More spells for today

September 14, 2003 by Adam in NWN1

More spells for today. I finished up the Spiked Wall, switching from the transparent texture to a solid gray. I thought it looked better. I also got my Ritual of the Swirling Wind. It's actually pretty cool. There's a wind gust sound, a rotating light smoke, and a wind that eminates from a circle going about your body, whipping any danglymeshes about.

I'm starting to get the hang of the spell making business. I have about ten or so, some of which require custom effects. There's also a certain Planescape spell I'd like to recreate, but we'll see how much time I get.

All these spells aren't truly "spells" in the D&D sense, but rather rituals that all players can cast and play with. They use up "manna" in the form of spirit coins, which the player's spirit gem generates over time, depending on how many special items they have within and how many rooms they've created. It's complicated, but the theory is that they can fill their spirit gem up with special items, which allows them to add more rooms and generate spirit coin for spells, traps, and potions.