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Languages: Monastic Linguistics & Unusual Tongues

Another post regarding languages, this one came about as a brainstorm in response to a Quora question: In D&D 5E, what (possibly exotic) languages could a monk have picked up in a monastery? Depending on the monastery, I think a case could be made for literally any language.  Examples below could probably apply to other other religious, arcane or academic institutions of the right sort as well: All normal languages - Might be common if the institution focuses on learning in general. Axiomatic and/or Gith  - Axiomatic was proposed as a descriptor of lawful plane traits in D&D 3rd Edition. A language of this sort might be common in monasteries run by by the Githzerai, or those founded on Githzerai teachings. Possibly also useful for legal training. Anarchic  - Similarly Anarchic was proposed to describe chaotic qualities.  This might be used by sort of "anti-monks", chaos-warriors, or covenant of  sorcerers of unmaking . Basically any group whose phil

d3 3D Printing model

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Just for fun I designed an STL model for 3D printing three-sided dice (d3) using Tinkercad. Files are here: Base - Version with a little extra plastic to print vertically. No Base - Version without a little extra plastic, more symmetrical. Download a