This article was co-authored by Legends of Avantris and by How.com.vn staff writer, Glenn Carreau. Legends of Avantris is a group of Dungeons & Dragons Experts and content creators of their successful eponymous YouTube channel. Composed of seven best friends whose passion is playing D&D, Legends of Avantris has built a multifaceted business, streaming on Twitch, running their YouTube channel, selling their successful merch line, producing their podcast, and launching their first Kickstarter campaign: The Crooked Moon, a folk horror supplement for 5th edition.
This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources.
This article has been viewed 1,013 times.
Whether you’re making a D&D character or already exploring settlements in the midst of a campaign, you may have about languages in D&D—but how do they work? What languages can your PC speak? Languages are divided into “standard” and “exotic,” with standard ones (like Common) being more widely known and exotic ones (like Sylvan or Infernal) being associated with extraplanar creatures. Read on for a complete guide to languages in D&D 5e, including tips on having your PC learn languages too!
D&D Languages: Overview
Standard languages in D&D 5e include Common, Elvish, Dwarvish, Halfling, Gnomish, Giant, Goblin, and Orc. Your character can also learn exotic languages such as Abyssal, Celestial, Draconic, Infernal, Deep Speech, Primordial, Sylvan, and Undercommon.
Steps
Expert Q&A
Tips
References
- ↑ https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf
- ↑ https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf
- ↑ https://blackcitadelrpg.com/languages-guide-5e/
- ↑ https://blackcitadelrpg.com/languages-guide-5e/
- ↑ https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf
- ↑ https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf
- ↑ https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf
- ↑ https://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf
- ↑ http://dnd5e.wikidot.com/feat:linguist
About This Article
Did this article help you?
⚠️ Disclaimer:
Content from Wiki How English language website. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License; additional terms may apply.
Wiki How does not encourage the violation of any laws, and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain, or use, reproduce, or republish the information contained herein.
- - A few of these subjects are frequently censored by educational, governmental, corporate, parental and other filtering schemes.
- - Some articles may contain names, images, artworks or descriptions of events that some cultures restrict access to
- - Please note: Wiki How does not give you opinion about the law, or advice about medical. If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial or risk management), please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area.
- - Readers should not judge the importance of topics based on their coverage on Wiki How, nor think a topic is important just because it is the subject of a Wiki article.