I am using the fact that there are over 10 languages with no core design on spread nor additional rules.
Not sure what you mean by Mother May I here.
PC1 knows Common, CSL, and Halfling.
Are you suggesting the players petition the DM to make language not matter? To my mind, the sign should be in whatever language makes sense for the setting and the circumstances (just like virtually everything else IMO). Maybe that works out well for the PCs, maybe not.PC1 knows Common, CSL, and Halfling.
PC2 knows Common, Elvish, and Sylvan
PC3 knows Common, Dwarvish, and Giant.
PC4 knows Common, Gnome, and Goblin.
Sign is in Common, all PCs can read.
Sign is in Elvish, PC1 can read.
Sign is in Infernal, None can read.
Mother May the sign be in Common?
Depends how many languages each character knows, I suppose, and whether they're each forced to burn a language slot on knowing Common.
So far, so good.
Not sure how this follows from the above.
Now there's the poor design IMO: a) that each character gets exactly 3 languages no matter its Intelligence score, and b) that one of those languages has to be Common....
...and c) that it's assumed all PCs are able to read and write regardless of their backgrounds, upbringing, level of education, or any other factor.
This is another area fixed in Level Up.
That's my point.
Officially, there are problems (hence this thread). But that's why we're here.
