RUNESTONE'S GUIDE TO MAGIC WORDS
"'What is this?' He said. 'There are moon-letters here, beside the plain runes...'" (I)
A note on Magic Words: On the turn sheet from GSI, the player will receive a short narrative of events that occured. It might be a battle report, the result of an encounter, or the outcome of a personal challenge. Despite the 'plain speech' of the narrative, GSI also uses a variety of 'terms of art' to give the savvy players additional clues as to exactly what happened. The following descriptions have been taken from the Mouth of Sauron Digest, various other fan-sites, and the verifications off the author's own turn sheets.
| Magic Words re: Losses | Percentage of Losses |
| Minor | 01-20% |
| Some | 21-40% |
| Heavy | 41-60% |
| Severe | 61-80% |
| Huge | 81-100% |
| Magic Words re: Army Formation | Level of Training |
| A Mob | 01-25 |
| Ragged Ranks | 26-50 |
| Solid Ranks | 51-75 |
| Exemplary | 76-90 |
| Elite | 91-100 |
| Magic Words re: Army | Magic Words re: Commander's Mount | Level of Morale of the Army |
| Demoralized | Stood Cautiously | 1-10 |
| Demoralized | Rode Cautiously | 11-20 |
| Rebellious | Moved with Trepidation | 21-35 |
| Calm | Road Calmly | 36-50 |
| Highly Energetic | Cantered Anxiously | 51-75 |
| Loud and Exuberant | Pranced Mightily | 76-90 |
| Battle Crazed | Strained at His Bit | 91-100 |
| Magic Words | Health Remaining |
| Grievous Wounds | 01-10 |
| Serious Wounds | 11-25 |
| Bloody Wounds | 26-50 |
| Light Wounds | 51-75 |
| Minor Wounds | 76-99 |
| No Wounds | 100 |