What does the spellcaster say?

TethorilofLathander

When casting spells it seems that they say an enchantment, some being different to others. Can anyone translate this (from probably elvish) or is it all gobbledegook?

jackjack

I thought it was Latin.

Fredjo

It's been translated for sooooooooooooooooo many times before 9_9

Nonnahswriter

(When I first saw this thread, I instantly heard "What does the fox say!?" pop into my head...)

It's actually Latin! Vita and Mortis are Latin words for "life" and "death." Not sure what the others are off the top of my head, but there's a whole thread discussing this that I looked up in the past...

Lemme find it...

*searches the interwebs*

Found it!

Fredjo

http://forum.candlekeep.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13655

jackjack

Man I must cast a lot of Necromancy spells - of all these "Vita, Mortis, Careo" is the one that has lodged itself deeply into my brain.

Mitchfork

jackjack said:

Man I must cast a lot of Necromancy spells - of all these "Vita, Mortis, Careo" is the one that has lodged itself deeply into my brain.

Viconia - Cure Light Wounds
Viconia - Cure Light Wounds
Viconia - Cure Light Wounds
Viconia - Cure Light Wounds
Viconia - Cure Light Wounds
Viconia - Cure Light Wounds

Side-note: whenever I fight a Mage and I hear "SCIO" I know that a True Sight spell is inbound and I can adjust tactics for the round accordingly.

elminster

Its latin

http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/18638/spellcasters-speak-in-latin/p1

http://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/20502/spellcasting-words-translation-and-discussion/p1

TethorilofLathander

Ah yes, now you guys say Latin it does sound right :P lorewise it's all wrong though, right?

Necomancer

I swear its like latin is the ultimate cheat language. Want to have something sound mystical and know no one will understand it? LATIN! Want to give a character a name related to their theme but don't want people to understand it? LATIN! Want random background chanting during a big boss fight that sounds meaningful and no one will understand it? LATIN!

We seriously need another dead language here people, Latin is taking on too much at once. It needs a break.

BelgarathMTH

The last panel of this comic has a joke that addresses this topic:

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0635.html

CrevsDaak

Necomancer said:

We seriously need another dead language here people, Latin is taking on too much at once. It needs a break.

*Starts to talk in Krapar*
>:D
Anyway I think that using Sindarin or Quenya for that is much better.

jackjack

BelgarathMTH said:

The last panel of this comic has a joke that addresses this topic:

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0635.html

One of my top 5 favorites in the whole series. Major bonus points for Gobbleygoos

TethorilofLathander

CrevsDaak said:

Necomancer said:

We seriously need another dead language here people, Latin is taking on too much at once. It needs a break.

*Starts to talk in Krapar*
>:D
Anyway I think that using Sindarin or Quenya for that is much better.

Don't know, Krapar doesn't sound much better ;o

Stargazer5781

Xan goes poof,
Minsc goes pow,
Imoen goes sneak
And Boo goes squeak
Cernd goes howl
Bodhi goes prowel
And then Lilarcor goes “blood”
Ribold sell,
Yoshimo croak…
And Noober goes Hey – ya – Hey,
But there’s one sound that no one knows
What spellcasters say?