the other side.

	==Core Careers==		==Core Careers==

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Language */

2022-01-09T05:55:59Z

Language

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	{{topquote\|I know this is a silly question before I ask it, but... can you Americans speak ANY other language than english?\|Inglourious Basterds}}		{{topquote\|I know this is a silly question before I ask it, but... can you Americans speak ANY other language than english?\|Inglourious Basterds}}

	Being a political intrigue setting, language is actually a fairly important factor in IKRPG. Most characters are limited to two languages, their native language plus one extra, and only a handful of classes have the ability to learn new ones, while 'jack cortexes are restricted to the language of whatever nation made them. Since the ~~four~~ powers of Cygnar ~~(the Sul-Menites speak Cygnarian)~~, Llael, Khador, and Ord all speak different tongues, and adventures are likely to involve interacting with people from all four nations (and potentially beyond), language actually becomes something of a gateway on what you can and can't get away with in dealing with others.		Being a political intrigue setting, language is actually a fairly important factor in IKRPG. Most characters are limited to two languages, their native language plus one extra, and only a handful of classes have the ability to learn new ones, while 'jack cortexes are restricted to the language of whatever nation made them. Since the powers of Cygnar, Llael, Khador, and Ord all speak different tongues, and adventures are likely to involve interacting with people from all four nations (and potentially beyond), language actually becomes something of a gateway on what you can and can't get away with in dealing with others.

	The core careers able to learn any language are aristocrat, explorer, investigator, pirate, and spy, thanks to the ''Language: Any'' ability; each purchase of that ability adds one new language to their repetoir. With the exception of the pirate these are mostly interaction focused careers that are lean on fighting abilities. If you want to be a hyper optimized double combat career powerhouse, the tradeoff is that your character will be a thick dimwit who will be totally out of their element in half of the human kingdoms.		The core careers able to learn any language are aristocrat, explorer, investigator, pirate, and spy, thanks to the ''Language: Any'' ability; each purchase of that ability adds one new language to their repetoir. With the exception of the pirate these are mostly interaction focused careers that are lean on fighting abilities. If you want to be a hyper optimized double combat career powerhouse, the tradeoff is that your character will be a thick dimwit who will be totally out of their element in half of the human kingdoms.

	Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).		Additionally the bounty hunter, cutthroat, and thief have the ''Language: Five Cant'' ability, the gutter slang of the port city of Five Fingers and the lingua franca of crime in the Iron Kingdoms. While less powerful than ''Language: Any'', it will generally suffice for backalley dealings in any human city in Western Immoren (the ones not controlled by the Protectorate anyway).

			There is one last caveat about language, and that's the Sul-Menites. Sulesse is basically Cygnarian with some Idrian loanwords and different pronunciation. The two are mutually intelligible but there are enough differences in the dialects that a native speaker of one won't fool a native speaker of the other without training the language.

	==Core Careers==		==Core Careers==

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Paladin of the Order of the Wall */

2021-10-23T20:08:50Z

Paladin of the Order of the Wall

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	===Paladin of the Order of the Wall===		===Paladin of the Order of the Wall===

	The tankiest tank that ever tanked a tank. The paladin rivals the warcaster and man-o-war for sheer toughness, using tower shields and full plate armor. As long as they aren't moving they automatically gain 3 armor and immunity to being knocked down. While their offensive threat range is essentially non-existent, in close combat they use magic flaming swords that do respectable damage. The Order of the Wall is restricted to menite humans, but unlike other menite careers the paladins can be found in other nations (particularly Khador). Unlike the Exemplars (who obey the Scrutators), the Paladins see themselves as true protectors of the faithful.		The tankiest tank that ever tanked a tank. The paladin rivals the warcaster and man-o-war for sheer toughness, using tower shields and full plate armor. As long as they aren't moving they automatically gain 3 armor and immunity to being knocked down. While their offensive threat range is essentially non-existent, in close combat they use magic flaming swords that do respectable damage. The Order of the Wall is restricted to menite humans, but unlike other menite careers the paladins can be found in other nations (particularly Khador). Unlike the Exemplars (who obey the Scrutators), the Paladins see themselves as true protectors of the faithful with no particular loyalty to the Menite priesthood.

	===Reclaimer===		===Reclaimer===

1d4chan>Piroko: /* Aristocrat */

2021-10-23T19:48:52Z

Aristocrat

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	===Aristocrat===		===Aristocrat===
	One of the main social careers, the Aristocrat has privilege. Literally and unironically. They're one of the few core careers that have the ability to learn new languages ~~(most careers can't in this system)~~. They also have a smattering of riding abilities, some leadership, and a broad slate of skills for social and intrigue settings. If you want a career that falls somewhere between the military officer and spy, the aristocrat is your answer. Only humans can be aristocrats.		One of the main social careers, the Aristocrat has privilege. Literally and unironically. They're one of the few core careers that have the ability to learn new languages. They also have a smattering of riding abilities, some leadership, and a broad slate of skills for social and intrigue settings. If you want a career that falls somewhere between the military officer and spy, the aristocrat is your answer. Only humans can be aristocrats.

	===Bounty Hunter===		===Bounty Hunter===