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Magic: Verbal

Other (objects, etc.) concept

Magic is invoked by speaking, singing, shouting, or otherwise vocalizing gibberish or words of power or similar.

32
games
11
platforms

Alternate names: Singing, Chanting, Vocalizing
Name variations: sung, chanted, vocalized, spoken

Lord of the Rings Online (Windows)
Lord of the Rings Online
WIN 2007-04-24
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear (Windows)
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
WIN 2016-03-31
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (Windows)
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
WIN 2013-01-16
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Macintosh OS Classic)
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
MAC 2001
Rudra no Hihō (Super Nintendo)
Rudra no Hihō
SNES 1996-04-05
Ar tonelico (PlayStation 2)
Ar tonelico
PS2 2006-01-26
Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel (PlayStation 3)
Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel
PS3 2010-01-28
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Windows)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WIN 2011-11-11
Avencast: Rise of the Mage (Windows)
Avencast: Rise of the Mage
WIN 2007-10-16
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PlayStation 3)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
PS3 2011-11-11
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
X360 2011-11-11
Baldur's Gate (Windows)
Baldur's Gate
WIN 1998-12-21
One of the oldest forms of magic present in folklore and such, witches were famed for cursing people for example, which was commonly done by uttering a short ominous rhyme or similar. A dying curse or similar is also common. Carried over to fantasy with wizards chanting magic spells other than curses.

In modern examples this commonly involves foci and/or somatic component.

Can be blocked by muting the magic user, either by a gag or some less orthodox method.
[ Magic ]
Variations: Somatic, Verbal, Symbolic, Focal, Innate

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Parent group

Magic

Games by year

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The first Magic: Verbal video game was released in 1986.

Beamdog, Interplay and Bethesda Softworks published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 10
Linux 7
Mac OS X 3
Mac OS Classic 3
PS3 2
PS2 2
X360 1
BSD 1
Tandy Coco 1
MS-DOS 1
SNES 1

Most common companies

Beamdog9
Interplay4
Bethesda Softworks3
Radakan team2