This is used for determining forgeries, discerning and imitating accents, and learning new languages.
The check for creating a forgery is made to create the forgery itself. In order for it to be successfully recognized as legitimate it must be tested against the Awareness of the forgery. If the check is under 20, the checker automatically passes their Awareness check.
If Linguistics is trained, you gain a number of bonus languages equal to your Smarts.
Situational Modifiers
Language is rare: +5
Dialect is rare: +10
Writing in unlearned language: +15
This uses Smarts as an ability.
The following are expanded uses for characters. These checks are considerably more difficult, and usually only able to be completed by the most dedicated practitioners.