Training languages from scratch is a MAJOR pain in the butt - but it can be
done.

I have Excellent in over 20 languages - don't think I'm missing any - some
more that are slightly lower levels.

What you need is a partner - perferably one that already is a lot higher in
that language than you - you group and spam them for a few minutes - then
zone.

That said - you CAN start with 1 pt - just takes forever. You can teach 1
pt more than you know. Teach, gain, gain - zone - rinse repeat with the
other party giving you the spamming.

Told ya it was a major pain.

At 12:20 PM 9/28/99 -0400, you wrote:

>From: <kim@...>
>
>On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, kbachman wrote:
>>
>> No, if you train at your GM for one point you don't get Excellent. :)
>>
>> I have not tested it, but I assume you get (level at which the skill
>> appeared on the trainer's list) + 1 skill points, which translates to
>> awful or some such (don't remember the category names, but suffice it to
>> say, you stink at it. hehe)
>
>Then please clear something up for those of us who don't fully
>understand this.
>
>Given:
>
>- Your skill is awful when you first train it.
>- You need a teacher who is excellent to train it up to excellent.
>- Everyone started the game at level 1 and awful at everything.
>
>How did the first person who got a language skill to excellent
>get it to excellent?
>
>--
>John H. Kim
>kim@...
>
>>