NWN2. Stupid (?) question.

[Yellow Rabbit]

All right, I'm stuck. I've dug through every last one nwn community I know about, and Google already hisses at me wordlessly when it sees me going to ask about it again, but I've found nothing so far. Seriously, NOTHING!

 

So, what's this all about... Does anyone know/have the list of spell chants in nwn2? That damned verbal component, what chars are actually saying when casting a spell? I just can't make it out listening, and my curiosity is going to eat me alive. Nasty sharp-toothed thing.

 

P.S. Here's not a right place to post such questions, I know and apologize for that. But link to NWN2 General Discussion forums takes me to Bioware community board, which is kindly offering to log in through either Origin or Facebook, or register there in case I didn't yet. Thanks, but no thanks. Not today. Not ever.

[Serrano]

You probably want to go to a D&D board and ask someone overly enthusiastic to be honest. If it's a lore thing and Wizards of the Coast came up with actual chants then Obsidian/Bioware (if carried over from the original) are probably detail oriented enough to have used them. Otherwise it's just gibberish and you should learn to let go, it could also be intended that the words aren't clear as they're more of a general sound effect than a line of dialogue.

Edited December 17, 2014 by Serrano

[IndiraLightfoot]

As a huge NWN2 fan, with thousands of hours on the game, I can tell you that they are a mix of gibberish with streaks of ancient Greek in it - even dollops of dog Latin too.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg8238Rv1MM

 

Knowing a bit of Greek, I'd say NWN2 went more that route as opposed to BG/IWD's emphasis on Latin inspiration:

1) Illusion: "Veritas, Credo, Oculos" = "The truth, I believe, with my eyes"

2) Alteration: "Praeses, Alia, Fero" = "Protecting, another, I bring this forth"

3) Necromancy: "Vita, Mortis, Careo" = "Life, and death, I am without"

4) Divination: "Scio, Didici, Pecto" = "I know, for I have studied, with my mind"

5) Abjuration: "Manus, Potentis, Paro" = "A hand, powerful, I prepare"

6) Evocation: "Incertus, Pulcher, Imperio" = "Uncertain, beautiful things, I command"

7) Conjuration: "Facio, Voco, Ferre" = "This I do, I call, to bring you forth"

Enchantment: "Cupio, Virtus, Licet" = "I want, excellence, allowed to me"

Edited December 17, 2014 by IndiraLightfoot

[IndiraLightfoot]

Perhaps we should call the language behind these incantations Ancient Geek?

[Yellow Rabbit]

A pity it isn't something comprehensible... Thanks a lot for confirming anyways

 

Ancient Geek doesn't seem to apply, though. If any halfwitted halfling can learn it in a few hours kicking undead passers by, what can be Geekish about it?

[IndiraLightfoot]

True. One thing is for sure, Obsidian seem to have removed their vocal incantations for PoE, which makes me a sad panda, if it's true. I was very much looking forward to these haughty spell utterings.:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ayaED8GlQ0

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_qeT0xNOEA

[BruceVC]

As a huge NWN2 fan, with thousands of hours on the game, I can tell you that they are a mix of gibberish with streaks of ancient Greek in it - even dollops of dog Latin too.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg8238Rv1MM

 

Knowing a bit of Greek, I'd say NWN2 went more that route as opposed to BG/IWD's emphasis on Latin inspiration:

1) Illusion: "Veritas, Credo, Oculos" = "The truth, I believe, with my eyes"

 

2) Alteration: "Praeses, Alia, Fero" = "Protecting, another, I bring this forth"

 

3) Necromancy: "Vita, Mortis, Careo" = "Life, and death, I am without"

 

4) Divination: "Scio, Didici, Pecto" = "I know, for I have studied, with my mind"

 

5) Abjuration: "Manus, Potentis, Paro" = "A hand, powerful, I prepare"

 

6) Evocation: "Incertus, Pulcher, Imperio" = "Uncertain, beautiful things, I command"

 

7) Conjuration: "Facio, Voco, Ferre" = "This I do, I call, to bring you forth"

 

Enchantment: "Cupio, Virtus, Licet" = "I want, excellence, allowed to me"

 

Indira you are a genius, do you know that