Is it a language

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Sun Jul 29, 2001 1:03 pm

Why is that in Baldurs Gate (et al) are the mages voices all exactly the same.

It quite annoied me that there is no difference in one specllcaster to anothers nuances of speech.

I then surmised that they are specking a language, the language of magic if you like.

Is there any basis to beleive this might be the case?

Aegis · Post by **Aegis** » Sun Jul 29, 2001 1:15 pm

Maybe the Russians are just cloning again?

That or Grunt got a hold of them.

Garcia · Post by **Garcia** » Mon Jul 30, 2001 2:38 am

what do you mean by language of magic? is it that mumble the say when they cast spell "incario....."?

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Jul 30, 2001 4:31 am

I mean does the spell that one articulates effect the spell and is the power of the spell etc dictated by how one speaks it.

If one reads some of David Eddings work the magic in those books is refered to as stiryicism and is a language that has to be spoken correctly.

Mr Sleep · Post by **Mr Sleep** » Mon Jul 30, 2001 3:30 pm

Isn't anyone else slightly confused as to why all the people have the exact same casting voice in the BG series?

ThorinOakensfield · Post by **ThorinOakensfield** » Sat Aug 04, 2001 9:20 pm

@Sleep: Nobody cares. I'm sorry for being straight forward, that, or maybe the women in Faerun sound the same as the men in Faerun.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sun Aug 05, 2001 1:33 am

Originally posted by Mr Sleep:
<STRONG>Isn't anyone else slightly confused as to why all the people have the exact same casting voice in the BG series?</STRONG>

It's a budget thing

ThorinOakensfield · Post by **ThorinOakensfield** » Sun Aug 05, 2001 8:59 am

Bioware didn't want spend money hiring some men and women to recite the spells.

fable · Post by **fable** » Mon Aug 06, 2001 8:11 am

Not so, O Thorin. Bioware didn't want to take up a lot of code with dozens of voices reciting the same spells. Bloats the program, adds very little fun or reality to the result.

ThorinOakensfield · Post by **ThorinOakensfield** » Mon Aug 06, 2001 1:58 pm

Originally posted by ThorinOakensfield:
<STRONG>@Sleep: Nobody cares. I'm sorry for being straight forward, that, or maybe the women in Faerun sound the same as the men in Faerun.</STRONG>

Like i said there.

OMG, i'm quoting myself. I've sunk down to the level of...