CREATING LANGUAGES

Thousands of ways to communicate exist throughout history and fiction.

Creating a small number of setting-specific languages adds depth and interest to the setting and creates more opportunity for roleplay and story.

Languages can bind a group together or isolate a group from others.

Core Language Design

☐ NAME
What do the speakers of this language call it?

☐ FORM
What forms can this language take: spoken, written, or gestured?

☐ PLOT HOOKS
What secrets does this language conceal?

Fantasy: Dwarvish :: Elvish :: Orcish :: Goblin :: Draconic :: Thieves Cant

Modern: By Ancestry or Nationality

Futuristic: By Ancestry, Nationality, or Species