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title: Read Languages
description: The Read Languages spell for OSR gaming.
date_pub: 2023-07-02T15:12:00-04:00
section: spells
content_type: feature
short_code: sr1
tags: arcane divine ritual
---

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|              |               |
| ------------ | ------------- |
| **Level**    | 1             |
| **Duration** | 1 + 1d4 turns |
| **Range**    | Self          |

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Caster gains ability to understand written information in any [known language](/rules/adventuring.html#languages), including most secret, symbolic, or coded ones.

-   Only applies to written information, no ability to [speak](./speak.html) is granted.