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Do you want to see a return of BG1/IWD style incantations 230 members have voted

  1. 1. Do you want to see a return of the BG1/IWD style incantations?

    • Facio, Voco, Ferre! (Yes)
      217
    • No
      13

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Incantations were cool in IE games; yes please!

You sir, have just made me want to replay those games.

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Man, that Flaming Fist support cleric\mage chanting his "Alteration school" for "Haste" spell sure was scary to hear. :)

However, BG1's chanting sounds differed from the later projects

i think it only shared them with early ICWD 1.

Vas Ort Flam! Kal Vas Flam! Corp Por! Corp Por!

 

An Corp... In Vas Mani

Vas Ort Flam! Kal Vas Flam! Corp Por! Corp Por!

 

An Corp... In Vas Mani

haha those were cool too, but didn't have voice, at least on the versions I played...

Yes, definitely.

 

However, to give this game its own distinct flavor, maybe use a variation of Latin:

 

Irefay Allbay!

Armchay Onstermay!

Oh dear god YES PLEASE!!!!! BRING THIS BACK!!!!!!

Klaatu Verata Nikto! :blink:

 

Seriously though, these were pretty cool. *Jots down some notes*

They can use Sacrifice spell incantations too :)

Nothing is true, everything is permited.
 

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Bumpus, ontos, mainpageus!!

 

This is definitely something i would like to see.

yes plz!

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Klaatu Verata Nikto! :blink:

 

Seriously though, these were pretty cool. *Jots down some notes*

 

Winnah

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Another reason the BG/IWD ones were the best is the manner of their delivery and the right post-processing choices.

This is a no-brainer... YES!

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"Spicati (crinis) magnis penetratio" :devil: :devil: :devil: :devil:

 

Or translated:

 

 

spiked (tentacles) forced penetration

 

 

Edited by TrashMan

* YOU ARE A WRONGULARITY FROM WHICH NO RIGHT CAN ESCAPE! *

Chuck Norris was wrong once - He thought HE made a mistake!

 

I'll say yes provided some thought goes into it, and that it doesnt eat the budget with voice acting.

I really liked the incantations in BG and IWD. They gave the spells a lot of oomph.

Audible incantations are really welcome. I am thinking one set of incantations for when spells are fired off successfully, and another set of incantations for when spells are miscast.

 

 

 

I picture an interaction with an apprentice or Biff the Understudy:

 

Incertus, pulcher... uh, impediment? Fizzle...

 

Manus, potentis, pyro, *hand lights on fire* OWW!

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Audible incantations are really welcome. I am thinking one set of incantations for when spells are fired off successfully, and another set of incantations for when spells are miscast.

 

 

 

 

 

I picture an interaction with an apprentice or Biff the Understudy:

 

Incertus, pulcher... uh, impediment? Fizzle...

 

 

lol

Edited by Sensuki

  • 1 year later...

totally agree, and to add something new, maybe would be cool to make spell casting words sound just like the character's voice, or since you can chose your character's culture, using different languages...anyway I love that latin stuff

@ 1st post

Whoa, all this time and I finally get to see how to write those. Living under a rock wasn't a good idea, huh :shifty:

It would be of small avail to talk of magic in the air...

I'm fine with having voice acted invocations, but I would prefer that they weren't in Latin as the whole "Latin is the language of magic" thing irritates me. Also I think Latin sounds kind of silly.

As stated in the other thread, I really dislike this latin pronounciation, as well as the phrases used for incantations (thanks for spelling them out, Sensuki! :) ) I can't help but feel embarassed for the writers/speakers/characters hearing them.

 

So for me, it's a [x]NO

 

Yes to cool incantations, no to latin. Use the conlangs instead, for example :)

Citizen of a country with a racist, hypocritical majority

I would love to see this implemented for I have fond memories of learning new spells and getting to hear the different incantations in BG I and II. It also reminds me of the chanting used by the Third Race in the Gargoyles cartoon.

 

Yes to incantations, and yes to Latin!

Edited by jeffnindo

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