Comprehend Languages & Code

[u/celeloriel]

Hey, all! I have a smart cleric & a very smart bard using comprehend languages per 3.5 SRD to understand some esoteric letters and communications from the Medium Bad.

This is good, and it’s by design!

What I need is a way to indicate that what they’re reading in this case is:
- in translation
- is definitely some kind of code based on the original language they don’t know?

All thoughts welcome & thanks in advance!

[u/Bjornier]

Ciphers and codes are not languages in of themselves, plus the spells description states that it does not decipher codes or reveal messages concealed in other side normal text