Being able to talk to all kinds of creative minds and being able to read books of all languages, was a childhood dream of Roberta.
Having being imbued has finally made that dream come true.
The McGurk effect shows, that the movements of the lips we perceive when talking someone, impacts the words we hear. The same sound can be perceived differently depending on the shape of the lips, that we see.
This is why, Roberta struggles to talk to people when not wearing her glasses.
This is the pathway to unlimited creative inspiration.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using Glasses to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You may understand and communicate to humans as if you are fluent in a relevant language.
This also includes understanding any recorded communications from the relevant targets, including writings, scent trails, etc.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: Compulsive Liar.
When Ottgeier puffs his blunt, his words just 'hit' different smooth, slow, and easy to understand. The smoke drifts and swirls, almost like it’s vibing with the conversation, sometimes forming lazy shapes that match his words. No matter who or what he’s talking to, they just 'get' him.
You gain the following benefits at all times. You must actively and obviously be using a Blunt to gain the benefits of this Effect.
You may understand and communicate to Creatures and humans as if you are fluent in a relevant language.
Possession of this Power grants the following Trauma at all times: The last blunt (Nightmares).
Rumbling along a highway deep in the night, she has taken many strange people into the plastic and steel of her vehicle. Sometimes a taxi, sometimes a boat, sometimes her truck. But too many of them disappear before their stop. Those are the ones she can really understand, and sometimes that's all a ghost needs.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Dead target within 50 feet. For dead targets, you must possess their their spirit.
The target can communicate in your language for the next hour.
You may only use this Effect once per target per day.
You can speak to and understand any animal. Others who witness cannot make out what you are saying, just incomprehensible nonsense to anyone who cannot also commune with animals. Not words or babbling, more grunts and random mouth and throat noises. The animals only seem to make occasional, natural noises, not even constant. Closer observation will notice your irises have turned golden colored.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may understand and communicate to Creatures as if you are fluent in a relevant language.
Activating this requires Liv to do a small ritual, where she channels the demon from an artifact, and draws on it's knowledge of all the languages of the world. The looks like Liv chanting a bit, and then a bit of dark energy flowing into Liv's mouth.
Liv can speak in any language, and understand all languages exposed she is exposed to. She can allow the demon to speak for her, and it will say what the person she is talking to wants to hear, soothing them.
The power relies on Liv conceptually borrowing the speech ability of demons.
Exert your Mind and spend one minute. You must actively and obviously use An object with a demon in it (Crafted bound servant or demon themed upgrade) to activate this Effect.
You may understand and communicate to Creatures, humans, and Sapient beings as if you are fluent in a relevant language for the next hour.
While active and speaking to a single individual, you may choose to use glib tongue. When you do, anything you say to them (even gibberish) will be exactly what they want to hear. You gain no understanding of what that might be.
The language or non language of the target verbally impacts the user and their exuding aura coalesces to form an understanding bond that can then be projected back to the target. "Sergeres spoke to the rain as Rangi danced all around him...and the rain spoke back."
The effects of Causal Diction on a passive level can be used to help the user communicate with other beings on a level of mutual understanding. It is less through words themselves and more through emotion that a connection is made. The user becomes more in tune with the fundamental cause and effect of the universe. Which in turn allows them a unique insight into the inner machinations of animate and non-sapient beings.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may understand and communicate to Creatures as if you are fluent in a relevant language.
This also includes understanding any recorded communications from the relevant targets, including writings, scent trails, etc.
The beastmaster can speak to and understand any animal.
You gain the following benefits at all times.
You may understand and communicate to terrestrial animal as if you are fluent in a relevant language.
The Necromancer spits into the mouth of a recently deceased corpse. For the few minutes, the corpse's head comes back to life and speaks to the Necromancer.
Exert your Mind and spend an Action. Select a Dead target within 50 feet. Dead targets must have died within the past week, and you must have their remains in your possession.
The target can communicate in your language for the next hour.