2.12.3 Literacy (reading and writing)

To read some text correctly or write text correctly, a character must make a dice roll using his/her Administration (including Literacy specialism) + IQ.

The difficulty depends on the task being performed, as follows:

Reading tasks Difficulty
Recognising and reading letters accurately 1
Putting together letter sounds to work out a simple word (e.g. dog, cat) 2
Reading and correctly interpreting a simple sentence 3
Reading and correctly interpreting a normal sentence 4
Reading and correctly interpreting a complex sentence with oddly spelt words 6
Reading and correctly interpreting a very long complex sentence with jargon 8
Writing tasks Difficulty
Writing individual letters accurately 2
Spelling a simple word (or sentence of simple words) accurately 4
Writing a normal sentence with correct punctuation and grammar 6
Writing a complex sentence with unusual words or words that are difficult to spell 8
Writing a very complex long sentence with words that are jargon (e.g. legalistic phrases, etc.) 10

To do more than recognise letters, a character must also understand the language in which the text is being written.