Transcribing

Transcribing text either from one language to another, or based on listening to someone speak.

Ability Score(s): Language

Usage: Translating one language to another, however in order to transcribe one language to another you need to either know both languages or know one language and have an example of the other script.

Transcribing from one language to another requires a DC 30 Transcribing check. If the text is scratchy or barely legible this increases the DC by 10.

If you are instead transcribing what someone is saying and putting it to a written form this requires a DC 35 Transcribing check, and increases the DC by 10 if the person is not