Questions/Question 4

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#1 wiki | comment Topics: Literacy, Language Edit question: edit feistro asked on FAQ/Main FAQ at 2025-02-20 Answer date: 2025-02-20	Hey mods! Super excited about the game, since finding a place that would take Pom here can be slim pickings. Quick question: So Pom comes from a canon where your character (the Hunter) has a little cat-person friend that follows them around, helps them on hunts, carries supplies, etc. Pom is basically attached to said cat friend at the hip, and is in for a bad time without her on all levels. That's all well and good for me, gives him something to work through, etc. The thing is that Pom can't read, and can barely write much more than his name. He's been faking it for years by having his cat friend cover for him, which works pretty well when they're consistently in close proximity. I'd actually love to play with this, since it kind of forces him to reach out to someone to help him figure out the communication device (because he'd totally fake understanding the explanation upon arrival). He picks up on technology and whatnot pretty quickly (he's the tinkering sort), and would probably be using video/voice the entire time to keep faking that he knows how to read until someone can actually teach him. I mostly just wanted to know if that's cool, or if there's some in-universe mechanic where the implant gives him the ability to read or something? And I am 100% down for all the potential problems this causes in regards to him being able to use the network. Thanks in advance!	Hello! Glad to hear that we're what you're looking for. There is no in-universe mechanic that gives him the automatic ability to read, no. Karterians will be completely floored by the notion of a grown adult being unable to read! While characters who can read in their native language will be able to read the native text, for some reason that ability won't translate over if that individual cannot read. How curious; Patho-Gen might be interested in updating their tech if they learn of this gap in alien literacy. When a character is unable to read/write, they can rely on their Syntrofos to have a screen reading feature, as well as voice-to-text. It's about as functional as it is for us, which is to say that there may be errors here or there, and a screen reader will struggle over typos or abbreviations. The excitement never stops.