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Reincarnation

Discussion in 'BG2: Shadows of Amn (Classic)' started by Ktulu, Sep 28, 2001.

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    what is reincarnation? not sure what you're suggestion
     
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    i *think* he is trying to say that he would like the Reincarnation spell in the game of bg2...

    isn't that the spell that you can bring a character back, in another randomly picked body?

    so for instance... if Minsc dies, you can reincarnate him as an Elf... :D hehe *lol*
     
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    [​IMG] hmm reincarnating belmin gargas (correct ? the one who attacks viconia etc) as an elf sounds perfect :grin:
     
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    I don't think I understand what are you talking about here.

    If that is 2nd/3rd Edition d&d - you missed the forum.

    If it is not d&d, will you please be so kind and give a bit more detail on it?

    [This message has been edited by Extremist (edited September 28, 2001).]
     
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    I think that reincarnation is a 2nd edition druid spell Extremist.
     
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    or 3e. Either way I never really understood the point of that spell. You can get reincarnated in the body of for example a hawk. Is that good?
     
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    The point is to survive. When raise dead is out of its limits. :)


    Both mage and cleric spell in PnP 2nd edition
    Reincarnation

    (Necromancy)

    Range: Touch Components: V, S, M
    Duration: Permanent Casting Time: 1 turn
    Area of Effect: Person touched Saving Throw: None

    With this spell, the wizard can bring back to life a person who died no more than one day per level of experience of the wizard before the casting of the spell. The essence of the dead person is transferred to another body, possibly one very different from his former body. Reincarnation does not require any saving throw, system shock, or resurrection survival roll. The corpse is touched, and a new incarnation of the person will appear in the area in 1d6 turns. The person reincarnated recalls the majority of his former life and form, but the character class, if any, of the new incarnation might be different indeed. The new incarnation is determined on the following table. If a player character race is indicated, the character must be created.

    D100 Roll Incarnation
    01-05 Bugbear
    06-11 Dwarf
    12-18 Elf
    19-23 Gnoll
    24-28 Gnome
    29-33 Goblin
    34-40 Half-elf
    41-47 Halfling
    48-54 Half-orc
    55-59 Hobgoblin
    60-73 Human
    74-79 Kobold
    80-85 Orc
    86-90 Ogre
    91-95 Ogre mage
    96-00 Troll

    Note: Very good or very evil persons will not be reincarnated as creatures whose general alignment is the opposite.

    The material components of the spell are a small drum and a drop of blood.
     
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    So theoretically, you could use this spell if somebody got chunked, instead of reloading, huh?

    Haerdalis would be a goblin in two days flat. (-:

    Or maybe we could use it on Khalid. A stuttering kobold, that'd be cool. And just imagine all the frenetic yipping coming from him and Jaheira's tent.

    But seriously... what use would this be? Why would anyone ever want to use it? Who would would to permanently turn in a carefully developed NPC for a goblin or kobold? It's not like you can reincarnate people as dragons or anything cool, so why bother?
     
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    heh heh. Now you will be my footstool said the evil cleric as he turned the rotten corpse of his slain arch enemy into a goblin.
     
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    There is a 53% chance the slain individual will be reincarnated as something useful (gnome, human, elf, etc.). While they would surely have to re-learn all their skills, it could certainly prove interesting if somewhat time consuming. Imagine Minsc reincarnated as a halfling or better yet, a gnome for their high intelligence :)
     
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    There is much more info in the spell that I didn't write but makes it even worse. So as Tjekanefir mentioned, why use it when the raise dead is much safer?

    Well the Raise dead has been heavily modified from the PnP version. first a survival check must be made. if you survive you LOOSE on con permanently. If body parts were lost in battle they WON'T be recovered making many bodies useless for raise dead. This wouldn't be cool in a CRPG would it? So Bioware changed it and skipped Reincarnation. and I fully understand keeping both spells as they are in PnP would take a lot of extra programming. So my conclusion. NO reincarnation!

    [This message has been edited by Nobleman (edited October 02, 2001).]
     
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    [​IMG] ......coooll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    [We prefer that you NOT make posts such as this. Not only is it a valueless one word post, but all the excess punctuation is annoying. Thanks for your cooperation - BTA]

    [This message has been edited by Blackthorne TA (edited October 04, 2001).]
     
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    [​IMG] damn spammin newbies...

    anyway, so ur sayin that u can get a wierd party member, eg a troll cleric thief

    [We also prefer that you spell out "you" and "you're"; read the FAQ for more details - BTA]

    [This message has been edited by Blackthorne TA (edited October 05, 2001).]
     
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    [​IMG] so then there is no reincarnation spell in BG2? that sux!!!!
     
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    [​IMG] :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:


    Facts:

    1. The game crashes if you customize your hero in some of races not available thru character creation screen - because lack of proper animations (i.e. equipping hammers to goblins).

    2. You can get such scroll - make it yourself by using Infinity Engine Editor Pro (at TeamBG site).

    3. If you don't want to make that spell by yourself, then STOP SPAMMING ABOUT IT already!!! :flaming::flaming:
     
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