The Word as Spell

“The name is the thing … to speak the name is to control the thing” Mr. Underwood from "The Rule of Naming" by Ursula K. Le Guin *** The Word as Spell: a simple tool and replacement magic system for your game.  *** Where does magic come from? Two of my favourite magical moments growing up were depicted in the battle between Merlin and Mim in Disney’s The Sword in the Stone and Festin trying to esc…