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* The scrolls in the [[Diablo]] series work this way, with the written words becoming the spell as they're spoken (and consequently, disappearing). The magic books from the first installment may be similar, as they too disappear when used.
* In ''[[Baldur's Gate]]'' all casters say three short words in latin before any spell depending on the school, which read less like magical gibberish and more like an invocation.
{{quote| Abjuration: ''"Manus, Potentis, Paro"'' {{=}} "A hand, powerful, I prepare"<br />
Alteration: ''"Praeses, Alia, Fero"'' {{=}} "Protecting, another, I bring this forth"<br />
Conjuration: ''"Facio, Voco, Ferre"'' {{=}} "This I do, I call, to bring you forth"<br />
Divination: ''"Scio, Didici, Pecto"'' {{=}} "I know, for I have studied, with my mind"<br />
Enchantment: ''"Cupio, Virtus, Licet"'' {{=}} "I want, excellence, allowed to me"<br />
Evocation: ''"Incertus, Pulcher, Imperio"'' {{=}} "Uncertain, beautiful things, I command"<br />
Illusion: ''"Veritas, Credo, Oculos"'' {{=}} "The truth, I believe, with my eyes"<br />
Necromancy: ''"Vita, Mortis, Careo"'' {{=}} "Life, and death, I am without" }}
* In ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' Many Thu'um shouts are capable of harming foes, with things like sending them flying through the air, freezing them with cold, or summoning a storm to fry them with lightning. The Greybeards, an order of monks who have mastered this ability, have to have their least powerful member speak for them so they don't ''accidentally kill people by uttering a single word''.