Runestone's Guide to Magic Words

"What is this?" he said. "There are moon-letters here, beside the plain runes..." - The Hobbit ™

On turn reports, the player may receive short narratives of events which occurred. They may describe a battle, the result of an encounter, or the outcome of a personal challenge. Whilst written in a descriptive manner, however, a variety of terms - "magic words" - provide additional clues as to exactly what happened. The following descriptions of such magic words have been taken from the "Mouth of Sauron Digest" and various fan-sites, and verified from the author's own turn sheets.

Magic Words Describing Army Troop Losses

Minor	01 ~ 20%
Some	21 ~ 40%
Heavy	41 ~ 60%
Severe	61 ~ 80%
Huge	81 ~ 100%

Magic Words Describing Army Formations

A Mob	01 ~ 25%
Ragged Ranks	26 ~ 50%
Solid Ranks	51 ~ 75%
Exemplary	76 ~ 90%
Elite	91 ~ 100%

Magic Words Describing Army Morale Level

Describing the Army	Describing the Commander's Mount
Demoralised	Stood Cautiously	01 ~ 10%
Demoralised	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 Describing Character Health

From any source of damage

Deadly Wounds	01 ~ 05%
Grievous Wounds	06 ~ 10%
Serious Wounds	11 ~ 25%
Bloody Wounds	26 ~ 50%
Light Wounds	51 ~ 75%
Minor Wounds	76 ~ 99%
No Wounds	100%

[Note Possibly discrepancy: a health of 38% has been reported described as Grievous Wounds.]

by Jeffery Doberpuhl