Tongues

Tongues

Caster Level(s): Brd 2, Clr 4, Sor/Wiz 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Divination
Components: V, S
Range: Touch
Area: Creature touched
Duration: 10 min./level
Saving Throw: Will negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance: No

This spell grants the creature touched the ability to speak and understand the language of any intelligent creature, whether it is a racial tongue or a regional dialect. The subject can speak only one language at a time, although it may be able to understand several languages. Tongues does not enable the subject to speak with creatures who don't speak.

The subject can make itself understood as far as its voice carries. This spell does not predispose any creature addressed toward the subject in any way. Only one regional or racial language is gained. This spell has two stages and must be cast twice. Once to mark the target and once to divine the ability to speak and understand the language of this target. The target portion of the spell does not cost a memorized spell, it will be restored upon casting until the final part is completed.

Tongues can be made permanent with a permanency spell.

Bugs

At this time the spell does not appear to let you select the actual language, and speak it. Though you do appear to be able to understand it if another person speaks in it. In this sense the spell works as a much longer duration 'comprehend language'