Words of Magic

- You gain Magic Dice from various sources, such as class features or bargains with gods. You spend these dice on spells you cast, and lose them on a 1-3 like normal.

- There are no spell slots.

- Mishaps and dooms are determined by the spell cast, so if you were cast Charm Person, a mishap might be charming yourself, where a doom would be making you permanently compelled to follow the commands of the first person to give you an order.

-There are no set list of spells. Gone are the lists of 200+ spells to find in the world, and gone is the dividing line between divine and arcane – all magic is inherited related to faith and spirituality.

- Anyone who practices magic studies the Words – the platonic, perfected form of some idea or concept. There are some Words that are fairly common among practitioners, such as Fire, Blade, or Reflect. but many are hidden or given only as a blessing, requiring one to devote themselves to a power. Worship Sem the Lord of Change, and he may entrust you with the secret of Becoming.

- Spell casters combine two Words to produce spells. Once combined, casting these spells is as simple as investing the magic dice for it. A character can have as many spells combined as 2+their level, and they can move them to scrolls or books with an hour of work. Note that says move, not copy.

- Wands, Staves, and other implements might provide their owners with access to a Word or a few as well, or in some rare cases, even empower certain words so they always add a free die when casting a spell with a certain Word. For example, a wand of Fire would automatically add a Die when you use it to cast a spell with Fire in the spell, so you can spend 1 of your own and get 2 total.
If a cast wishes to combine two on the fly, they can do so at a cost. Any dice used on such a spell are lost on a 1-5, and and any mishaps are automatically made into dooms.

- Words can be cast on their own for very minor effects, like what you might see written as a GLOG cantrip. For example, you could cast Light to create a very weak candlelight, but it still takes a magic die to do so. These effects would be very questionably useful in a fight.

When designing spells:
Steal from other people as much as possible. There are plenty of spell lists in the Index.
Adapt, reflavour, or modify an existing spell if you can.
Use consistent phrasing for effects.
Whenever possible, use [dice] and [sum] instead of specifying damage.
E.g. Fireball doesn't do [dice]xd6 damage, it does [sum] damage.
Use the following spells to calibrate your effects: Magic Missile, Fireball, Knock, Sleep. Damage-dealing spells shouldn't be significantly better than Fireball or Magic Missile. They can be a bit better, but consider adding a restriction.
Use [dice] and [sum] vs HD to balance spell effects.
Use [dice] and [sum] for range only if range really matters. [dice]x100' range is a minor variable. Most of the time, stuff will be within 100'.
Shorter is better. If you have a class with a long spell, make the rest of the spells short.

What a second you magnificent error of a DM, Why you wrote PBTA in the description if you are talking only about GLOG?

Steal from other people as much as possible. There are plenty of spell lists in the Index.
Adapt, reflavour, or modify an existing spell if you can.
Use consistent phrasing for effects.
Use the following spells to calibrate your effects: Magic Missile, Fireball, Knock, Sleep. Damage-dealing spells shouldn't be significantly better than Fireball or Magic Missile. They can be a bit better, but consider adding a restriction.