Translator (background) (Yaranaika)

Ability Scores: Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma
Feat: Polyglot
Skill Proficiencies: Insight, Perception, and Persuasion
Tool Proficiency: Calligrapher's Supplies
Equipment: Calligrapher's Supplies, and 80 GP

With the feat, you begin with six language slots. You can select languages from Standard and Rare Languages, as well as from Yaranaika-specific languages. Note that "Common" doesn't really exist in this world. It is replaced by Latin.

Most translators are first and foremost fluent in Japanese and Latin, and are able read and write both of them. This set takes three of your six language slots. Latin includes writing and reading, as it is much simpler than kana and kanji. You then have three more slots to use.

You can do Simultaneous interpretation, but it requires Concentration and is exhausting.

Most common foreign languages are Chinese and Portuguese. Second most common are Spanish and Dutch. Japanese don't normally learn Ainu or Okinawan unless they live in these places.

Most common Standard Languages are Common Sign Language (Japanese variant), Draconic, Giant, Dwarvish, Sylvan, and Elvish, in this order.

Other languages: Ainu, Okinawan, English, French, Indian languages (Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati, Urdu, Kannada, Odia, Malayam, Punjabi and over 400 others), Mongolian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, and so on.

This background gives you three skills, to compensate for the lack of combat abilities.

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