Psionics.Info

Comprehend Languages, Psionic

Clairsentience

(unrated)

Level

Psion/Wilder 1 [+]

Mft. Time

Standard action

Target

You

Range

Personal

Duration

10 min./level

Cost

1

Source

SoS, 133

Published

February 2007

As the comprehend languages spell, except as noted here.

Comprehend Languages

You can understand the spoken words of creatures or read otherwise incomprehensible written messages. In either case, you 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). It does not decipher codes or reveal messages concealed in otherwise normal text.