Thieves' Cant

LanguagePHBp. 942014SRD

Thieves' cant is a secret mix of dialect, jargon, and code that allows messages to be hidden in seemingly normal conversation. Only a creature that knows thieves' cant understands such messages. It takes four times longer to convey such a message than it does to speak the same idea plainly.

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    "Thieves' cant is a secret mix of dialect, jargon, and code that allows messages to be hidden in seemingly normal conversation. Only a creature that knows thieves' cant understands such messages. It takes four times longer to convey such a message than it does to speak the same idea plainly."
  ],
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  "reprintedAs": [
    "Thieves' Cant|XPHB"
  ],
  "typicalSpeakers": [
    "{@creature assassin||assassins}",
    "{@class rogue||rogues}"
  ]
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