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The Spell Saying Guide

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Have you ever wanted to talk like a real academic wizard with consistent names for their spells, or to have something more fun to shouth than "FIREBALL!" every time you enter a small room? Then this is exactly what you need. This short document is a very simple exploration of how we might say spells in 5e (though the ideas hold true for a lot of different systems). It serves as the explainer and gives you the necessary tools to customise and reimagine the system to better suit your world, characters, or taste.

The book includes:

  • A brief introduction to the theory and explaining the influence of my other works such as The Theory of Magic and The Spell Writing Guide. 
  • The table which allows any 5e spell to be translated to these sounds
  • A dictionary of 5e SRD spells if you simply want a quick reference document
  • An analysis of where this system fall short


The book (if it is even long enough to deserve the title) is mostly focussed on 5e D&D but with a decent enough understanding of the theory you should be able to produce similar works for other systems, that is no gaurantee of course and I warn you that doing so will take considerably more effort. If you are just looking to translate 5e spells though this is an easy guide that is hopefully comprehensive enough.

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Ronald P January 21, 2025 1:06 am UTC
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A pronunciation guide with this book would be useful or a more phonetic writing. First glance A, E, I, O, and U was read as Eh, ee, eye , Oh, and you, then seeing Ai Ou ie, I assume Ai is pronounced like eye, Ou is the Oh like sh'ou'lder and B'ou'lder, and ie is the long e like in teeth.
with these changes A become ah ä, E is eh ā, I is like the i in hit, O is oo like food, and u is still you or is it uh the u in cut?
this is kind of important as it changes other pronunciation of words like Usin as us in rather than you sin.
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Ronald P January 21, 2025 12:45 am UTC
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So a neat bit I am noticing with this book is that there are 103 different values 3 of which are - or blank meaning there are 100 unique sounds.
Back in 3.5 (Races of Destiny) a magical race was introduced who were made of Magical Syllables which in book has exactly 100 unique syllables.
Part of the idea was that though many different peoples had many different languages and different incantations for spells. (ex.
"5 pounds at most
It’s like a ghost
Come unto this land
I summon Mage Hand")
Most of the Words did not matter only the fact that the Magical Syllables were said in the correct order and that the magical energy was channeled into those syllables the rest was just a mnemonic for remembering the syllables. This is why you can still recognize spells being cast in another language.
As for a few spells of the non-damaging variety adding a saving throw variable (Cha for bane, Int for laughter) into the damage type component when no damage type is...See more
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Cora M January 24, 2024 2:32 am UTC
Preview please?
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Angel L January 27, 2024 6:24 pm UTC
Yes, please.
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Eric S February 27, 2024 8:48 pm UTC
yes :)
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Jason G March 19, 2024 2:22 pm UTC
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So I purchased for the heck of it and wanted to share some insight.

The spells are broken down by different criteria which determine the sounds of the spell and how it is said.
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As exampled:
Bless → Sousinse
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1st level enchantment /
lvl 1 - S /
Enchantment - O /
30 ft range - Usin /
1 Minute - Se /
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Fire Bolt → Cuire-’mul
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Cantrip - C /
Evocation - U /
Fire damage - Ire /
No area - (-) /
120 range - Mul /
has no duration so ends here
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I hope this helps, it is interesting and can be unique for those who would seek to add some flavor to their RP, but may become complex for those new to the games.
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Auden J June 11, 2024 10:09 pm UTC
Thank you, Jason!
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