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The popular conception of worldly or sophisticated people tends to include the ability to speak at least one other language. Seemingly every media portrayal of spies includes polyglotism as a prerequisite for being smart enough to conduct intelligence gathering. But skill with language should not be a footnote in the resumé of every operative. True mas-tery of language is a life's work and for some a natural inclination that defies conventional training. Some people are simply linguistic savants, capable of communicating nuances few of us could ever pull off outside our own cultures.
You impart a lot of important nuances in your speech, perfectly representing your position or situation.
You pick up an incredibly useful piece of information from this person's accent or word choice.
This Focus can be brought with you to other recursions.
You speak every major lan.guage on Earth. You are trained in linguistic tasks.
You pick up a language after hearing a few minutes of conversation or a few pages of text. From this point forward you are essentially fluent, though you likely have an accent.
You no longer have an accent in any lan.guage. Gives you an asset for passing as a native.
You pick up the nuances of a culture you're currently exposed to, easily navigating the etiquette and standards expected of you. Each additional Intellect point spent allows you to impart some of this knowledge to a nearby party member, allowing them to act appropriately as well.
You listen to your target to discover a number of facts about them equal to your Tier. One of those facts is going to be where they're from and another is whether they are currently lying about something.
Your Quick Study ability no longer requires hearing a full conversation. A single sentence will do. Upon using Quick Study you also pick up the culture of your target, allowing you to impersonate a local with ease.
GM Intrusion: You mishear a crucial word and get the whole meaning wrong.