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[Excerpt from S.T.R.I.X. archives]
The Initiate can understand the spoken words of creatures or read otherwise incomprehensible written messages. In either case, she must touch the creature or the writing.
The ability to read does not necessarily impart insight into the material, merely its literal meaning. The spell enables you to understand or read an unknown language, not speak or write it.
Written material can be read at the rate of one page (250 words) per minute. Magical writing cannot be read, though the spell reveals that it is magical.
This spell can be foiled by certain warding magic (such as the Secret Page and Illusory Script spells). [Note: Remember to search for these spells in S.T.R.I.X. archive] It does not decipher codes or reveal messages concealed in otherwise normal text.
Comprehend Languages can be made permanent with a Permanency spell. [Note: See previous note]
As for any Magic, using this spell is taken by Enquire as a severe crime, punished with Annihilation or even death sentence. |
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