My DM had a similar problem with Common, but instead of removing it entirely he basically nerfed it. The in-game explanation is that it’s basically a cobbled-together system of hand signs and syllables that are supposed to be used to make trade possible between traveling merchants who don’t speak each other’s language; as a result, you can’t really use it to express anything more complicated than “I want that” or “give me this.” Rarely, he’ll let us roll if we want to try to convey some important information via Common, but otherwise we’re stuck behind a hard language barrier. It’s made the game more interesting, not least because of the charades-esque mini game we get to play every now and then lol







Well thank god we have heroes like you to remind us that our minor acts of resistance are completely pointless. God forbid we build up to anything 🙄