J.E. Sawyer Interview

In more Icewind Dale II news, RPGVault has conducted an interview with J.E. Sawyer of Black Isle Studios regarding many aspects of the upcoming sequel. Here’s a bit of what he had to say about spells:

Q: Since you mentioned earlier that there will be new spells, please tell our readers a bit more about some of them that might be of interest.

A: We’ve added a few spells from Baldur’s Gate II. The most notable ones are the high level spells like Cacofiend, Gate, and Meteor Swarm. We’ve also added a lot of lower level spells and a few new ones from the 3E Forgotten Realms hardcover and Magic of Faerûn. My favorites are Gedlee’s Electric Loop (a radius of electrical damage around the caster), Ball Lightning (allows the use to throw small balls of electricity), and Flensing (causes massive slashing damage and bleeding wounds). Just to even out the higher levels, we’ve invented some 9th level spells. Aegis is a 9th level Abjuration spell that instantly provides a host of protective spells to the caster. Executioner’s Eyes is a 9th level Divination spell that grants allies large bonuses to hit and an increased chance to critically hit.