Linguist
Feat
sourcePHB
≈ 5e LinguistEssentially the 5e Linguist feat — you boost your Intelligence, learn languages, and can create coded scripts others can't decipher unless you teach them or they succeed on an Intelligence check.✨
Bump Intelligence, learn three languages, and craft written ciphers only you and those you teach can read without a hard Int check.
SkillSocialHalf-feat · +1 Intelligence
●○○value · half-feat, very situational
Best fora spy or diplomat who needs to communicate in secret and bridge language barriers
Skip ifyour campaign doesn't feature foreign languages or covert written communication
!The cipher DC scales with Intelligence + proficiency, so it rewards high-Intelligence characters most.
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Pairs withIntelligence builds · spy or diplomat playstyle · face characters
You have studied languages and codes, gaining the following benefits:
- Increase your Intelligence score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- You learn three languages of your choice.
- You can ably create written ciphers. Others can't decipher a code you create unless you teach them, they succeed on an Intelligence check (DC = your Intelligence score + your proficiency bonus), or they use a power to decipher it.