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The Language skill can be used to translate foreign languages and alien writing systems. The difficulty varies based on the amount of time used, the size of the sample and the amount of computing power at your disposal. Working from first principles, translating an isolated line of alien script in an hour with a notepad is much more difficult than translating a set of books in a day with a dedicated computer station. | The Language skill can be used to translate foreign languages and alien writing systems. The difficulty varies based on the amount of time used, the size of the sample and the amount of computing power at your disposal. Working from first principles, translating an isolated line of alien script in an hour with a notepad is much more difficult than translating a set of books in a day with a dedicated computer station. | ||
β | After a working vocabulary has been developed, translation is mostly a matter of time and does not require rolls | + | After a working vocabulary has been developed, translation is mostly a matter of time and does not require rolls. Working translations can justify an increase in the Language skill and developing them can count as training time, but translation rolls do not substitute for actually knowing the language. There's a significant time delay between encountering text/speech and understanding them, and another delay for composing a reply. |
Raw data pulled from computers never needs translating, but text and audio files might. | Raw data pulled from computers never needs translating, but text and audio files might. |